David Wagner takes his Huddersfield Town side to South Yorkshire this afternoon to face SkyBet Championship Barnsley FC at Oakwell Stadium (kick-off 4pm).
It is the fourth pre-season clash for the team after facing League Two Accrington Stanley, League One Bury FC and 2.Bundesliga outfit SV Sandhausen.
Last time Town travelled to South Yorkshire was during last season’s promotion-winning campaign with the game finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Fans favourite Michael Hefele opened the scoring for the visitors before Marley Watkins equalised in the 75th minute.
Today’s game is likely to see a strong line-up for Town with most players expected to play 90 minutes as preparations for the Premier League season crank up a notch.
Bringing you all the action from this afternoon's pre-season clash is Examiner Football Writer Blake Welton.
Key Events
Signing Out
Well that’s it from the LIVE Blog this afternoon in what has been another positive work-out for David Wagner’s men in their fourth pre-season clash ahead of their inaugural Premier League campaign.
Keep checking the Examiner website, the Examiner Town Facebook page and @ExaminerHTAFC for all the latest Town news, views and opinion and I will see you again on Wednesday evening when David Wagner’s men host Italian side Udinese.
FT: Barnsley 0 Huddersfield Town 1
The referee blows for the final whistle in what hasn’t been a pretty spectacle but a win is a win and the work-out has once again been decent for David Wagner’s side.
Stick with us as we bring you all the best post-match reaction and analysis.
Barnsley 0 Huddersfield Town 1
89 Minutes: FINALLY WE HAVE THE BREAKTHROUGH! A mega kick up field by Lossl finds Steve Mounie who perfectly lobs Davies to send the away crowd into raptures. That’s now three goals in four games for the record signing...
Hits The Bar!
85 Minutes: That was nearly the breakthrough we were all hoping for then - Scannell meeting Chris Lowe’s deep cross at the back but his looping header hits the top of the bar.
Huddersfield Town Substitution
82 Minutes: Joe Lolley is replaced by youngster Lewis O’Brien - still 0-0 here.
Dimitri Cavaré Profile
A big of background information on the right-back on trial for Huddersfield Town this afternoon.
Huddersfield Town Substitution
72 Minutes: First one of the day for David Wagner’s men - and Philip Billing is replaced by Sean Scannell. It means Lolley moves central and Tom Ince into the number 10 slot.
So Close!!
66 Minutes: Ince slips Quaner through one-on-one with Davies but the Barnsley keeper is once again equal to it! He was impressive during the league game here if I remember correctly....
End-To-End
65 Minutes: The game is opening up now - Adam Hammill creates room for himself before bending an effort inches wide.
Great Save!
63 Minutes: Arguably the best chance of the game so far - Collin Quaner is denied by Davies in the area after being found well by Lolley.
Barnsley Substitution
61 Minutes: Jacob Brown replaces Ike Ugbo for Barnsley - still 0-0 here at Oakwell.
Back-To-Front
57 Minutes: A great quick back-to-front move from Town sees Zanka finds Mounie who heads down to Chris Lowe - the German full-back drawing a good save from Davies.
Ouch!
50 Minutes: Lolley is back in the thick of it minutes later, being clattered by MacDonald and having treatment on the pitch - he should be OK to continue though.
So Close!!
48 Minutes: Great play by Joe Lolley sees the player drive past three and gets into the area before Angus MacDonald recovers to block his low effort. After the impressive approach-play he should have really done better.
Barnsley Substitutes
46 Minutes: However, there have been two changes for Barnsley - Tom Bradshaw and Stevie Mallan replacing Payne and Williams.
Second Half
We’re back underway at Oakwell with Town kicking-off the second 45 minutes - no changes for David Wagner’s men at the interval.
Huddersfield Town Under 23s
The final whistle has blown and Frankie Bunn’s youngsters have won 1-0 at Curzon Ashton courteous of an Olly Dyson goal in the 50th minute.
HT: Barnsley 0 Huddersfield Town 0
Plenty of hard work and endeavour but little else to report so far in this one...stick with us though, it’s got to get better...
Great Build-Up
45 Minutes: A quick attacking break from Huddersfield Town results in Joe Lolley fizzing an effort just over Adam Davies’ bar from 20 yards out.
Speculative Shot
38 Minutes: Trialist Dimitri Cavare’s low cross is cleared before Philip Billing shoots wide from the edge of the area. Still 0-0 as we approach half-time.
Match Report: Huddersfield Town 1 Girona 0
Check out our match report from Huddersfield Town’s first game of the day at PPG Canalside as Kasey Palmer impresses in the behind-closed-doors clash.
30 Minutes
And it’s still 0-0 here at Oakwell - a tight and even game so far with Barnsley looking particularly dangerous via set-pieces.
Barnsley Pressure
It’s the hosts who are piling on the pressure at the moment - the Tykes having a succession of dangerous free-kicks which has seen Town defend resolutely. Still 0-0 as we approach the half-an-hour mark.
Great Save!
22 Minutes: At the other end, Town stopper Jonas Lossl pulls out a super save to deny Stefan Payne’s header after a delicious in-swinging cross from Alex Mowatt.
Town Free-Kick
18 Minutes: Barnsley’s Joe Williams brings down Ince 20 yards out towards the centre of the box - he dusts himself down to take the free-kick but it hits the top of the wall.
Huddersfield Town U23 Latest
Olly Dyson has opened the scoring for the youngsters at Curzon Ashton in the 50th minute.
Great Tackle!
10 Minutes: Even open exchanges with Barnsley carrying a threat down their right-hand side - Christopher Schindler forced into a good interception to stop Andy Yiadom from finding Ike Ugbo in the penalty area.
Kick-Off
1 Minute: As mentioned earlier, the usual 4-2-3-1 with Joe Lolley in the Number 10 slot this afternoon - Tom Ince on the left and Collin Quaner on the right. Captained by Jonathan Hogg this afternoon as well.
Teams Are Out!!
