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    Barnsley – Season Preview 2019/20

    Barnsley – Season Preview 2019/20
    08/02/2019 2667

    Barnsley are back in the Championship after gaining promotion from League One last season.

    Across the past six campaigns, the club has spent three seasons in the Championship and three in League One.

    This suggests that the club is too good for the third-tier of English football and perhaps not good enough to compete in the second-tier.

    With the odds stacked against them, can Barnsley stay up this time around?

    Last season

    Barnsley finished second in League One last season after accumulating an impressive 91 points.

    The team finished with the best defensive record in the division and manager Daniel Stendel will be hoping that his team can replicate such solidity at the back in the upcoming campaign.

    At the other end of the pitch, Kieffer Moore and Cauley Woodrow scored 17 and 16 league goals respectively to help fire their side to promotion.

    Next season

    Given The Tykes’ inconsistency in recent years, it’s difficult to make a case for them avoiding relegation again this season.

    If they are to steer clear of the drop, the dangerous duo of Moore and Woodrow must continue to score goals for the team at a similar rate to last season.

    If one of the star-strikers suffers a dip in form, it’s tough to see where the goals will come from elsewhere in the squad.

    The acquisition of 20-year-old Luke Thomas from Derby could prove to be a great bit of business by the club. The young attacking midfielder showed promising signs last season on-loan at Coventry.

    With that being said, considering the strength of the top teams in the division, Barnsley could struggle to compete judging by their lack of Championship quality.

    Players in

    • Luke Thomas - €1.35m from Derby County
    • Mads Juel Andersen - €1.00m from AC Horsens
    • Mike Bahre - €150k from Hannover 96
    • Samuel Sahin-Radlinger - Free from Hannover 96
    • Brad Collins - Free from Chelsea
    • Aapo Halme - Undisclosed from Leeds United
    • Conor Chaplin - Undisclosed from Coventry City
    • Toby Sibbick - Undisclosed from AFC Wimbledon
    • Mallik Wilks - Undisclosed from Leeds United
    • Bambo Diaby - Undisclosed from KSC Lokeren

    Players out

    • Ethan Pinnock - €3.35m to Brentford
    • Liam Lindsay - €2.25 to Stoke City
    • Ryan Hedges - Free to Aberdeen
    • Adam Jackson - Free to Hibernian
    • Zeki Fryers - Free to Swindon Town
    • Adam Davies - Free to Stoke City
    • Lloyd Isgrove - Released

    Predicted league finish

    The predicted league finish for Barnsley is 24th. The Tykes have been up and down in recent times and it will be tough for the club to buck the trend in an extremely strong Championship.

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    Regular Season

    OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
    1
    Swansea City 23 10 7 2 1 9
    2
    Middlesbrough 21 10 6 3 1 6
    3
    West Ham 19 10 5 4 1 17
    4
    Birmingham City 17 10 4 5 1 6
    5
    QPR 17 10 4 5 1 6
    6
    West Bromwich 17 10 5 2 3 2
    7
    Southampton 16 10 6 2 2 11
    8
    Stoke City 16 10 5 1 4 1
    9
    Blackburn Rovers 15 10 4 3 3 2
    10
    Wolverhampton 14 9 4 2 3 2
    11
    Millwall 14 10 4 2 4 0
    12
    Bristol City 14 10 4 2 4 -2
    13
    Charlton Athletic 14 10 3 5 2 -3
    14
    Bolton Wanderers 13 10 4 1 5 -3
    15
    Sheffield United 12 10 3 3 4 0
    16
    Portsmouth 11 9 3 2 4 -1
    17
    Wrexham FC 11 10 2 5 3 -4
    18
    Lincoln City 11 10 3 2 5 -10
    19
    Cardiff City 10 10 2 4 4 1
    20
    Norwich City 9 10 3 0 7 -3
    21
    Burnley 8 10 1 5 4 -4
    22
    Watford 8 10 2 2 6 -11
    23
    Derby County 6 10 1 3 6 -10
    24
    Preston North End 4 10 1 1 8 -12
    Corrections
    Southampton: -4 Points
    Promotion
    Play-off Semi-finals
    Play-off Quarter-finals
    Relegation

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