29 May 2016
Match preview: League One play-off final - Barnsley v Millwall

    Barnsley face Millwall in Sunday's League One play-off final, with a place in the Championship at stake.

    The Tykes have no new injury concerns as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners prepare for their second visit to Wembley this season.

    Millwall will check on Byron Webster (hamstring), with Tony Craig set to start at centre-back if he is unfit.

    Lions top scorer Lee Gregory, who has 27 goals this season, is expected to shake off a niggling groin problem.

    Barnsley were bottom of League One in December but put together an extraordinary run of form under interim boss Paul Heckingbottom to take the final play-off place.

    They defeated Walsall 6-1 on aggregate in their semi-final tie to reach the final.

    Millwall are eyeing an immediate return to the Championship, having seen their five-year stay in the second tier end last year.

    The Lions finished fourth in the table under Neil Harris, who played when Millwall won the League One play-off final against Swindon in 2010.

    Midfielder Jimmy Abdou and striker Steve Morison are among four other members of that side who could feature at Wembley again on Sunday.

    Barnsley interim manager Paul Heckingbottom told BSports Radio Sheffield:

    "We have a group who are young, they're athletic and fit, so we play with pace and we play to their strengths.

    "We try to use their strength, so the minimum is the opposition has to match us, and now the belief that when they apply themselves and make good decisions, they are a force."

    Millwall manager Neil Harris told BSports Radio London:

    "We are confident but not arrogant. We have a tough opposition and a difficult game but we are in the final on merit.

    "Wigan and Burton deserve to go up but in performances and the points gained, we and Barnsley may be the top two sides since the turn of the year.

    "Barnsley played at Wembley this year but they didn't play against Millwall or in front of our fans there.

    "We have come a long way but to be a success, the season is now defined in one game. We have to perform."

    MATCH FACTS

    • Barnsley have reached two previous play-off finals, losing in 2000 against Ipswich in the second tier but beating Swansea on penalties in League One in 2006 after a 2-2 draw.
    • The Lions have reached two previous play-off finals, both in League One - they lost 3-2 to Scunthorpe in 2009 before defeating Swindon 1-0 a year later.
    • Millwall have lost in three of their four visits to Wembley, most recently playing there in April 2013 in the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan, where they lost 2-0.
    • The team finishing fourth has won the League One play-offs in four of the last five campaigns.
    • The team in sixth has not won the play-offs since Scunthorpe in 2009.