Pompey and Barnsley will face off next season for the first time in seven years following the Yorkshire outfit’s relegation from the Championship.
And you have to go all the back to the 1980/81 campaign to find the last time they met outside of the second tier.
The Blues triumphed 3-0 in a Fratton clash in May 2001 – with goals from Lee Bradbury, Gary O’Neil and Kevin Harper – to ensure Division One survival on the final day.
LAST SEASON
Barnsley were relegated on a dramatic final day to the Championship campaign, as they crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Derby.
It looked like they were going to stay up, only for Bolton to net two late goals against Nottingham Forest and leapfrog the Tykes in the table.
THE MANAGER
Barnsley are still without a manager following the departure of head coach Jose Morias, who left the day after the club were relegated.
He won just three of his 15 games in charge, having replaced Paul Heckingbottom in the Oakwell dug-out in February.
POMPEY CONNECTIONS
There are no former Blues players in the Barnsley squad.
HEAD TO HEAD
Pompey: 21 wins
Barnsley: 18 wins
12 draws
Last Fratton meeting
Pompey 2 (Norris, Varney)
Barnsley 0
Championship
October 15 2011
Last away meeting
Barnsley 2 (O’Brien, Done)
Pompey 0
Championship
February 18 2012
BARNSLEY STATS
Formed: 1887
Best league finish: 19th in Premier League (1997/98)
Nickname: Tykes
Distance from Fratton Park: 234.2 miles
Estimated drive time: 4 hours 4 minutes
2018/19 title odds: 13/2
10-YEAR HISTORY
2017/18 Championship: 22nd
2016/17 Championship: 14th
2015/16 League One: 6th
2014/15 League One: 11th
2013/14 Championship: 23rd
2012/13 Championship: 21st
2011/12 Championship: 21st
2010/11 Championship: 17th
2009/10 Championship: 18th
2008/09 Championship: 20th