Barnsley take on Bristol City in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Friday night, in what is likely to be a closely-fought battle between the two sides.  

The Tykes come into the game off the back of a narrow defeat to Huddersfield Town at the weekend, but have improved under the guidance over Adam Murray who led his side to taking points off of both Swansea City and West Brom since taking over from Daniel Stendel.

Bristol City will be keen to get back to winning-ways in this one though, after they rescued a late point against Wigan Athletic in their last game.

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Sky Sports' EFL pundit David Prutton has predicted Bristol City to come out on top at Oakwell on Friday evening despite Barnsley's recent turnaround in form.

"Performances may have improved slightly for Barnsley since the departure of Daniel Stendel, but results haven't yet. They are still bottom of the Championship and without a win since the opening day of the season.

"Bristol City are right in the thick of the battle for the play-offs, it is just about whether they can last the course this time around. They should have enough to beat Barnsley."

A win could see Bristol City move into the automatic promotion places if results go their way, whilst Barnsley will be looking to close the gap on their relegation rivals at the foot of the Championship table.

The Verdict: 

This is going to be an entertaining game tonight.

Barnsley have certainly improved in recent weeks, and I can see them putting real pressure on a Bristol City defence which has looked frail at times this season.

If the Tykes are to stand any chance of surviving in the Championship this term, then they'll have to win as many points as they can at Oakwell, which is something they've struggled to do so far.

I can see Barnsley sneaking a win this evening.