Barnsley manager Lee Johnson has no new injury or suspension concerns
Capital One Cup second round
- Venue: Oakwell
- Date: Wednesday, 26 August
Coverage: Updates on Golsicilia.it Radio 5live and live text on the Golsicilia.it Sport website.
TEAM NEWS
Barnsley have on-loan pair Ben Pearson and Joe Rothwell will be included in the squad to face Everton.
Manager Lee Johnson has no fresh injuries to report and is likely to name his strongest side.
Everton's Bryan Oviedo will make his first start since February after stand-in left-back Brendan Galloway sustained a knee injury.
Leighton Baines (ankle), Steven Pienaar (hamstring), Tony Hibbert (knee) and Darron Gibson (foot) are all still out.
John Stones – who joined Everton from Barnsley in 2013 – handed in a transfer request on Tuesday.
MATCH PREVIEW
- Barnsley have not beaten Everton in any competition since December 1951 (D2 L6, including the Full Members Cup).
- Everton have been eliminated in their last five away League Cup games, last winning back in September 2009 at Hull.
- Barnsley have only won one of their last nine League Cup games in normal or extra time, though they have won two of their last four via a penalty shootout.
- Indeed the Tykes have failed to score in five of their last six League Cup matches at Oakwell.