Npower Championship Matchday Fifteen: Derby County v Barnsley

Match Preview Team News: Barnsley have been dealt yet ANOTHER injury blow to their already vastly depleted squad after David Perkins was ruled out for at least a month with a hamstring injury. Manager Keith Hill hopes to have Jacob Mellis back to replace Perkins whilst Jim McNulty and Jim O’Brien are pushing for their first league appearances of the season. It remains to be same whether Hill opts to start either Marlon Harewood or Chris Dagnall after opting to start the weekend defeat at Hull without a recognised striker. Last time out - Barnsley Team: Luke Steele    Scott Golbourne Stephen Foster Scott Wiseman Martin Cranie John Stones Stephen Dawson David Perkins Matty Done Tomasz Cywka Kelvin Etuhu Head To Head Last Six Derby v Barnsley Results: 31/1/12 Barnsley 3-2 Derby (Championship) 27/9/11 Derby 1-1 Barnsley (Championship) 5/3/11 Derby 0-0 Barnsley (Championship) 18/9/10 Barnsley 1-1 Derby (Championship) 10/4/10 Barnsley 0-0 Derby (Championship) 15/9/09 Derby 2-3 Barnsley (Championship) Overall Record: Derby Wins: 27 Barnsley Wins: 18 Draws: 14 Derby Goals: 91 Barnsley Goals: 66 At Derby (5 at Pride Park, 25 at the Baseball Ground.): Derby Wins: 17 Barnsley Wins: 5 Draws: 8 Derby Goals: 66 Barnsley Goals: 23 This Season Last six 2012-2013 results: Derby: 3/11/12 Derby 4-1 Blackpool (Championship) 27/10/12 Peterborough 3-0 Derby (Championship) 23/10/12 Ipswich 1-2 Derby (Championship) 20/10/12 Derby 1-1 Blackburn (Championship) 6/10/12 Derby 0-0 Brighton (Championship) 3/10/12 Middlesbrough 2-2 Derby (Championship) W: 2 D: 3 L: 1 F: 9 A: 8 GD: 1 Points: 9 Barnsley: 3/11/12 Hull 1-0 Barnsley (Championship) 27/10/12 Barnsley 1-4 Nottingham Forest (Championship) 23/10/12 Barnsley 1-1 Crystal Palace (Championship) 20/10/12 Charlton 0–1 Barnsley (Championship) 6/10/12 Leeds 1-0 Barnsley (Championship) 2/10/12 Barnsley 0-2 Peterborough (Championship) W: 1 D: 1 L: 4 F: 3 A: 9 GD: -6 Points: 4 Interesting Stats: Derby have won just two of their last six league matches but have lost just one of the last seven. The Rams thumped Blackpool at the weekend but it is eight months since they last won back-to-back games. Nigel Clough’s side have lost just once at Pride Park this season and only Cardiff and Bristol City have scored more goals on their own turf in 2012-2013. Barnsley have lost four of their last six matches but have won two of their last four away matches and have only conceded twice in that run. Only once this season have Barnsley managed to score more than once in a game- the 5-0 thumping of Birmingham. Their total of 15 goals in 14 Championship games is the second lowest in the division. Only bottom placed Ipswich with 11 have scored less. The Reds are undefeated in their last four trips to Pride Park, stretching back to 2006, but have drawn three of those. They have won just five of 30 visits to this part of the East Midlands and just one of the last 12. If Barnsley lose tomorrow it will be their third successive defeat, the first time that would have happened this season.  On This Day: Derby County: Played: 20, Won 9, Drawn 8, Lost 3, Scored 31, Conceded 18. Last match on the 6th November: 2010. Derby 2-0 Portsmouth (Savage, Green). ATT: 29,086. Last win: 2010 Last draw: 2004 Last defeat: 1999 STAT! – Derby have a good record on this date, having lost just three of 20 games and they have won each of the last two. Barnsley: Played: 14, Won: 6, Drawn 1, Lost 7, Scored 22, Conceded 24. Last match on the 6th November: 2011. Brighton 2-0 Barnsley. ATT: 19,841. Last win: 1999 Last draw: 1909 Last defeat: 2011 STAT! – Barnsley have lost each of their last three matches on this date and five of the last six. They have also only ever drawn once on the 6th November- their first match on this date, against Gainsborough Trinity in 1909. Mad Sites: www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk www.barnsley-mad.co.uk Official Sites: www.dcfc.co.uk www.barnsleyfc.co.uk  Other Fixtures: Tuesday 6th November 2012: 7:45pm: Birmingham v Bristol City Brighton v Peterborough Burnley v Leeds Charlton v Cardiff Huddersfield v Blackburn Hull v Wolves Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool Watford v Millwall 8pm: Bolton v Leicester Crystal Palace v Ipswich Source: TykesMAD

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