Date:14 Apr 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Oakwell Stadium
Attendance:9,122

Lawrence (68)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Robert Earnshaw is ruled offside. Free kick taken by David Button.

91mins Foul by Stephen Foster on Robert Earnshaw, free kick awarded. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen McPhail.

90mins Andy Gray fouled by Mark Hudson, the ref awards a free kick. Liam Lawrence goes into the referee's book for dissent. Nathan Doyle delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by Peter Whittingham.

89mins Short corner worked by Liam Lawrence.

88mins Unfair challenge on Jimmy McNulty by Robert Earnshaw results in a free kick. Nathan Doyle takes the direct free kick.

85mins Robert Earnshaw joins the action as a substitute, replacing Joe Mason.

83mins The referee blows for offside against Joe Mason. Scott Wiseman takes the free kick.

82mins Kenny Miller gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen Foster. Nathan Doyle restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Peter Whittingham, Darcy Blake joins the action as a substitute, replacing Aron Gunnarsson. Unfair challenge on David Cotterill by Kevin McNaughton results in a free kick. David Button restarts play with the free kick. The referee shows Kevin McNaughton a yellow card for dissent.

78mins The official flags Andy Gray offside. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick.

76mins Joe Mason fouled by Jimmy McNulty, the ref awards a free kick. Peter Whittingham takes the free kick.

74mins Frank Nouble leaves the field to be replaced by Craig Davies. Andy Gray joins the action as a substitute, replacing Michael Tonge.

74mins Inswinging corner taken by Peter Whittingham from the right by-line, Effort on goal by Ben Turner from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

73mins Corner taken by Peter Whittingham from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Stephen Foster.

70mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Foster on Mark Hudson. Free kick taken by David Marshall.

69mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jim O'Brien from the right by-line, Mark Hudson makes a clearance.

68mins Liam Lawrence finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the penalty box. Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff.Assist by Andrew Taylor.

65mins The ball is swung over by Scott Wiseman, save made by David Marshall.

57mins Corner taken by Reuben Noble-Lazarus played to the near post, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Taylor by Jimmy McNulty. David Marshall takes the indirect free kick. David Cotterill is brought on as a substitute for Reuben Noble-Lazarus.

55mins Corner taken short by Liam Lawrence.

54mins Don Cowie leaves the field to be replaced by Stephen McPhail.

54mins Don Cowie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jim O'Brien. Direct free kick taken by Nathan Doyle.

51mins Ben Turner fouled by Michael Tonge, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Marshall.

47mins Jim O'Brien sends in a cross, Header by Frank Nouble from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

47mins Aron Gunnarsson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Collins. Free kick crossed left-footed by Jimmy McNulty, Ben Turner manages to make a clearance.

46mins Joe Mason concedes a free kick for a foul on Jimmy McNulty. Free kick taken by David Button.

45mins Don Cowie takes a shot. Save by David Button.

45mins Stephen Foster concedes a free kick for a foul on Aron Gunnarsson. Strike on goal comes in from Peter Whittingham from the free kick.

43mins Peter Whittingham fouled by Michael Tonge, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Peter Whittingham, Jimmy McNulty manages to make a clearance.

35mins Mark Hudson fouled by Jimmy McNulty, the ref awards a free kick. David Marshall takes the indirect free kick.

35mins Corner taken left-footed by Michael Tonge, Mark Hudson manages to make a clearance.

35mins Aron Gunnarsson takes a shot. Save by David Button.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kenny Miller on Stephen Foster. Free kick taken by David Button.

32mins Lee Collins concedes a free kick for a foul on Liam Lawrence. Peter Whittingham takes the direct free kick.

31mins Corner taken right-footed by Liam Lawrence, Headed effort from inside the area by Ben Turner misses to the right of the goal.

24mins Frank Nouble takes a shot. Save made by David Marshall.

23mins Peter Whittingham decides to take the corner short.

22mins The offside flag is raised against Frank Nouble. Indirect free kick taken by Mark Hudson.

21mins Inswinging corner taken by Reuben Noble-Lazarus.

15mins Reuben Noble-Lazarus takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Ben Turner makes a clearance.

15mins Shot from just outside the area by Michael Tonge misses to the left of the target.

14mins Foul by Jim O'Brien on Peter Whittingham, free kick awarded. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick.

14mins The ball is delivered by Jim O'Brien, clearance by Ben Turner.

12mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Liam Lawrence, Mark Hudson takes a shot. David Button makes a comfortable save.

6mins Don Cowie fouled by David Perkins, the ref awards a free kick. Peter Whittingham delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Stephen Foster manages to make a clearance.

5mins Aron Gunnarsson challenges David Perkins unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nathan Doyle takes the free kick.

4mins Don Cowie is caught offside. David Button takes the indirect free kick.

1mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Turner on Frank Nouble. David Button restarts play with the free kick.

Kevin McNaughton produces a cross, clearance made by Stephen Foster.

Match Preview

Duo aiming for Tykes inclusion Barnsley pair Rob Edwards and Scott Golbourne are hoping to prove their fitness in time for the home game with Cardiff. Centre-half Edwards sustained a dead-leg in Monday's draw at Blackpool, while full-back Golbourne was struggling with an unspecified knock that kept him out. But manager Keith Hill could be boosted by the return of winger Matt Done, following a hamstring strain, and defender Bobby Hassell, who has been sidelined with a knee injury. Midfielders David Perkins and Jim O'Brien should be included in the squad despite suffering from "fatigue" after the two Easter weekend games having only recently returned from injury. Skipper Jacob Butterfield (knee) and goalkeeper Luke Steele (abdomen) remain sidelined as the Tykes chase three more points to guarantee their safety following a poor run of just one win in 11 matches. Cardiff will continue their pursuit of an npower Championship play-off place without midfielder Craig Conway. Conway was substituted after 38 minutes of the Bluebirds' 1-1 draw with Watford on Easter Monday following a challenge from Jonathan Hogg, amidst fears he had broken his ankle. Scans have since shown there is no break, but the 26-year-old has torn ankle ligaments, ruling him out of action for up to three months and therefore the remainder of the season. Bluebirds manager Malky Mackay has two other injury doubts ahead of the trip to Oakwell. Striker Joe Mason is rated touch and go for the clash with a groin strain while fellow forward Rudy Gestede is struggling with a hip problem.

Formation:442Manager: Keith Hill

Barnsley

Formation: 451Manager: Malky Mackay

Cardiff

David Button
Scott Wiseman
Stephen Foster
Lee Collins
Jimmy McNulty
Jim O'Brien
Nathan Doyle
David Perkins
Michael Tonge
Frank Nouble
Reuben Noble-Lazarus
SUBS
Stephen Dawson
Craig Davies
David Cotterill
Kallum Higginbotham
Andy Gray

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David Marshall
Kevin McNaughton
Mark Hudson
Ben Turner
Andrew Taylor
Joe Mason
Peter Whittingham
Liam Lawrence
Aron Gunnarsson
Don Cowie
Kenny Miller
SUBS
Tom Heaton
Robert Earnshaw
Darcy Blake
Kadeem Harris
Stephen McPhail

Match Report

Form Guide

LLWLLD Barnsley VS Cardiff DDDDWD

Last Meetings

Cardiff 5 - 3 Barnsley 22/10/2011 Cardiff 2 - 2 Barnsley 13/03/2011 Barnsley 1 - 2 Cardiff 02/10/2010 Cardiff 0 - 2 Barnsley 20/02/2010 Barnsley 1 - 0 Cardiff 21/11/2009 Cardiff 3 - 1 Barnsley 03/03/2009

Top Scorers

Barnsley C Davies 10 A Gray 5 J Butterfield 5 M Done 4 J McNulty 2 J O'Brien 2 S Foster 1 D Perkins 1 S Wiseman 1 D Cotterill 1 S Golbourne 1 Cardiff K Miller 10 P Whittingham 8 J Mason 7 AE Gunnarsson 5 M Hudson 4 R Earnshaw 3 D Cowie 3 C Conway 3 B Turner 2 R Gestede 2 A Taylor 1 A Gerrard 1 F Kiss 1 J Ralls 1

Goals

Barnsley Total goals 116 Goals per game 48 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 11 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 13 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Cardiff Total goals 128 Goals per game 60 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 10 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 9 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 11 (For) 10 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 13 (Against) Period 81-90 mins