Barnsley vs. Sheffield Wednesday Tips: Palmer to be carded for the seventh time in eight matches

The League One Play-Off final takes place on Bank Holiday Monday with an all South Yorkshire affair as Barnsley take on Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Below you can find two tips for the game including a player to be carded who has been booked in six of his last seven matches.

Barnsley finished 10 points and one place behind Monday’s opponents in the League One table after 46 matches. The Tykes then saw off Bolton 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-final, but arrive here as the outsiders to return to the second-tier of English football.

Sheffield Wednesday became the first-ever team to turn around a four-goal deficit from the first leg in their play-off semi-final. Liam Palmer made it 4-0 in the 98th minute at Hillsborough to make it 4-4 and take it to extra time before Wednesday went on to win the game 5-3 on penalties.

Sheffield Wednesday's play-off heroics will long live in the memory of their fans and neutrals across the land. However, I feel the market has them too short here at just 23/20 to win the game in normal time and 4/7 to lift the trophy.

I’m therefore backing Barnsley to win or draw the game in the double chance market, for which 4/6 is available with Unibet. Barnsley did the double over Darren Moore’s men this season with a 2-0 win at Hillsborough in October, before a 4-2 victory at Oakwell in March.

I’ll also be adding Under 3.5 goals to be scored in normal time to Barnsley Double Chance which takes us up to 11/10. Play-Off Finals can often be cagey affairs and with all of the last five League One renewals featuring Under 3.5 goals, it looks a wise play at Wembley. 
 

I’ll also be having a nice wager on Liam Palmer to be carded. I put up the Scot to be carded against Peterborough, for which he truly obliged and he has now been shown nine yellows over the course of the campaign, more than any other Wednesday player.

Furthermore, Palmer has actually been shown a yellow in six of his last seven matches. This alone gives buckets of appeal to the 9/2 on show from William Hill, although it may be worth having a shop around closer to kick-off as more betting sites release their prices.