Matchday 26# Barnsley v Coventry (2 Viewers)

[Coventry La La La]

Barnsley v Coventry - Oakwell

Barnsley V Coventry - head to head

Bank Holiday Monday will be the 52nd time that Coventry City and Barnsley have met in league and cup matches. The Sky Blues have won on 25 occasions with 15 draws and have scored 90 goals compared to Barnsley's 63.
Oakwell has proved a lucky ground for the Sky Blues of late with four successive wins in the last four visits. Last season, City went top of the league with a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Leon Best and Clinton Morrison.

My Predictions​

Formation​

Westwood
Keogh, McPake, Cameron, Wood
Lukas.J, Doyle, Carsley(C), McSheffrey
Eastwood, Platt​

Score: 3-0 (Eastwood Hat-trick)​

Attendance: 14,210​

Any match day predictions/banter please post here.​

 

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[SkyBluesAndy]

I'll go for 2-0 Sky Blues, we normally beat Barnsley home and away. I thought Freddy was our stand out player yesterday, he seems to have picked up some pace and it baffles me as to why he didn't come on sooner against QPR. Against Ipshit he was working his socks off and looked like our biggest threat to goal, didn't look like he had any fitness problems at all, looked the fittest out there so again why did he come on so late v QPR (after Wilson as well!!)

Goalscorers: Eastwood, McSheffrey

I'll go for the same formation as La La La except I think I will have Lukas and Freddy upfront as that was working well at the start of the season and have Platt come on for the last 25 mins or so for a bit of impact depending on circumstances and then David Bell on the right who can maybe be replaced by Baker later on because from yesterday I'm not sure Bell is 100% fit yet. The left back position is still an issue but I don't particularly want to see Cranie playing there either, hopefully O'Halloran can get match fit sooner rather than later. King will be missed for 3 games but we won games without him at the start of the season so I'm not too worried, Freddy and Lukas are capable of scoring goals at this level. Also does anybody know if his 3 match ban includes the FA Cup or is it just league games??? Will be good if he can play against Palace for a bit of squad rotation and to keep him fully match fit.

 

[Nick]

I can see us winning 2-1 with Eastwood getting them both

 

[cheesehog]

Agreed Nick.. 2-1 city. 2 goals for the pikey boy!

 

[Pigeon]

2-1 To the Sky Blues.
Two goals for Freddie Eastwood
Any news on when Clingon and Turner are back?
PUSB

 

[Cobi Jones's Dreads]

My Predictions ( Copied La La La )
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Formation:​

Westwood
Keogh, McPake, Cameron, Wood
Bell, Doyle, Carsley(C), McSheffrey
Eastwood, Juke
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Score: 3-1 ( Eastwood, McSheffrey, Wood) (Hammill)
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Attendance: 12,467​

 

[Coventry La La La]

2-1 To the Sky Blues.
Two goals for Freddie Eastwood
Any news on when Clingon and Turner are back?
PUSB

Sammy Clingan im sure is fine now just needs to get some match time? perhaps against Barnsley perhaps a late sub? and Ben Turner is still expected to return mid/late January

PUSB

 

[SkyBluesAndy]

Also guys Gunnarsson is back after serving his 3 match ban (Cardiff, QPR, Ipswich) so swap Bell for Gunnarsson on the right.

 

[ccfc luke]

We really need a win and i think we wil get it, 2-0 city

Not sure of the scorers.

Westwood
Keogh Mcpake Cameron Wood
Gunnar Carsley Doyle Mcsheff.
Platt Eastwood​

 

[IrishSkyBlue]

2-0 to us eastwood and wood to score lol we will win this one we have to.

 

[hamil99]

Adam hammil is out for our match. good news!!!!!! (not for hammil of cause)

 

[Coventry La La La]

Adam hammil is out for our match. good news!!!!!! (not for hammil of cause)

Hes class very good news indeed

 

[dutchman]

On current form and away from home I think City would be lucky to salvage a point.

0 - 2 to Barnsley

(Mind you I've been wrong all season so far )

 

[CovisGod]

I'm confused ! The Cov site and Sky Sports has this game listed as today but I'm sure it's tommorow ! Any ideas people ?

 

[Hincha]

Adam hammil is out for our match. good news!!!!!! (not for hammil of cause)

he is playing.

 

[Jimthor]

I'm confused ! The Cov site and Sky Sports has this game listed as today but I'm sure it's tommorow ! Any ideas people ?

It's today alright!!

Team is as you'd expect i guess...

Westwood, Keogh, Wood, McPake, Cameron, Gunnarsson, Carsley (c), Doyle, McSheffrey, Platt, Eastwood

Think we'll pick up a win today, Eastwood to bag another goal. Definitely need to win it!

 

[CovisGod]

Thanks matey, I realised it was today when the team was announced ! After seeing the lineup im going 3-1 win

 

[ccfc luke]

This is getting pathetic - and we really seem to playing aweful of late.
I feel that Aidy needs to change some of his tactics because teams have found out how to play against us and also we need to get a few quality loan signings to add some much needed quality to the side

 

[CovisGod]

Who went today then ? How did we play ? From the telly I took it as they scored, it picked us up a bit, then we scored and went off the boil....Is that about the jist of it ?

 

[Nick]

I was a bit gutted listening to bits of it.

It sounded as if McSheffrey was dire again, Gunnar missed a great chance at the end and our defence was sloppy.

I didn't go so I can't say this is how it was but maybe some of the dire hards can let us know