Devante Cole, Adam Phillips and Josh Benson scored to give Barnsley a 3-0 victory over Crewe as they progressed to the third round of the FA Cup.The first opportunity of the game fell to Barnsley skipper Mads Juel Andersen. He was left free inside the box but could not direct Luca Connell’s corner home.The visitors’ first chance came after a loose Liam Kitching pass allowed the Railw...Full Story »

Slobodan Tedic remains a doubt ahead of Barnsley’s FA Cup second-round tie against Crewe at Oakwell on Saturday.The on-loan Manchester City striker has missed the Tykes’ last two games after sustaining an ankle issue.Matty Wolfe, Jordan Helliwell and Luke Thomas are still sidelined.Boss Michael Duff is expected to bring a number of players back into his starting XI after making eight...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Michael Duff felt his side put in their best home performance of the season as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over MK Dons.Adam Phillips and Herbie Kane scored in the second half after Jordan Williams’ 18th-minute opener was cancelled out by Dons’ Mohamed Eisa before the interval.Victory moved the hosts into the League One play-off places and their boss was pleased...Full Story »

Goals from Jordan Williams, Adam Phillips and Herbie Kane earned Barnsley a 3-1 victory over League One strugglers MK Dons.Phillips and Kane struck in the second half after Mohamed Eisa had cancelled out William’s opener as Michael Duff’s side moved into the play-off places and left the Dons six points from safety.The home side broke the deadlock in the 18th minute when Williams calm...Full Story »

Barnsley will assess Slobodan Tedic ahead of their Sky Bet League One clash with MK Dons.The on-loan Manchester City striker rolled his ankle in the early stages of last weekend’s victory over Shrewsbury and, although he was able to carry on until the 74th minute, could miss out this weekend.James Norwood has sat out the last two games but trained fully earlier this week and could be invol...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff hailed his side’s well-executed away performance in their 1-0 win at Shrewsbury.Adam Phillips scored his first league goal for the Tykes as they made it three wins on the spin in all competitions.Duff’s charges hit the front after 10 minutes and kept the Shrews at bay as they went within a point of the top six.“I thought it was a really good away-from...Full Story »

Barnsley made it three successive wins in all competitions with a battling 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury.Adam Phillips netted his first league goal for the Reds in the 10th minute, finding the bottom right corner from 12 yards after good build-up from Herbie Kane and Devante Cole.Shrews striker Ryan Bowman was inches away from turning in a Taylor Moore shot which whistled just wide, before Slobodan ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will assess the fitness of Elliott Bennett ahead of Saturday’s visit of Barnsley.The experienced winger came off at half-time in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Oxford as a precaution.Carl Winchester could return to the side having suffered an injury in the recent FA Cup win over York.He was an unused substitute against Oxford and could come in, although long-term absentees Dan ...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff welcomed his team’s return to goal-scoring form as the visitors held off a late Bolton rally to win 2-1 and book an FA Cup second-round date.The Tykes, who had not scored in their previous four games, were 2-0 up in 32 minutes including Adam Phillips’ stunning first for the club.And while Jon Dadi Bodvarsson pulled a goal back late on, Wanderers could not f...Full Story »

Adam Phillips scored his first goal for the club as Barnsley defeated Bolton 2-1 in the FA Cup first round to end a 14-game winless run against their Sky Bet League One hosts.A Ricardo Santos own goal after six minutes put the Tykes in front before former Burnley midfielder Phillips made it 2-0 after 32 minutes with a spectacular long-range effort.Barnsley had not previously beaten Wanderers sin...Full Story »

Josh Sheehan is pushing for another start as Bolton prepare to welcome Barnsley in the FA Cup on Saturday.The 27-year-old made his first start of the season in their 3-1 defeat to Oxford last week after returning from injury and will be hoping to do so once again.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson could start in place of Elias Kachunga up front.Defender Eoin Toal could return from a recent thigh injury.Barnsle...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff was satisfied with the 2-0 win against Forest Green Rovers but stressed that it was not an easy game, and the visitors should not be taken lightly.Devante Cole and Josh Martin scored the goals for the Tykes in a dominant display.But Duff was in no mood to get carried away. He said: “It was an okay performance. I don’t think it was brilliant. It was a good s...Full Story »

Goals from Devante Cole and Josh Martin saw Barnsley beat Forest Green Rovers 2-0 in the first ever meeting between the two teams.Barnsley went ahead on 15 minutes. On his return from injury, Jordan Williams found space to the right of the box and delivered a looping cross. Top scorer Cole rose highest to head the ball past a stretching Lewis Thomas.Halfway through the second half, Cole had a pe...Full Story »

Jordan Williams could return when Barnsley face Forest Green.The defender has missed the Tykes’ last three games with a hamstring injury but may return on Saturday.Michael Duff could make changes following the 1-0 defeat at Lincoln on Tuesday.Jack Aitchison, who came off the bench, is pushing to start while Nicky Cadden is set to face his former club.Reece Brown and David Davis remain out ...Full Story »

Lincoln claimed a 1-0 victory over Barnsley at Oakwell thanks to a strike from Daniel Mandroiu.The midfielder struck on the stroke of half-time, condemning the Tykes to a third League One defeat in four games.The visitors were denied an opener in the ninth minute when a long throw from goalkeeper Carl Rushworth sent Jack Diamond in behind the Barnsley defence, but the forward’s effort stru...Full Story »

Barnsley welcome back striker James Norwood for Lincoln’s visit to Oakwell.Norwood sat out Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Morecambe through suspension after being booked for the fifth time this season.Jordan Williams (hamstring) will be checked as Barnsley seek a first win in four Sky Bet League One games.The Tykes have no new injury problems but Jordan Helliwell, Matty Wolfe, Luke Thomas ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams could make changes for their Sky Bet League One clash with Barnsley.The Shrimps sit bottom of the table and remain without striker Arthur Gnahoua, who serves the final game of his three-match ban.Adams brought on Ousmane Fane and Ryan Cooney at half-time in last weekend’s draw with Burton, while Jensen Weir and Caleb Watts both returned from injury.Jon Obika coul...Full Story »

Ian Evatt claimed Barnsley showed “no real ambition to win the game” after Wanderers failed to score for a third successive match.Respective keepers James Trafford and Brad Collins only had three on-target efforts to save between them in this top-seven encounter.“There were so many things to be positive about,” insisted Evatt after the Trotters collected a point after bac...Full Story »

Bolton extended their unbeaten run against Barnsley to 14 games but a 0-0 Sky Bet League One stalemate was small comfort for the out-of-form hosts.Wanderers’ point was their first in three matches but Ian Evatt’s side, boasting the division’s tightest defence, again failed to score.The home team, last beaten by their Yorkshire visitors in 1998, bossed possession but chances for...Full Story »

Jay Stansfield scored two poignant goals for Exeter – the first league goals of his career – as they won 2-0 at in-form Barnsley.Stansfield is on loan at Exeter from Fulham and is the club’s first number nine since the death of his father, Adam, who previously wore the shirt.Jay Stansfield kicked things off in the first minute, latching on to a cushioned header from Sam Nombe o...Full Story »