Town boss Paul Jewell has made three changes to his side for this afternoon’s game at Barnsley. Danny Higginbotham comes in for his first start with Luke Hyam, who hasn’t started since the 6-0 loss at Blackpool, and Guirane N’Daw both in the line-up.

Tommy Smith, Massimo Luongo and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas all drop to the bench. Full preview here.

Barnsley are unchanged from the team which beat Birmingham City 5-0 at St Andrew's last week with one-time Town loanee Marlon Harewood on the bench.

Town: Loach, Edwards, Chambers, Higginbotham, Cresswell, N'Daw, Hyam, Drury, Martin, Murphy, Scotland. Subs: Lee-Barrett, Ainsley, Smith, Emmanuel-Thomas, Luongo, Ellington, Murray.

Barnsley: Alnwick, Kennedy, Foster, Wiseman, Golbourne, Crainie, Cywka, Dawson, Mellis, Davis, Dagnall. Subs: Steele, Perkins, Etuhu, Harewood, Done, Stones, Rose.

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oscarwhiting added 14:16 - Sep 29 Yes hayam stars
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irishtim added 14:25 - Sep 29 Best of luck lads. Im not a pj fan. Think he is a decent bloke. But i will never wish defeat on the club i love & followed for 34years. Cmon town we might win next ten after today.
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michaeldownunder added 14:26 - Sep 29 Looks like a team going for a tight game, PJ team talk" lump it forward and let Martin,Scotland and Murphy get on with it" Not a bad idea with the record we have, let's hope we don't give away a soft early goal (or two)
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Portman_Temple added 14:29 - Sep 29 Pleased we look more competitive in middle, but would question ommission of Carson from bench?
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gibbo added 14:32 - Sep 29 Anyone else fancies a draw
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tractorboybeer added 14:36 - Sep 29 Contentious maybe but do not like the look of that team, Luongo far better than hyam and Drury, looks like he is purely going to hold in midfield and hope for Martin / Murphy and Scotland to produce something, can understand that but nothing and nobody creative in the middle. Would of preffered Martin playing up front of a diamond with Carson or Jet in his place and Drury or Hyam dropped. That said i hope we win to relieve some pressure.

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StuartBrett8 added 14:42 - Sep 29 Come on lad's ... lump it up to the big fella :)
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gibbo added 14:47 - Sep 29 You can't even put a positive comment on here without somebody disliking it the season we are having and Barnsley winning 5.0 last week a draw will be a good point.
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Edmunds5 added 14:59 - Sep 29 Like the line up, I think its clear Jewell wants players who will roll their sleeves up and give everything for the cause, the team doesn't look hugely creative but has a good solidity and balance about it, lets get three points today
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Stato added 15:03 - Sep 29 Also not a PJ fan but will say before kick off that I like the team he has put out. JET is out of form and Hyam in for Luongo as well as dropping Smith for Higginbotham. Please don't park the bus. COYB
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RossHolmes added 15:08 - Sep 29 Great start!!! coyb
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StuartBrett8 added 15:09 - Sep 29 Yes... great start!!!
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cornishblu added 15:14 - Sep 29 Haha that,ll do for a star......was just about to write that I would have preferred lounge instead of Drury but glad I didn't.......or have I anyway?....COYB
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cornishblu added 15:16 - Sep 29 ....bloomin predictive text....for lounge read Luongo ,,,COYB........and naarrrich loosing as well.....could we be smiling at the end of the day.??????
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StuartBrett8 added 15:17 - Sep 29 Hope so... :)
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irishtim added 15:40 - Sep 29 Cmon lads keep it going.
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runningout added 15:51 - Sep 29 1 nil up here at sunny Oakwell. But they are showing us how to play football
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RossHolmes added 16:05 - Sep 29 luongo for hyam?? anyoone know why?
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runningout added 16:08 - Sep 29 must be injury, as he had half decent half
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cornishblu added 16:37 - Sep 29 Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
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bluey123 added 16:58 - Sep 29 Lucky Lucky Jewell F==K JEWELL OUT still doesnt know his side still no tactics GET RID NOW
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righty added 17:12 - Sep 29 What a disgrace Jewell couldnt manage a sunday league side the second half was awful JEWELL OUT
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newtownfan13 added 17:14 - Sep 29 Three changes at Barnsley and still no win, Carson not even on the bench!!!!! so much for giving the youth a chance, typical Jewell does not know a team still working with experience, experience, experience, well look where it has got us today, absolutely nowhere, someone has to be responsible for the consistency of putting a team together to get us out of this mess and its definately not Jewell imo.

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Michael11 added 17:18 - Sep 29 We should not be holding on for dear life to scrape a draw at Barnsley! Very, very worried. Change is needed.
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runningout added 17:59 - Sep 29 we made Barnsley look brilliant.. can see how they did Birmingham 5 nil, and they will climb the table.. worried about our chances of avoiding relegation..
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