Barnsley’s twenty-game unbeaten league run came to an abrupt end at Burton Albion on Saturday as the Brewers ran out 3-1 winners.
in-form Burton notched up their third consecutive win and blew the race for League One automatic promotion wide open with both Sunderland and Portsmouth winning and closing the gap on the Tykes.
A thrilling game saw the Brewers take an early lead through Jamie Allen and then double their advantage through Liam Boyce on eighty-one minutes. A Cauley Woodrow penalty halved the deficit for the Tykes with five minutes left to play, but Marcus Harness secured the points for Burton with a minute of normal time remaining when Boyce found him unmarked in the centre.
The defeat left the Tykes level on points with Sunderland, who have two games in hand, and only two points ahead of Portsmouth who occupy fourth place.
The disappointing performance in which their usual defensive solidity was lacking and the attack looked toothless, led to many fans taking to Twitter.
Most felt the defeat had been coming. Barnsley had drawn three of their previous four games, with many fearing automatic promotion, and an immediate return to the Championship was slipping from their grasp.
Here is a small selection of their responses to the result.
Been coming for a while. We still have a vibrant young team to be proud of but someone has to take on a bit of goalscoring responsibility to ease burden on Woodrow; He can't do it all on his own.
— Simon Gaskell (@simongaskell) April 6, 2019
That was poor today. Entire midfield was anonymous. Lobbing long balls forward for their experienced defence to head away
Fair play to Burton, they absolutely deserved to win.
— Michael Trepczyk (@GlovedManiac) April 6, 2019
On current form whoever gets us in the play offs gets a bye to Wembley
— Stephen cooper (@Stephen20247478) April 6, 2019
It’s been coming for a long time! Not good enough I’m afraid!
— glyns (@GGlyns) April 6, 2019
Moore injury turning point in season , toothless up top.
— dave lunn (@lunnythered) April 6, 2019
That defeat has been coming for weeks
— Nicholas Hutson (@Nick100176) April 6, 2019
Average performances for some time now, Southend aside. Horrendous result in the grand scheme of things. If promotion is achieved now then I would be very surprised. Yes it’s negative but honest
— Andy Robbins (@AndyRobbins3) April 6, 2019
Cannot throw this away lads, you've worked too hard all season to lose it all now, you can do this, we believe!!! YOU REDS!!! ⚽️⚽️⚽️?⚪?⚪?⚪
— Tina Price ⫩ ⫩ ⫩ (@tinaprice01rrr) April 6, 2019
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