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Blues' Promotion Rivals in Action
Tuesday, 21st Mar 2023 13:00

All of Town’s closest promotion rivals are in action in this evening’s two League One fixtures.

Second-placed Plymouth Argyle, two points ahead of the Blues, travel to the Wham Stadium to take on Accrington Stanley, who are 21st (KO 7.45pm).

Barnsley, fourth behind Town by six points but with two games in hand, host leaders Sheffield Wednesday in a big South Yorkshire derby live on Sky Sports (KO 8pm).

The Blues don’t have a match until a week on Saturday when they travel to fifth-placed Derby County, Saturday’s game against the Tykes at Oakwell having been postponed due to international calls.


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Barty added 13:14 - Mar 21
Wins for Wednesday & Stanley would be fantastic.
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ajs83 added 13:20 - Mar 21
We can still catch Wednesday. The best result at Oakwell is probably a draw but I'd much rather Barnsley win than Wednesday.
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Langdon_Blue added 13:30 - Mar 21
No doubt Blueboy will sitting there tonight wearing his Barnsley / Plymouth half and half scarf haha.
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Barty added 13:33 - Mar 21
ajs83 - fair point and yes we can still catch Wednesday but i very much doubt it and i would happily settle for the second automatic spot and certainly don't want Barnsley catching us.
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coolhand added 13:43 - Mar 21
I honestly don't think it matters if we don't get automatic where we finish in the next 4, we, at our best can beat any of the teams. So I would like any teams to beat the top two and give us a chance of automatic promotion
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ajs83 added 13:49 - Mar 21
Barty - I agree we don't want Barnsley catching us but I think we should be looking up the table rather than down. Games in hand do not equate to points on the board. Wednesday are only 3 points ahead at the end of the day.
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Westy added 13:57 - Mar 21
Even a Plymouth point at Accrington would be a great result for us - leaving us three points off then with a game in hand and superior goal difference. An Accy win even better. Whatever the result of the other game is it will benefit us. Either Barnsley will lose and use up one of their games in hand, Wednesday lose and will be within reach.but the best scenario is probably a draw. It will be an exiting end to the season with top teams playing each other in what is probably the strongest third tier of English football there has been.
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Ryorry added 14:04 - Mar 21
Hadn't realised Wednesday were only leading by a point, albeit have two games in hand. Barnsley are only just behind us on GD in the form table (of last 6 played). Plymouth are now 8th in the form table.

So on balance I'd rather that match ends in a draw - I reckon a total of four points lost between our two closest rivals is more helpful to us than a total of three points dropped by one of them - though that doesn't include the psychological effects for one of them if they dropped all three, which could be a bit of a 'stopper'. I really wouldn't want Barnsley to win though - makes it all even tighter & more uncomfortable.

Come on Accrington Stanley though! 👍
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mojo added 14:04 - Mar 21
Psychologically AS dropping into the relegation zone at the weekend could work in our favour hopefully
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 14:22 - Mar 21
If we win all of our games we finish above Barnsley, even if we draw with Barnsley our goal difference means they cannot overtake us.
We need Plymouth to start shedding points.
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cooper4england added 15:03 - Mar 21
Finishing in the play offs is a bit of lottery so doesn't matter if we are 3rd or sixth so, for me, it's all about too two. So Wednesday to lose please.
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cooper4england added 15:03 - Mar 21
Finishing in the play offs is a bit of lottery so doesn't matter if we are 3rd or sixth so, for me, it's all about too two. So Wednesday to lose please.
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cooper4england added 15:04 - Mar 21
Top two.

So good i posted twice!
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Barty added 15:14 - Mar 21
The fewer points Barnsley get between now and when we play them , the better as it could me we could afford to lose to them at their place but a few more twists still to come I think and I predict us to finish second
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Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 15:23 - Mar 21
The important thing is for Plymouth Argyle to lose. Other than that, a draw may be best or Wednesday to lose. I'm with some of the others, anything between 3-6 does not really matter and I don't think Barnsley will challenge for the top 2 positions.
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BobbyBell added 15:35 - Mar 21
Plymouth's home form is why they are second. Tonight they are way and they have lost their last two away 5-2 and 3-0. Accrington must fancy their chances. I'd rather see Barnsley lose as it will upset their momentum. I don't care if SW are first as long as we get second.
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ArnieM added 16:49 - Mar 21
A draw between swfc and Barnsley would be the ideal,outcome. And if Accy can't win (unlikely), a draw with Plymouth also not a bad result for us. Will it happen? Nah, of course not , this Ipswich Town and their luck were talking about lol !
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ipswichske added 17:15 - Mar 21
I prefer barnsley to lose, if we have to go there and they're out of the promotion race it's easier to win there, maybe they'd rather have plymouth than us in the playoffs
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Fatboy added 17:44 - Mar 21
I've been undecided as to what the best result of the Barnsley Wednesday game would be and it sounds like others are too. I'll just take comfort in the fact that at least one of them will be dropping some points tonight. If Plymouth do too, that would be great.

Wednesday are in action three times before we next play again, so by that time they could be out of sight or we could be three points off the top with a game in hand or somewhere inbetween!
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Saxonblue74 added 18:01 - Mar 21
One of the biggest days of the season for us, and without kicking a ball!!
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Bluefish11 added 18:05 - Mar 21
Plymouth now have 4 away games out of the next 5 and they are 18th on away league form over the last 6 matches. Plymouth we are coming for you! While we are it, a Barnsley win tonight and we are coming for Shef Wed too as they have 6 aways out of their next 8. I smell a trophy personally because we can beat anyone in this league, home or away.
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Terrystowel added 18:55 - Mar 21
As long as we finish 2nd, SW could end up with 150pts for all I care.
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BerksBlue15 added 19:59 - Mar 21
I don't think anyone is catching Wednesday - they've got a really easy run-in (Burton, Forest Green, Cheltenham etc). I'd rather them stuff Barnsley and go and win the league, and leave us to pick off Plymouth on our own. We don't want to find we catch Plymouth and Barnsley sneak up behind us! Lots of red cards and a few injuries for both Plymouth and Barnsley would be the preferred outcome, without wishing ill on any individual in particular.
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FreddySteady added 20:03 - Mar 21
Plymouth one up…
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FreddySteady added 20:12 - Mar 21
Barnsley one up…
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