Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Tuesday’s football game at Oakwell pits together Barnsley and Wycombe, the two mid-table sides. The Tykes failed to win the previous three league matches, but it seems as if their displays are much better than the results. As there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, Neill Collins is unlikely to make changes to the team that shared the spoils with Lincoln at the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Chairboys aim to put an end to their six-game winless run in the League One. As the visitors will go for a victory in the midweek clash as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. As for the visiting side, unexperienced winger Dale Taylor should drop to the bench following his under-par performance in a 2-1 loss to Reading, with Ireland international Kieran Sadlier likely to step up.
Highlighted Team (Barnsley):
Barnsley are an English club nicknamed the Tykes. The club was founded in 1887 and it has to be noted that they spend more seasons in the Championship than any other club in the history. The Tykes played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890, but in 1895 they were part of the Midland League. Barnsley play their home games at Oakwell, the stadium that was built in 1887.
The capacity of the stadium is 23,009 and it was opened back in 1888, just one year after the club’s foundation. The Tykes made it to the FA Cup final in 1910, but Newcastle United proved to be a big catch for the Oakwell outfit in the title game.
Nonetheless, Barnsley won the FA cup trophy in 1912 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Barnsley defeated West Bromwich Albion in the two-legged tie (0-0, 1-0) to clinch the prestigious trophy for the first and only time in their history.