Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Burnley U21 2nd on 59, Barnsley U21 9th on 30. Barnsley U21 had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.91 goals per team per game, Barnsley U21 ran at 1.39 scored and 2 conceded, Burnley U21 at 2.87 and 1.23.
9 games without a win framed Barnsley U21's arrival, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Barnsley U21 against 10/15 for Burnley U21.
The match was played at Barnsley FC Training Ground in Barnsley (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Burnley U21 led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.