Match Report
Notts County and Barnsley went into the game level on 3 points, 4th against 2nd in the table. Barnsley's recent output lagged their position: 35th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Notts County were scoring 0.67 and conceding 2, Barnsley 2 and 2, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Barnsley entered with three losses in a row.
The match was played at Meadow Lane Stadium in Nottingham (capacity 19,588). On the scoreboard, Notts County led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.