Chelsea vs Barnsley head to head record

Chelsea and Barnsley have never previously played each other in the League Cup.The last time our clubs met was in March 2008 when Avram Grant took his Blues side to Oakwell for a quarter-final FA Cup tie. Barnsley’s Kayode Odejayi scored the only goal just past the hour. The Tykes lost to Cardiff in the semi-final at Wembley.Chelsea have won our past four home games against Barnsley in all competitions, scoring 12 goals in the process. The Tykes last win at the Bridge was 37 years ago in March 1983 in Division Two when Norman Hunter was their manager.

Last meeting at the Bridge

CHELSEA 2 BARNSLEY 0Premiership, 31.01.98, 3pm

Chelsea (3-5-2): De Goey; Duberry, Leboeuf, Clarke; Charvet, Petrescu, Newton (Nicholls h/t), Wise (Sinclair 79), Le Saux; Vialli, M HughesUnused subs Hitchcock, Zola, FloManager Ruud GullitScorers Vialli 22, M Hughes 47

Barnsley (4-4-2) Watson; Eaden, De Zeeuw, Moses, Barnard; Bullock, Bosancic (Liddell 80), Redfearn, Sheridan (Morgan 56); Fjortoft (Hendrie 66), WardUnused subs Leese, HristovManager Danny Wilson

Referee Jeff WinterAttendance 34,442

Biggest win for each team

Chelsea 6-0 Barnsley 1905/06 - Division TwoBarnsley 0-6 Chelsea 1997/98 - Premier LeagueBarnsley 4-0 Chelsea 1988/89 - FA CupBarnsley’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge is 3-0 in 1982/83 in Division Two

Chelsea Stats

Frank Lampard’s side are looking to progress to the League Cup fourth round for the 10th successive season.The last team to defeat us at the third-round stage was Newcastle in 2010/11 when they beat us 4-3 in a see-saw encounter. Shola Ameobi scored a stoppage time winner after Nicolas Anelka had equalised from the spot three minutes earlier.The only other occasions we have been eliminated from the third round since the turn of the century were against Charlton at home on penalties in 05/06 and Liverpool at Anfield in 2000/01.The last lower division side to knock us out of this competition was Burnley in the fourth round in 2008, on penalties at Stamford Bridge after extra-time. Huddersfield were the last Football League team to beat us in 90 minutes.

Milestones

Mateo Kovacic’s next appearance will be his 100th for the Blues in all competitions.

Jorginho's made his 100th appearance for the Blues in all competitions against Liverpool.

Barnsley stats

Last seasonChampionship - 20thFA Cup - fourth roundCarabao Cup - first roundTop scorer all competitions: Cauley Woodrow 15

Barnsley’s best season in the League Cup was in the 1981/82 season when they reached the quarter-finals for the first and only time, losing to Liverpool after a replay.

Barnsley are spending their 16th season in the Championship since they were relegated from the Premier League in 1998. They also dropped down to League One three times in that period.

Two stoppage-time winners in their last two games last season against Nottingham Forest and Brentford ensured Barnsley avoided relegation and secured a second successive season in the Championship.

Barnsley have lost both league games this term without scoring a goal, the most recent 0-2 at Reading on Saturday after having a player sent off in each half.

This is the first time The Tykes have reached this stage of the League Cup since 2017/18 when Tottenham defeated them 1-0 at Wembley.

Barnsley last reached the fourth round in 2009/10 when they lost 2-0 at home to Man Utd.

Barnsley’s road to the third roundFirst round, Nottingham Forest (h) W 1-0 - scorer WoodrowSecond round, Middlesbrough (a) W 2-0 - scorers Schmidt, WilliamsMark Robins was their manager the last occasion Barnsley defeated a Premier League side, in 2009 when they overcame Burnley, managed by Owen Coyle, 3-2 at Oakwell in the third round of the League Cup.The last time the Tykes won away at a Premier League side was at Anfield against Liverpool in the fifth round of the 2007/08 FA Cup, when Simon Davey was in charge.Austrian-born Gerhard Struber has been head coach at Oakwell since November 2019. He has never managed a game against Chelsea.

Barnsley's second round line-up

Tuesday 15 SeptemberMiddlesbrough 0 Barnsley 2Team 3-4-3: Collins; Sollbauer (Halme 69), Helik, Andersen; Ludewig (Styles h/t), Mowatt (c), Ritzmaier, Williams; Thomas (Woodrow 61), Schmidt, FrieserScorers: Schmidt 22, Williams 34

2020/21 scorers in all competitionsSchmidt 1, Williams 1, Woodrow 1

Discipline

Andreas Christensen and Barnsley’s Michal Helik and Mads Anderson are suspended following their red cards at the weekend.

Yellow cards only count in the competition they are received. In the Carabao Cup, two yellow cards will result in a one-match suspension. The cut-off point is the quarter-finals, so no player can miss the final through cumulative yellows.

Referee

Darren Bond refereed two Barnsley Championship games last season and in their game at West Brom he issued 11 yellow cards. This is his first Chelsea appointment.