Week 26 features a match on Monday Jan 3rd, where Barnsley will travel to Nottingham to battle Nottingham Forest in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 9th placed Nottingham Forest is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 30th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nottingham Forest was frustrated by Huddersfield Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Huddersfield Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Nottingham Forest is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 23rd placed Barnsley, recorded a 1-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 24th minute on a feed from John Buckley, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Clarke Odour sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Carlton Morris. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 29th of September, Nottingham Forest won by a score of 3 to 1. Cauley Woodrow struck first for Barnsley in the 20th minute on a penalty shot, then Philip Zinckernagel got the equalizer for Nottingham Forest in the 61st minute on a feed from Brennan Johnson Finally they completed the comback in the 68th minute on a goal by Brennan Johnson to cap off a wild match.
Barnsley’s top weapon lately has been Carlton Morris, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Both Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban have been the hottest scorers for Nottingham Forest in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.