Week 40 brings us a match on Apr 2nd where Reading will travel to Barnsley to battle Barnsley in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Barnsley sits at 22nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sheffield United. Sander Berge struck first for Sheffield United in the 54th minute, then Morgan Gibbs-White added another in the 76th minute In the end, Barnsley was frustrated by Sheffield United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sheffield United ended the match with the shutout victory. Barnsley is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while reading sits at 21st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Blackburn Rovers. Josh Laurent struck first for Reading in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Reading ran away with the shutout win. Reading is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Reading and Barnsley last played eachother at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Oct 16th. Reading was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. John Swift scored the first goal for Reading in the 77th minute, then John Swift added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Scott Dann At the end of 90 a dissapointed Barnsley couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win.
Lucas João and Thomas Ince are the top scorers for Reading in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Barnsley’s top weapon lately has been Carlton Morris, who has two goals in the last five matches.