NUFC v Barnsley - Stats
Head-to-head
• This is the 30th league meeting of Newcastle and Barnsley. Both clubs have won 10 of the previous 29, with nine draws.
• Barnsley are vying for only their fourth away league victory over the Magpies. The most recent was in September 1982.
Newcastle
• Newcastle have won their last three league matches and their last four at home.
• They have won more matches (20) and lost fewer (four) than any other team in the Championship.
• Fifty-five of Newcastle’s 69 points have come from matches in which they have scored first.
• Kevin Nolan is set to make his 300th career league start.
Barnsley
• Barnsley have gone 12 matches without a draw.
• The Tykes have committed 432 fouls in Championship matches this season - more than any other side.
• They are the only team in the top 15 to have lost as many as 14 games this season.
