Learning curve for Tykes, with Cats next
Barnsley will look for a pickme-up when Sunderland visit Oakwell on Saturday.
Their 1-0 weekend derby defeat at Sheffield United was a third loss in four Championship games this season, with Billy Sharp scoring.
The Tykes never looked like getting back into the contest and boss Paul Heckingbottom knows his side are on a learning curve.
The ex-Sunderland defender said: “It was disappointing. Compared to the last two performances it was chalk and cheese. The players know that. We started on the back foot and it was a game too far for us.
“It was a first derby for a lot of them, the first time we played three times in a week, I need to learn about these players.
“There wasn’t many who came out with positives today. “That’s how every game is for us. It’s no different to the last game when we won, I am always learning. “That’s what happens when you take players from the lower leagues.” Joe Ralls and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing helped Cardiff maintain their perfect start with a 2-1 victory over fellow highflyers Wolves.
Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town are level on points with Cardiff after a comfortable 2-0 triumph at home to winless Brentford.
Ex-Sunderland striker Martyn Waghorn scored his fourth goal of the season and Joe Garner added a second.
Former Black Cats mdifielder Conor Hourihane scored a hat-trick as Aston Villa beat Norwich 4-2, and exSAFC striker Steven Fletcher gave Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 win at Fulham.