Preston North End 5 Johnson 2 Barkhuizen, Pearson, Harrop Barnsley 1 McGeehan
PNE line-up: Rudd, Browne, Rafferty, Pearson, Bauer, Davies, Barkhuizen (Potts, 82), Gallagher ©, Nugent (Harrop, 73), Johnson, Maguire (Stockley, 74). Subs not used: Hudson, Storey, Ginnelly, Ledson.
Barnsley line-up: Collins, J Williams (Green, 81), B Williams, Brown (Wilks 55), McGeehan, Woodrow, BÓ“hre (Styles, 68), Chaplin, Sibbick, Halme, Mowatt. Subs not used: Walton, Andersen, Thomas, Pinillos.
Attendance: 12,431 (1,339 Barnsley fans)
Referee: Mr G Ward
Only disappointment we did not score more, Maguire twice in the first half fired straight at Collins when he should have scored and Nugent missed the target from eight yards, apart from that mostly everything that went towards goal went in.
The visitors played some nice passing stuff but lack experience at this level and may find it a struggle to stay up as they are not the soundest in defence. Should have been ahead before we took the lead when we did though it was Johnson with his head after Barkhuizen's shoot had gone upwards following the save by Collins
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Fully deserved the leadand should have doubled it when Maguire missed on the stroke of half time Tykes level, soft goal by our standards but suspect the move came from the Barnsley training ground, corner to past the back post player coming in passes ball inside to McGeehan who squeezed the ball home.
Within four minutes of the restart lead regained Johnson latched onto a ball over the top advanced on goal slotted past keeper who was convinced he was off side.
Bahre had a chance to level from the second phase play at a corner sent the ball wide of the far post and with it went the Tykes chance of getting somethng from the game.
Soon 3-1 Johnson giving a Messi type of performance down the left squared the ball to the unmarked Barkuizen in it went, within a minute Barkhuizen flew down the left leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, ball across the box to the back post and the rarest of things a Ben Pearson finish from close range, his last goal being three years ago against Villa.
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Barnsley fans departed en masse and by the time most of them had reached the M6 it was five, Harrop chasing down a pass and chipping the ball over Collins into the net, keeper thought he was fouled Mr Ward didn't. Still had time for Potts to almost flick in a first timer from a pass by Johnson and Stockley powered a header straight at the keeper.
Third in the league as we go into the International break, maybe now the good denizens of Preston will ditch their fake suuport of Premier League clubs and get behind their home town who may be there next season
Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel:
"We played like a youth team in a lot of situations.
"At half-time I thought ok it was not our best half but at 1-1 with one chance is good but the second-half was the worst that I can remember at Barnsley.
"Preston played good you can see the table but we played like a team that is not good enough to play in the Championship.
Got the second and third wrong way wrong put it down to age
PNE line-up: Rudd, Browne, Rafferty, Pearson, Bauer, Davies, Barkhuizen (Potts, 82), Gallagher ©, Nugent (Harrop, 73), Johnson, Maguire (Stockley, 74). Subs not used: Hudson, Storey, Ginnelly, Ledson.
Barnsley line-up: Collins, J Williams (Green, 81), B Williams, Brown (Wilks 55), McGeehan, Woodrow, BÓ“hre (Styles, 68), Chaplin, Sibbick, Halme, Mowatt. Subs not used: Walton, Andersen, Thomas, Pinillos.
Attendance: 12,431 (1,339 Barnsley fans)
Referee: Mr G Ward
Only disappointment we did not score more, Maguire twice in the first half fired straight at Collins when he should have scored and Nugent missed the target from eight yards, apart from that mostly everything that went towards goal went in.
The visitors played some nice passing stuff but lack experience at this level and may find it a struggle to stay up as they are not the soundest in defence. Should have been ahead before we took the lead when we did though it was Johnson with his head after Barkhuizen's shoot had gone upwards following the save by Collins
Fully deserved the leadand should have doubled it when Maguire missed on the stroke of half time Tykes level, soft goal by our standards but suspect the move came from the Barnsley training ground, corner to past the back post player coming in passes ball inside to McGeehan who squeezed the ball home.
Within four minutes of the restart lead regained Johnson latched onto a ball over the top advanced on goal slotted past keeper who was convinced he was off side.
Bahre had a chance to level from the second phase play at a corner sent the ball wide of the far post and with it went the Tykes chance of getting somethng from the game.
Soon 3-1 Johnson giving a Messi type of performance down the left squared the ball to the unmarked Barkuizen in it went, within a minute Barkhuizen flew down the left leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, ball across the box to the back post and the rarest of things a Ben Pearson finish from close range, his last goal being three years ago against Villa.
Barnsley fans departed en masse and by the time most of them had reached the M6 it was five, Harrop chasing down a pass and chipping the ball over Collins into the net, keeper thought he was fouled Mr Ward didn't. Still had time for Potts to almost flick in a first timer from a pass by Johnson and Stockley powered a header straight at the keeper.
Third in the league as we go into the International break, maybe now the good denizens of Preston will ditch their fake suuport of Premier League clubs and get behind their home town who may be there next season
Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel:
"We played like a youth team in a lot of situations.
"At half-time I thought ok it was not our best half but at 1-1 with one chance is good but the second-half was the worst that I can remember at Barnsley.
"Preston played good you can see the table but we played like a team that is not good enough to play in the Championship.
Got the second and third wrong way wrong put it down to age
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