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Newcastle Utd. travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Magpies have recorded 3 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in October 2001, over five years ago, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Tykes in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 29 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 08 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 21 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Tykes's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Magpies, and 3 goals against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 25 points from their 19 games played so far, Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 20 games giving them a return of 45 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Magpies have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Oakwell with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 3 successive away victories. 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |