Barnsley v Swans: Guide to the game
Following their draw against Blackpool on the weekend, Swansea City travel to Oakwell to take on Championship strugglers Barnsley who have a new man in the dugout. Here’s the full lowdown on the game.
What time does Barnsley v Swansea City kick-off?
The game kicks off tonight at 7:45pm.
Is Barnsley v Swansea City on TV?
The game will be available to watch live for Sky Sports customers on the Sky Sports Football Red Button and on the Sky Sports app.
What’s the latest team news?
Both teams have fully fit squads going into tonight’s tie.
Barnsley’s Callum Brittain is back in contention after serving his suspension.
Ryan Bennett is back for Swansea having also served a one-match ban.
What have the two camps said? Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi said at his first press conference:
“Of course, it’s no secret that this is a challenging situation. I think we’ve lost nine of the last 10 games. One win in the last 16. I don’t think confidence is at its highest in the players right now.
“But I hope that myself and the rest of the staff can bring good clarity about what we need to do on the training pitch, and then on game days. Where roles are more clear, hopefully the players will feel more confident in that.
“Swansea is a team that you can always define on high possession. They have the highest percentage of possession in the league. They also have players who do not have any problem keeping the ball for the team, they also have the mentality that they can solve pressing by dribbling one-on-one; they’re pretty unafraid.
“For us, we must understand that when we meet a team like that, of course we want to be organised and to be able to press, but we also have to accept that they’re going to make us suffer. Where in situations when we try to press them, they will solve it.
“They can make us suffer, but we have to handle it, and I’m pretty hopeful that we can make them suffer as well.” Swansea captain Matt Grimes spoke to the press ahead of the trip to Barnsley. He said: “It’s a really tough game, we know that from previous experience but we’re in a place where we’re confident going into every game.
“The vibe is really good in the squad and it’s one we’re really looking forward to.”
What are the latest betting odds?
Barnsley - 21/10 Draw - 23/10 Swansea City - 13/10 (Odds courtesy of Skybet and correct at time of publication)
Who are the officials?
The man in charge of proceedings at Oakwell will be David Webb,. and he will be assisted by Shaun Hudson, Bhupinder Gill, and Matthew Donohue as the fourth official.
Previous five results
Swansea City v Barnsley (1-1) | Championship Play-offs | 22/05/21
Barnsley v Swansea City (0-1) | Championship Play-offs | 17/05/21
Barnsley v Swansea City (0-2) | Championship | 16/01/21
Swansea City v Barnsley (2-0) | Championship | 19/12/20N
Swansea City v Barnsley (0-0) | Championship | 29/12/19