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Barnsley 1-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
Saturday, 12th Aug 2017 17:07

Half-time subs David McGoldrick and Martyn Waghorn scored the goals which saw Town come from a goal behind to win 2-1 against Barnsley at Oakwell. Tom Bradshaw put the Tykes in front in the 15th minute but after a reshuffle at the break, McGoldrick volleyed home an equaliser on 53 and debutant Waghorn sealed the three points in the 70th minute as Town recorded three wins in their opening three games of a season for the first time since 2002/03.

Midfielders Flynn Downes and Tristan Nydam kept their places in the Town midfield, but Grant Ward and defender Tommy Smith both missed out.

Ward picked up a kick to the calf in last weekend’s 1-0 victory over Birmingham, while Smith missed Tuesday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup win at Luton with a sore back but it’s believed he may have suffered a hamstring injury in training.

The New Zealand international’s absence saw Jonas Knudsen continue as the left-sided centre-half in the back three with skipper Luke Chambers in the middle and Jordan Spence on the right. Dominic Iorfa and Myles Kenlock were the wing-backs with Bartosz Bialkowski in goal.

Downes, who was making his first league start, was alongside Cole Skuse in the deeper midfield roles with Nydam, making his league debut having made his senior bow on Tuesday, was ahead of them and behind front pair Joe Garner and Freddie Sears.

McGoldrick, who scored twice at Kenilworth Road, Bersant Celina, Waghorn and young defender Luke Woolfenden were among the subs.

Barnsley included new Harvey Barnes, who signed on loan from Leicester yesterday and who Town were also believed to be eyeing, among their substitutes.

The Blues won an early corner but it was the home side who created the game’s first opening. Knudsen cut out a cross from the right but only found George Moncur, whose shot was spilled by one-time Tykes loanee Bartosz Bialkowski. The loose ball reached Bradshaw but he could only head into Bialkowski’s arms.

Barnsley threatened again in the fifth minute, Bialkowski bundling a Bradshaw wide to his left and a miscommunication between the Town keeper and Knudsen allowing it to go out for a corner.

The Tykes kept up the pressure from the flag-kick with a number of Town defenders blocking efforts from home players before Bialkowski eventually held on to a cross.

But Town gradually began to make some headway and in the 10th minute Sears escaped down the right and, following good work from Spence and Iorfa, crossed towards Garner, whose flicked header was blocked at point-blank by a defender.

On 13 Barnsley had another chance from a corner, this time on their left, skipper Angus MacDonald eventually heading over.

Town created an opportunity of their own a minute later. After Nydam had sent Sears away on the left with an excellent looping pass, Kenlock crossed towards Garner but just in front of the striker and team-mates arriving at the far post.

The Blues had looked to be getting more into the game but on the quarter hour the Tykes took the lead.

After Town, who had looked shaky at the back throughout the early stages, had failed to clear the initial attack, Ryan Hedges’s overhead kick looped to Bradshaw at the far post, from where he nodded past Bialkowski.


The home side continued the pressure having gone in front and weren’t far from doubling their lead in the 22nd when Adam Hammill’s low shot following a corner was blocked just in front of the line by Garner.

Soon after, Iorfa and Sears exchanged passes on the Town right but the on-loan Wolves man was crowded out as he looked to shoot.

On 25 Iorfa, proving to be a big threat down the right, cut the ball back to Sears from the right byline but a defender put the ball behind ahead of Sears.

As the game passed the half hour mark the Blues were starting to look more confident, playing more patient football than earlier, but without having forced Tykes keeper Adam Davies into a save.

In the 38th minute Kenlock blazed well over after a corner from the right had been cleared to him 30 yards out.

There was a scare for the Blues a minute later when and Bialkowski came and failed to punch a cross from the right and Iorfa headed behind ahead of a Barnsley striker.

On 42 Moncur hit the wall after a freekick on the edge of the area had been played to him. Town immediately broke through Garner and Sears. After Iorfa had been dispossessed as he cut in from the left inside the box, Nydam crossed and found Garner, who failed to find a team-mate with a pass when he should have shot.

The Blues kept the Tykes pinned back inside their half for the following couple of minutes, but despite sending a number of balls across the box were unable to create a serious opportunity.

Barnsley will feel they should have increased their lead in the final scheduled minute of the half after they broke behind the Blues’ backline, who again failed to clear their lines. Moncur was played in on goal but Bialkowski saved down to his left. Town were still unable to end the danger and Hedges broke into the box on the left before unleashing a powerful strike which Bialkowski again did well to keep out.

After Bradshaw had shot wide from an angle on the left, referee Geoff Eltringham ended an entertaining and open first half with the Tykes deserving their lead on the balance of the game and chances created.

Indeed, they may well have felt they should have been further in front with Bialkowski having made a number of impressive saves, in addition to Garner’s clearance from in front of the line.

Barnsley had always looked the more dangerous side with the Blues never looking entirely sure of themselves at the back.

Going forward, Town had had some decent spells of possession but so far without being able to turn them into openings.

The Blues swapped new signing Waghorn and McGoldrick for Nydam and Kenlock ahead of the second half with the changes little surprise.

Town moved to 4-4-2 with Waghorn, who was making his Blues league debut, and Sears on the right and left of midfield respectively.

Town immediately began to look more of a danger going forward. Iorfa crossed from the right and Waghorn’s shot was blocked. On 47 Adam Jackson was booked for a foul on Garner on the left.

A minute later Garner sent McGoldrick scampering his way through a number of Barnsley defenders but the Town number 10 allowed Davies to see just too much of the ball as he looked to beat the keeper, who blocked.

Town were looking far more likely scorers than they had in the first half and, after Sears had shot against a defender and Iorfa had been booked for a foul, the Blues got back on terms in the 53rd minute.

Knudsen wafted over a cross to the far post from the left and McGoldrick volleyed a powerful shot past Davies to claim his third goal in two games right in front of the travelling Blue Army.

After Jackson’s overhead kick had flown narrowly wide of the Town goal, Barnsley switched goalscorer Bradshaw for on-loan Chelsea youngster Ike Ugbo on 57 before Garner and MacDonald were both spoken to by the referee following the latest instalment in an ongoing spat.

The pair clashed again in the 66th minute, Garner remonstrating with the referee after being caught late and from behind not far outside the area by the Tykes captain, who was lucky not to see a card. McGoldrick blazed the freekick well over.

Town had been the better side since the break with Barnsley rarely creating an opening. And on 70 they grabbed the lead their second half display deserved.

McGoldrick flicked on to Garner, who spotted Waghorn making a run in behind and played the ball into his fellow former Rangers man, who took it inside a defender before hitting a low left-footed shot past the motionless Davies and into the corner of the net.

Downes made way for Adam McDonnell in the 77th minute, the Blues youngster having undergone treatment on a couple of occasions during the second half. McDonnell, a sub at Luton in midweek, was making his second league appearance for the Blues, the first having been on the final day of 2016/17 at Derby.

Hammill curled a freekick into Bialkowski’s arms, before Barnsley switched Hedges for Stefan Payne and then soon after debutant Barnes for Hammill.

The Tykes began to put the Blues, who suddenly seemed unable to keep hold of the ball, under more pressure as the game moved into its final 10 minutes.

Chambers blocked a shot from the right, then Bialkowski saved well from Barnes after the resultant corner had reached the on-loan Fox at the back of the box.

But Town, with their backline looking far more organised than it had in the first half with skipper Chambers and Spence resolute at its heart, held on to secure their second Championship win of the season, in addition to Tuesday’s Carabao Cup victory at Luton. They had come from behind for the first time since the 3-2 victory at Wigan in December.

While Barnsley fans will believe they deserved something from the game having been the better side before the break. But having kept the score to 1-0 - to a great extent due to keeper Bialkowski - and changed things around at the break, the second half performance was worthy of the three points.

The win sees the Blues, who travel to Millwall on Tuesday, to fourth position in the early season Championship table - behind Cardiff and Wolves on goal difference and Nottingham Forest on goals scored - after an excellent first eight days of their campaign.

Barnsley: Davies, McCarthy, MacDonald (c), Jackson, Pearson, J Williams, Moncur, Potts, Hammill (Barnes 80), Bradshaw (Ugbo 57), Hedges (Payne 78). Unused: Townsend, Pinnock, Payne, Mowatt, Bird.

Town: Bialkowski, Spence, Chambers (c), Knudsen, Kenlock (McGoldrick 46), Skuse, Downes (McDonnell 77), Nydam (Nydam 46), Sears, Garner. Unused: Gerken, Woolfenden, Rowe, Celina. Referee: Geoff Eltringham (County Durham). Att: 12,009 (Town: 870).


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Taricco_Fan added 21:13 - Aug 12
Tough place to get a win so well done to the team. Credit to Mick, he changed things up and turned the match back in our favour. Good to see both our new strikers and McGoldrick hitting the ground running this season.

Much tougher tests await but this is an encouraging, confidence-building start to the season. The next couple of games are both very winnable.
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sereneblue added 21:27 - Aug 12
Swn98, different season but still spouting the same old crap.
Watched highlights of the game today and apart from the win ,it seems the back four are still doing a good impression of the keystone cops , if it wasn't for Barnsley's poor finishing we could easily of been 3 down.
A great away win ,but let's not kid ourselves ,with McCarthy in charge it's going to be another long season!

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Swn98 added 21:46 - Aug 12
My opinion that's all Serene blue don't let it get you down.
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StochesStotasBlewe added 21:50 - Aug 12
Great stuff. Saturday nights red wine is tasting so good. Well done all.
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dirtydingusmagee added 21:52 - Aug 12
Well its good to get another win,and pleased to see the new lads are showing promise .I'm no fan of McCarthy but have to give him credit,and if he continues to get results i'll be happy,Its early days and so far relatively average at best opposition, much harder tests ahead when any progress made will be evident . But for now I'm happy to say well done both team and manager. coyb.
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Brownie added 22:23 - Aug 12
It would be nice if some posters looked at the topic & the situation in hand rather than cut & pasting the same post every week. I do wonder how some would react if discussing our club face to face rather than behind an anonymous keyboard?

Still who cares what side of the fence your on. Unbeaten so far so let's enjoy it.

COYB!
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Miles added 23:12 - Aug 12
Credit to mick for trusting the kids and making the tactical changes that were needed today.

I am and have been a fan of Mick's and believe we could do a lot worse but that doesn't mean I wasn't fed up last season because it was atrocious at times and the majority who displayed their 'dislike' to the situation are justified in my opinion. That being said, Mick and ME have made a good effort to change things for the better and we all have to applaud that and hopefully this is the start of what will be a successful season. It's important we as fans stick with the team now and if we do lose on Tuesday let's not lose our heads. We've got a lot of players to come back and we have so much reason for optimism right now.

A long way to go but we're heading in the right direction and I for one am a happy blue!
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PSGBlue added 23:13 - Aug 12
Following last season, I had arranged an end of season party for next Saturday night. Damm! Looks like I will have to postponed it until at least mid September!

Well Done MM and the lads - continue to prove us wrong!
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adeblueboy added 23:32 - Aug 12
A lot of people have said MM deserves all the credit, well not me. We played very well at Luton on tuesday and our 2 least effective players were Nydam and Kenlock and he starts them both today. On the way to the game we were thinking it will be nice to see McGoldrick link up with Garner and to see Waghorn or Celina start. So to say MM got it right, I don't think so, they got him out of a hole.
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KiwiTractor added 23:37 - Aug 12
Great result, well done lads.

I wasn't feeling very optimistic before round one, the biggest plus for me is it sounds like the team is trying to play football when we have possession. As others have said, I hope MM sticks with it after we suffer our first loss (assuming we do!)
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KiwiTractor added 23:37 - Aug 12
Great result, well done lads.

I wasn't feeling very optimistic before round one, the biggest plus for me is it sounds like the team is trying to play football when we have possession. As others have said, I hope MM sticks with it after we suffer our first loss (assuming we do!)
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runaround added 23:49 - Aug 12
Considering the current injury list this is an excellent result. Always nice to start the season well & a good start can make the difference between a good season and a poor one in a division as tough as the championship. Hopefully some of the missing players will be back soon though otherwise it's going to be difficult to keep the run going. Well done to players & coaches for today's win
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Dissboyitfc added 00:00 - Aug 13
Great start to the season 3 straight wins. I was there today and the first half showing was poor! McCarthy chose a 5-3-2 formation to start the game, too many players not comfortable with it. the worst offender was Knudsen, he had a woeful first half and the game could so easily have been over by half time and we were fortunate to still be in the game. So credit to MM for the change in formation and personnel for the second half but dont get too carried away, MM totally got it wrong first half.

Hope Downs injury is not serious, by the way he reminds me of Trevor Putney in the way he plays.
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Minneapolis_ITFC added 02:43 - Aug 13
Two league victories and a cup progression, this is alien territory.

Don't know what's been said, who's had a rocket up their ass or some truths told after the pre-season garbage, but liking the look of this new direction.

Take the opportunity to emphasize to the players and management to keep this form underway and continue our progress. Nothing fancy, just keep grinding out results and the black clouds that have been over the club for far too long may just disperse a little and new opportunity can arise.
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BrettenhamBlue added 03:33 - Aug 13
Superb start to the season. Credit to the team! :-)
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Sam added 07:33 - Aug 13
Chestnutse, good comment but just out of interest, why did you put the same thing three times.
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corfu72 added 08:02 - Aug 13
Let's just all enjoy the moment.Three wins out of three and only one goal conceded.Early days but I'm very happy today.!
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dirtydingusmagee added 08:11 - Aug 13
Sam if you post often enough it will happen to you ! it can be a difficult or unresponsive site at times .
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Spanishblueblood added 08:16 - Aug 13
What i do find rather pathetic is.....if you have a different opinion to the happy clappy brigade and dare to criticise anything itfc, then you are a budgie or poor supporter!
Very sad!
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Lord_Mac added 08:30 - Aug 13
Was on a flight to Seattle during match so had to wait until I'd cleared immigration to find out result! Should do this more often! Read the Muhren Thijssen book on plane reminding me of my happiest days as a town supporter.
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grumpyoldman added 09:00 - Aug 13
Swn98 don't you remember saying "I've renewed and am really looking forward to next season if MM goes". That says to me that you preferred him to go. Hoist by your own petard.
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happybeingblue added 09:32 - Aug 13
great win,now lets get that new centre half in pronto
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warktheline added 09:50 - Aug 13
Personally I believe the landscape has altered with the arrival of the two 'rangers' boys. Their obvious ability to score at Championship level, coupled with McGoldricks rich vein of form and fitness,have given McCarthy, at the very least, realistic hope of an 'acceptable' season ahead!

On the downside the injuries to key defenders such as Webster may prove costly and detrimental to the team 'playing' football. That said, long balls from back to front ending with the ball in the net will, short term, keep the hardened anti McCarthy reasonably 'satisfied'.

Yes as some have stated McCarthy got it wrong in the first half at Barnsley, but 'most' managers regularly do! Key here is the ability to find that net, as yesterday highlights!

Results are the name of the game, and whilst McCarthy achieves this, most will be 'happy'. Time will only tell if, and of course we will, the manager reverts back to type, when form dips!
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Bergholtblue added 10:03 - Aug 13
I see Nydam was substituted by himself, that must be a first!

With Didzy, Waghorn and Garner in amongst the goals, could this be the end of Sears?
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Swn98 added 11:28 - Aug 13
Grumpy old man if you are going to quote please dont pick out bits that justify your dislike of someone the post reflected the fact that i had renewed my season ticket and i couldnt care who the manager was
I support the club .Cant wait for Tues night
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