On Jan 8th, Derby County will host Barnsley at Pride Park Stadium in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Derby County recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Accrington Stanley. Tom Barkhuizen scored the first goal for Derby County in the 7th minute, then Conor Hourihane added another in the 16th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Accrington Stanley couldn’t manage to score, and Derby County took the shutout win. Derby County should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while barnsley is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles struck first for Bolton Wanderers in the 12th minute from the penalty spot, then Jón Daði Böðvarsson added another in the 41st minute In the end, Barnsley couldn’t muster any offence and Bolton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. Barnsley should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Devante Cole and James Norwood have been the hottest scorers for Barnsley in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. David McGoldrick has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Derby County.