Shrewsbury Town travel to Oakwell on Easter Monday to take on Barnsley FC in the Sky Bet League One. Kick-off is at 3pm.
On Friday, Shrewsbury fell to a 3-0 defeat against Peterborough United at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
Barnsley’s trip to Burton Albion also ended in a 2-1 defeat for the Tykes. Nicky Cadden pulled one back in the 89th minute, but it was too late to rescue a point for Michael Duff’s side.
The sides have met 43 times before, with Shrewsbury winning 13 of those, losing 21 and drawing nine. In November, Barnsley won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
Name: Barnsley FC
Stadium: Oakwell
Chairman: Neerav Parekh
Manager: Michael Duff
Founded: 1887 (136 years ago)
Record league win: 9-0 vs Loughborough Town, (home), Second Division, 28th January 1889
9-0 vs Accrington Stanley (away), Third Division North, 3rd February 1934
Record league defeat: 0-9 vs Notts County, Second Division, 19th January 1927
Highest league finish: 19th, Premier League, 1997/1998
One to watch: Devante Cole
With 13 league goals and one in the FA Cup, Devante Cole is top scorer for the Tykes this season. He joined Barnsley on a three-year contract in June 2021. Before this, Cole was playing in the Scottish Premiership for Motherwell FC in the 2020/2021 season. Here, he finished as the club’s top scorer with 11 goals in 27 appearances in the league.
