Results tagged “Barnsley”

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters Club.

Things have taken a dramatic change for the better for The Lions after beating League Two strugglers Dagenham and Redbridge 5-0 in the FA Cup third round replay and then getting a vital 3-1 win at Barnsley in the League last Saturday.

Ian Toal, of Millwall Supporters Club, reflects on a narrow defeat at Southampton, and some heavy handed treatment from the police.

As much as you want to win every game you play, sometimes it's best to get that first defeat of the season out of the way.

West Ham's excellent cup record this season continued as they enjoyed a relatively comfortable passage through to the fourth round of the FA Cup against Barnsley.

Goals from Jon Spector and Frederic Piquionne saw the Irons progress at the Boleyn on Saturday, but did little to quell the speculation over the future of manager Avram Grant.

Charlton got their first point in nine away matches after drawing 0-0 with relegation rivals Barnsley on Saturday.

In a match that few would describe as a thriller, the Tykes were booed off the pitch by their fans after being frustrated by the Addicks.

Jonathan Spector made a return to first team action for West Ham in Saturday's 2-10 over Stoke and the American international is eager for more.

Spector, who turns 23 next Saturday, came on as an 89th minute subsitute, his first appearance since April after being ruled out with a serious hip injury for most of this season.

Charlton dropped into the relegation zone of the Championship after a 3-1 defeat at home to Barnsley on Saturday.

The Addicks had the worse of starts when ex-Crystal Palace striker Jonathan Macken put Barnsley in front after just two minutes.

Barnsley will come to The Valley on Saturday for what promises to be an important game in Charlton's season.

Both sides are struggling for points at the wrong end of the table and need a win to get them back in the hunt for play-off positions.

Barnsley 3 Charlton Athletic 0

By Nick Martindale

The end of a disappointing season just cannot come quickly enough for Alan Pardew’s beleaguered side.

In truth, there was little to be gleaned from this latest reverse against Barnsley last Saturday (April 26) and such a result was perhaps to be expected after the disappointment of recent weeks, all the more so when coming up against a team that still had a chance of being relegated.