Cardiff City will be without Curtis Nelson for this midweek clash owing to a calf injury.
New signing Uche Ikpeazu will also be available for selection.
Barnsley signings Amine Bassi, on loan from Metz, and Domingos Quina, on loan from Watford will be available for the hosts.
Match facts
- Barnsley have won just one of their last 15 Football League games against Cardiff (D5 L9), with each of the last two meetings ending in a draw.
- Cardiff have lost just one of their previous 11 Football League trips to Barnsley (W7 D3), with that defeat coming in November 2009 courtesy of a Carl Dickinson winner.
- Barnsley have lost two of their three home league games on a Wednesday this season (W1), having lost just one of the previous 12 (W5 D6).
- Cardiff are without a win in four Championship away games (D2 L2), two of which have taken place in 2022 (D1 L1), they haven’t failed to win any of their first three Football League away games in a calendar year since 2015 (run of four – D2 L2).
- Cardiff’s James Collins has five goals in seven Football League appearances against Barnsley, all of which were scored during his time at Luton.
Match Officials:
Referee: GEOFF ELTRINGHAM
Assistants: Nick Greenhalgh and Robert Merchant
Fourth Official : Dean Whitestone