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title: "Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow is ‘touch and go’ in race to return for Luton game"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
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published: "2019-08-24T06:45:27Z"
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# Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow is ‘touch and go’ in race to return for Luton game

**Barnsley are still waiting to see if striker Cauley Woodrow will be fit enough to take his place in the team for this weekend’s Championship clash against Luton at Oakwell.**

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[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49378601) reported that the 24-year-old was ‘[touch and go](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49378601)‘ for the visit of the Hatters after picking up a knock in last week’s [2-2 draw against Charlton](https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/201920/august/barnsley-vs-charlton-athletic-on-17-aug-19/#).

In other team news for the Reds, Alex Mowatt is back in the squad after suffering a recent side strain while Jacob Brown is close to regaining full fitness, according to [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49378601).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Woodrow was a key figure in Barnsley’s [promotion from League One](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48114557) last season, his [19 goals in all competitions making him the Reds’ joint top scorer along with Kieffer Moore](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/barnsley-fc/leistungsdaten/verein/349/plus/0?reldata=%262018), who has since [left Oakwell for Wigan](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49242916).

That 19-goal haul was achieved in [36 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/barnsley-fc/leistungsdaten/verein/349/plus/0?reldata=%262018), giving the Barnsley striker an average return of 0.53 goals per game.

In his [four appearances so far this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cauley-woodrow/leistungsdaten/spieler/169801), Woodrow has only [scored once](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cauley-woodrow/leistungsdaten/spieler/169801), that goal coming [against Charlton last week](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cauley-woodrow/leistungsdaten/spieler/169801). His current return of 0.25 goals per game in 2019/20 is significantly down on last season, albeit that it’s very early in the campaign and in a higher division.

Still, he has scored one of Barnsley’s [meagre tally of three goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/leistungsdaten/verein/349) from the first five matches of the season, with [Luke Thomas and Conor Chaplin](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/leistungsdaten/verein/349) the only other players to have scored. [The latter has had 261 minutes of game-time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/leistungsdaten/verein/349) this season compared to [Woodrow’s 360 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/leistungsdaten/verein/349).

Mamadou Thiam has [featured in all five matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/leistungsdaten/verein/349), albeit as a [substitute in three of them](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/294505/MatchStatistics/Mamadou-Thiam), but has only had [one shot in the Championship](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/294505/MatchStatistics/Mamadou-Thiam) so far this term. He was not especially prolific for the Reds at League One level last season, either, with a return of [seven goals from 52 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-thiam/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/368624) giving him an average of just 0.13 per game.

Patrick Schmidt has made just a [single substitute appearance totalling 17 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-schmidt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/297590/plus/0/saison/2019/wettbewerb/GB2/verein/349), struggling for action in his early weeks at Oakwell following his [recent move from Admira Wacker](https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2019/august/schmidt-2023/). After scoring [eight goals in 27 Austrian Bundesliga appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-schmidt/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/297590) last season (0.3 goals per game), he may feel that he is due more of a chance this weekend if Woodrow isn’t fit to feature.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Barnsley have not been prolific in the opening weeks of this season – their next opponents Luton [scored as many goals in their opening game](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/aug/02/luton-town-v-middlesbrough-championship-live) as the Reds have managed in five matches so far – and when the 2-2 draw against fellow promoted club Charlton is excluded, they have [scored only once in four matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barnsley/spielplandatum/verein/349) this month.

Therefore, the possible absence of last season’s joint-top scorer Woodrow is a real cause for concern going into this weekend’s fixture. If he doesn’t recover in time, his fellow forwards will need to make their opportunity count against a team who [came up with them from League One last term](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48114557).

***Barnsley fans, how damaging would Woodrow’s absence be if he isn’t fit for the Luton game? Let us know your thoughts by commenting below!***