In this 24th week match, on Thu Dec 29th, Barnsley plays host to Fleetwood Town in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Barnsley recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Burton Albion. Devante Cole struck first for Barnsley in the 36th minute, then Devante Cole added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Nicky Cadden At the end of 90 a dissapointed Burton Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Barnsley took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Barnsley should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Fleetwood Town recorded a 2-1 win against Milton Keynes Dons. Warren O’Hora scored the first goal for Milton Keynes Dons in the 52nd minute, but Carl Johnston got the equalizer for Fleetwood Town in the 72nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Daniel Batty to cap off a wild match. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Fleetwood Town and Barnsley last played eachother at the Highbury Stadium on Oct 1st. Barnsley took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Jack Aitchison struck first for Barnsley in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Fleetwood Town was frustrated by Barnsley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barnsley ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fleetwood Town’s most prolific scorer has been Shaun Rooney. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Barnsley is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Adam Phillips and Devante Cole each having 3 goals in their last 5.