It's certainly not been the start that the Oakwell faithful would have hoped for in Barnsley's first season back in the Championship. 

Daniel Stendel's men have failed to build on an opening day of the season win over Fulham, and now find themselves occupying one of the relegation spots in the league table.

It doesn't get any easier for the Tykes either, as they take on high-flying Preston North End at Deepdale this weekend.

We look at how we can expect Stendel's side to line-up against play-off chasing North End on Saturday afternoon.

Stendel is unlikely to want to make too many changes from the team that rescued a point against Derby County in midweek, and Bradley Collins is a certain starter in between the posts for the Tykes.

The former Chelsea goalkeeper kept Barnsley in the game against the Rams, and will certainly be in for a busy afternoon against Preston.

Aapo Halme and Mads Anderson are likely to retain their place in the starting XI, with Halme scoring the equaliser late on against the Rams on Wednesday.

There could be a change at left-back, with Dani Pinillos potentially coming into the side for Ben Williams, as Stendel looks to keep his side fresh after a busy schedule leading up to this one.

Alex Mowatt and Toby Sibbick were impressive in the draw with Derby, and are almost certain starters against Preston this weekend.

Conor Chaplin caught the eye with a strong performance for the Tykes in midweek, and he's got every reason to be confident that he'll keep his place in the side tomorrow.

The former Coventry City midfielder provided the assist for Aapo Halme's equaliser against Phillip Cocu's men, and he'll be keen to replicate that performance against the Lilywhites.

Luke Thomas could be in line to replace Jacob Brown in the starting XI for this one, despite the 20-year-old being dropped to the substitutes bench for their game against Derby.

He replaced Jordan Williams in that game, as Daniel Stendel's side switched to an attack-minded formation in their quest to find an equaliser.

Cauley Woodrow is likely to lead the line for the Tykes on Saturday, and he'll be a striker that is full of confidence heading into this one.

The 24-year-old scored his third league goal of the season against Derby to make it two goals in his last two appearances for Stendel's men.

Woodrow's impressive showings are keeping Patrick Schmidt out of the starting XI at the moment, and he'll be keen for that to remain the case as the season heads into the international break.