Charlton 0 Barnsley 1 – match report

Posted on October 21, 2012 by adminsports

Charlton 0 Barnsley 1: Cywka strike earns Tykes deserved win

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16:35 GMT, 20 October 2012

Tomasz Cywka struck midway through the second half to clinch Barnsley's second away win of the season in the npower Championship at shot-shy Charlton.

The Polish midfielder fired home an angled drive in the 64th minute as Keith Hill's side registered their second win in seven league matches to climb up to 16th place in the table.

It was no less than the Tykes deserved as they dominated from start to finish, while Charlton have now failed to win any of their last five league matches and offered nothing in this encounter until second-half substitute Bradley Pritchard forced visiting goalkeeper Ben Alnwick into a fine save late in the game.

Oh no: Charlton's Leon Cort (left) holds his head as he walks off the field with Michael Morrison

MATCH FACTS

Charlton: Hamer, Wilson, Morrison, Cort, Solly,Green (Pritchard 68), Stephens, Hollands (Jackson 46), Kerkar, Fuller, Razak (Wright-Phillips 46).

Subs Not Used: Button, Evina, Hulse, Dervite.

Booked: Stephens, Solly, Wilson.

Barnsley: Alnwick, Stones, Foster, Wiseman, Golbourne, Mellis (Etuhu 89), Dawson, Perkins, Cywka (Hassell 90), Dagnall, Davies (Harewood 90).

Subs Not Used: Steele, Done, Rose, Kennedy.

Booked: Golbourne, Dawson.

Goals: Cywka 64.

Att: 26,185

Ref: Mick Russell (Hertfordshire).

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Barnsley were the more enterprising
side in the first 20 minutes with midfield trio Stephen Dawson, Jacob
Mellis and Tomasz Cywka peppering the Charlton goal with shots from
outside the penalty area.

Charlton struggled to mount a threat
on the visitors' goal and Barnsley striker Chris Dagnall went close to
breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute when his angled effort from
inside the penalty area was well held by home goalkeeper Ben Hamer.

Tykes forward Craig Davies, who made
his first appearance for Wales in almost five years against Scotland in
midweek, was foiled by a Charlton defender Leon Cort's last-gasp block
as the visitors continued to chase an opening goal and it was not until
three minutes before the break that Barnsley goalkeeper Ben Alnwick was
pressed into action.

Barnsley defender Scott Golbourne
fouled Charlton midfielder Danny Green on the edge of the area and
Alnwick pushed Dale Stephens' subsequent free-kick over the crossbar.

But the Tykes finished the first half on top, with Mellis going close again with a fierce 25-yard effort that whistled wide.

Charlton manager Chris Powell sent on
Johnnie Jackson and Bradley Wright-Phillips for Danny Hollands and
Abdul Razak respectively during the break in a bid to spark some life
into his side.

Come on: Chris Powell could not inspire his side

Barnsley continued to force the play
after the restart however and Dagnall went close again in the 53rd
minute when he flashed a volley from Mellis' floated free-kick just
passed Hamer's right-hand post.

The South Yorkshire side secured the
goal they deserved in the 64th minute. The ball was worked neatly to the
left side of Charlton's penalty area and Cwyka latched on to the ball
and lashed home a venomous right-footed finish high into the roof of the
net from 12 yards.

Powell sent on his third substitute,
Bradley Pritchard, for Green in the 68th minute, but Alnwick was still
redundant in the Barnsley goal as the Addicks struggled to muster
anything worthwhile in attack.

Stephens, in the 74th minute, dragged
his shot from the edge of the penalty area off target and substitute
Pritchard fired an effort from similar distance straight at Alnwick.

But shots on goal by Powell's side
could be counted on the fingers of one hand and Pritchard's late effort
from inside the area in the 89th minute was too little too late for the
Londoners.

Barnsley 1 Ipswich 1: Dawson thunderbolt leaves Jewell hanging on

Posted on September 29, 2012 by adminsports

Barnsley 1 Ipswich 1: Dawson thunderbolt leaves Jewell hanging on

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16:40 GMT, 29 September 2012

Stephen Dawson's superb goal rescued a point for Barnsley and kept the pressure on under-fire Ipswich boss Paul Jewell.

The Tractor Boys are floundering at the wrong end of the npower Championship, but looked to be on their way to a first win in six games when Aaron Cresswell fired in a free-kick in the opening 10 minutes, which Barnsley goalkeeper Ben Alnwick should have kept out.

The hosts struggled for a response for much of the game, though they came close when Chris Dagnall fired against the inside of the post.

Under pressure: Ipswich fans dispalyed a 'Jewell out' banner

Match facts

Barnsley: Alnwick, Golbourne, Foster Wiseman, Cranie, Kennedy (Stones – 54' ) Dawson, Cywka, Mellis, Davies, Dagnall (Rose – 66' ) Subs not used: Steele, Stones, Done, Perkins, Harewood, Etuhu, Rose

Goal: Dawson

Ipswich: Loach, Cresswell, Chambers, Higginbotham, Edwards, N'daw (Ainsley – 52' ) Martin, Hyam, (Luongo – 46' ) Scotland (Ellington – 62' ) Murphy Subs not used: Lee-Barrett, Smith, Ainsley, Emmanuel-Thomas, Luongo, Ellington, Murray.

Goal: Cresswell

They went one better with 15 minutes remaining as Dawson thundered in an
exquisite volley with the outside of his boot to deliver a worthy point
for Keith Hill's side.

The draw sees Town entrenched into the bottom three of the early-season
table and a winter of discontent looks on the horizon, while Barnsley
have lost just one of their last five games and are sitting comfortably
in mid-table.

Jewell earned the backing of chief executive Simon Clegg during the week
amid rumours of Harry Redknapp replacing him at Portman Road after a
disappointing start to the campaign.

It certainly does not seem as if Jewell has the backing of the
travelling Town supporters as they unveiled a 'Jewell Out' banner, but
the beleaguered boss' hopes of remaining in the job received a boost
with the game just six minutes old.

Adam Drury laid a free-kick off to and Cresswell fired in a 20-yard
free-kick that Alnwick failed to keep out and the ball went into the
bottom corner.

Barnsley came into the game on the back of the superb 5-0 win at
Birmingham last week, but they failed to pick up from where they left
off as they started slowly.

Indeed Town could have been two up midway through the first half as they
broke quickly and Lee Martin fired over from a good position.

Craig Davies, who scored four at St Andrews last week, tried to haul his
side level on the half-hour, but he dragged his shot wide after a neat
passing move.

The Oakwell fans thought their side had forced a leveller shortly before
the break, when Stephen Foster headed in, but he was adjudged to have
fouled Scott Loach.

Things almost got even worse for the Tykes six minutes after the restart as the visitors should have doubled their lead.

Luke Chambers' climbed highest from a corner and his header was superbly
parried by Alnwick and Danny Higginbotham prodded the rebound just
wide.

Martin had another effort go just wide before Ipswich's goal lived a charmed life as Barnsley came within inches of equalising.

Dagnall found some space and fired in a low effort that hit the inside
of the post and rolled across the line before rolling clear.

But the hosts were not be denied for much longer as Barnsley levelled with 15 minutes to go and it was a fine finish.

A sweeping move found Jacob Mellis and he sent a fine ball over for
Dawson, who finished with a sumptuous volley with the outside of his
boot.

That gave Hill's men the impetus to go for the win and Loach was forced into a fine save as Ipswich were left hanging on.

Birmingham 0 Barnsley 5: Craig Davies hits four as Tykes romp to first away win

Posted on September 22, 2012 by adminsports

Birmingham 0 Barnsley 5: Davies hits four as Tykes romp to first away win of the season

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18:55 GMT, 22 September 2012

Craig Davies scored four goals as Barnsley produced a sensational second-half display against Birmingham to earn their first away points of the npower Championship season at St Andrew's.

After a dull first half in which the visitors dominated possession, a soft goal from Stephen Forster started the goal-rush just after half-time.

Davies then took centre-stage, grabbing four goals in 19 minutes to give Lee Clark's Blues an evening to forget and send the Tykes above their opponents in the table.

Awesome foursome: Craig Davies is grabbed by Stephen Dawson

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Barnsley, who had taken the lead in
their previous two fixtures only to be pegged back, started brightly
with a series of attacks which caused problems for the home defence.

Despite the away team's greater share
of possession and superior play going forward, the first half-hour
passed without either side having a shot on target.

However, Chris Dagnall did just that
for the visitors on 34 minutes, stinging Jack Butland's palms with a
long-range effort before latching onto a through-ball four minutes later
only to be thwarted by the Birmingham goalkeeper again.

Aside from a handful of misplaced
crosses and a speculative drives from Wade Elliott, Barnsley goalkeeper
Ben Alnwick was a spectator for much of the first half as the Blues
struggled to get into their stride.

The teams went in all square at the
interval. Barnsley boss Keith Hill would have been the happier of the
two managers by far, but his day was about to get a whole lot better.

Hill's men continued to dominate
after the break and Forster made the pressure count on 50 minutes as he
gave his side a deserved lead.

After a miscued clearance by Jonathan
Spector gave the Tykes a cheap corner, the resulting set-piece eluded
the whole of Birmingham's defence, allowing Forster to poke the ball in
at the far post.

Things went from bad to worse for
Clark's men four minutes later as Barnsley exposed gaping holes in the
hosts' defence and Davies nudged the ball home from close range to put
the Tykes two up.

In what was fast becoming a superb
day at the office for Barnsley, Davies extended his team's lead with a
tremendous solo effort. The Wales international received the ball on the
edge of the area before beating two Birmingham defenders and firing the
ball beyond a fully-stretched Butland.

Davies then claimed the matchball by
sealing an 11-minute hat-trick with a strike from inside the area,
before adding to Birmingham's misery by getting his head to a Chris
Dagnall cross to put his side 5-0 up with 15 minutes to play.

Marlon Harewood came on for Davies in
the 85th minute, the four-goal hero leaving the field to
richly-deserved standing ovation from the Barnsley faithful.

Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas targets Oscar and Hugo Lloris

Posted on July 5, 2012 by adminsports

Villas-Boas sets sights on 20m-rated Brazilian star Oscar and France keeper Lloris

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06:28 GMT, 5 July 2012

Wonderkid: Oscar has already made six appearances for Brazil

Tottenham have made an 11million offer for Brazil wonderkid Oscar as Andre Villas-Boas' revolution gathers pace.

And the future of Brad Friedel is under real threat with the new Spurs manager ready to approve a swoop for France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

Gylfi Sigurdsson was confirmed as the 34-year-old's first signing on Wednesday, with the White Hart Lane club paying 8million to Hoffenheim to complete the deal.

And Villas-Boas is wasting no time in his attempts to land more signings after the club opened dialogue with Internacional for Oscar.

The Brazillian side value the 20-year-old at 20million but it is understood there is a willingness from the club and player to conclude a deal.

Oscar is viewed as a replacement for wantaway midfielder Luka Modric. Tottenham are also keen on pursuing a move for Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.

Villas-Boas has made signing a new goalkeeper a priority this summer and is considering a move for Lyon keeper Lloris.

The 25-year-old – who captained France at Euro 2012 – has been a long-term target for Tottenham and been regularly scouted by the North London club.

French fancy: Villas-Boas wants Lloris to replace Brad Friedel

Everything is in place for Spurs to launch a move for Lloris – who is valued at 16million by the French club and Villas-Boas is said to be keen.

Meanwhile, Villas-Boas is considering whether to cash in on playmaker Rafael van der Vaart.

The Holland international is wanted by Schalke and Hamburg and the Spurs boss has not ruled out selling the fans favourite this summer.

Meanwhile, Barnsley have signed former Tottenham goalkeeper Ben Alnwick on a free transfer.

Andre Villas-Boas wants Brazilian star Oscar at Tottenham

Posted on July 5, 2012 by adminsports

Villas-Boas wants to take 20m-rated Brazilian star Oscar to Tottenham

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22:02 GMT, 4 July 2012