BBC Sport - Barnsley v Leeds

Npower Championship

Venue: Oakwell
Date: Saturday 31 December
Kick-off: 1300 GMT
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website

TEAM NEWS

Teenage defender John Stones and young midfielder Paul Digby could feature for Barnsley this weekend.

The pair, aged 17 and 16 respectively, may be drafted in to reinforce manager Keith Hill's injury-ravaged squad.

Leeds defender Tom Lees is struggling to be passed fit after suffering concussion on Boxing Day.

Lees' clash of heads against Derby at Pride Park could hand a start to Alex Bruce, who has been recalled from his loan spell at Huddersfield.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the 50th league match between Barnsley and Leeds; both clubs have won 17 of the previous 49.

• Leeds have not beaten Barnsley since dumping them out of the FA Cup in 2001, and last registered a league victory over them in the Premier League in April 1998.

• The Tykes have won three and drawn two of the last five league clashes with the Whites, and victory would complete their first double over them in 22 years.

Barnsley

• Mid-table Barnsley have lost their last three matches, conceding nine goals in the process.

• This is the third year running the Tykes have accumulated 30 points at the half-way point of the Championship programme.

• They have gone out of the year on a winning note only once in the last eight seasons (2009).

Leeds United

• Leeds, who are two places and one point outside the play-offs, are in danger of suffering three successive league defeats for the first time since April 2010.

• Simon Grayson's side are the top away scorers in the Championship, with 21 goals from 12 games.

• They also have the best second-half record in the second tier.

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Championship table

Saturday, 31 December 2011 00:00 UK

Position	Team	P	GD	PTS
Full Championship table
1	Southampton	24	22	47
2	West Ham	23	17	44
3	Middlesbrough	23	10	44
4	Cardiff	23	11	39
5	Hull	23	3	39
6	Reading	23	8	36
7	Blackpool	23	8	35
8	Leeds	23	5	35
9	Burnley	23	4	33
10	Crystal Palace	23	0	33
11	Brighton	23	-3	32
12	Leicester	23	4	31
13	Peterborough	23	3	31
14	Derby	23	-5	31
15	Birmingham	21	3	30
16	Barnsley	23	-4	30
17	Portsmouth	22	0	27
18	Watford	23	-8	27
19	Ipswich	22	-10	27
20	Millwall	23	-2	26
21	Bristol City	24	-12	24
22	Nott'm Forest	23	-19	21
23	Doncaster	23	-20	19
24	Coventry	23	-15	16

Full Championship table