In this 8th week match, on Sat Sep 10th, Barnsley plays host to Portsmouth in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Barnsley recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sheffield Wednesday. Devante Cole struck first for Barnsley in the 34th minute, then James Norwood added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Luca Connell In the end, Sheffield Wednesday was frustrated by Barnsley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barnsley ended the match with the shutout victory. Barnsley is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Portsmouth, recorded a 2-1 win against Peterborough United. Jack Marriott scored the first goal for Peterborough United in the 5th minute, but Dane Scarlett got the equalizer for Portsmouth in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 70th minute on a goal by Dane Scarlett to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Fratton Park, Portsmouth won by a score of 4 to 2 in front of just over 13000 spectators. Ben Close struck first for Portsmouth in the 37th minute on a feed from Andy Cannon, then John Marquis added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Both Colby Bishop and Dane Scarlett have been the hottest scorers for Portsmouth in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Both Josh Benson and Devante Cole have been the hottest scorers for Barnsley in the last five each having scored 2 goals.