Week 27 brings us a match on Jan 15th where Barnsley plays host to Blackpool in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Barnsley recorded a 5-4 win against Barrow. Mads Juel Andersen scored the first goal for Barnsley in the 23rd minute, then Jordan Williams added another in the 42nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Blackpool recorded a 1-2 loss against Hartlepool United. Keshi Anderson scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 8th minute, but David Ferguson got the equalizer for Hartlepool United in the 48th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 61st minute on a goal by Grey to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sep 25th, Blackpool won by a score of 1 to 0. Shayne Lavery struck first for Blackpool in the 32nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Barnsley couldn’t muster any offence and Blackpool ran away with the shutout win.
Both Jerry Yates and Gary Madine have been the hottest scorers for Blackpool in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Carlton Morris has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Barnsley.