Barnsley are now just a point away from relegation following a shocking home defeat to the side who sat only one place and one point above them before the start of play.
This 2-0 defeat plus a draw for Reading sees Barnsley 11 points adrift of safety with only 12 left to play for and they will be relegated on Friday if they lose on SKY at Huddersfield and/or Reading win at Hull the following day.
This was Barnsley’s ninth home league defeat of the season, their most in a single campaign since 2017-2018 when they also lost nine – they haven’t lost more than this since 2013-2014 (10)
The incredible run of two specific score-lines continues with this the eighth time in the last nine outings a game has finished 2-0 or 1-1 as have nine of the last 11 with this the eighth 2-0 scoreline of the season.
This was the first time in seven home games that Barnsley have failed to score and indeed had opened the scoring in all the previous six.
Peterborough came into the game with only Barnsley having a worse away record than them this season. This was the first time this season the Posh have kept an away clean sheet with their tally of 51 away Championship goals conceded comfortably the most in the division.
This was Barnsley’s first defeat in five against Peterborough with Barnsley winning three of the previous four and also ended a run of four successive clean sheets against Posh.
Barnsley had 11 shots on target, the first time they have reached double figures this season and indeed first time in a league game since October 2020 v QPR (also 11)
Barnsley won nine corners, their joint most this season.
Barnsley Team:
1. Jack Walton
7. Callum Brittain
6. Mads Andersen
5. Liam Kitching
26. Remy Vita
21. Romal Palmer
17. Claudio Gomes
4. Callum Styles
27. Amine Bassi
28. Domingos Quina
14. Carlton Morris
Substitutes:
9. Cauley Woodrow (for Vita 45)
33. Matty Wolfe (for Palmer 75)
29. Victor Adeboyejo (for Styles 79)
Unused Substitutes:
11. Aaron Leya Iseka, 13. Daniel Jinadu, 15. Jasper Moon, 23. Will Hondermarck.
Peterborough Team:
13. David Cornell
2. Ronnie Edwards
6. Frankie Kent
12. Josh Knight
42. Jeando Fuchs
8. Jack Taylor
23. Joe Ward
16. Harrison Burrows
7. Sammie Szmodics
9. Jonson Clarke-Harris
14. Jack Marriott
Substitutions:
15. Kwame Poku (for Ward 45)
17. Ricky-Jade Jones (for Marriott 65)
26. Joel Randall (for Clarke-Harris 80)
Unused Substitutes:
28. Will Blackmore, 5. Mark Beevers, 24. Bali Mumba, 10. Reece Brown.
Peterborough manager Grant McCann said:
"It was a good result for us. I don't think it was the best of games to be honest, it was a scrappy, tense affair.
"But I'm really pleased with our lads, we dug in, stayed strong and were made to defend. And when we needed to be clinical we were.
"The boys have put an unbelievable shift in over the last nine games. I'm pleased with the reaction the players have given me.
"All we can do is focus on us. If we somehow stay up then great. If we don't we'll have a plan and try and put a squad together to try and win the league."
Match Reports:
Sky Bet Championship Results
MONDAY 18TH APRIL 2022
Middlesbrough 0-2 Huddersfield Town
Sarr 41
Rhodes 60
BARNSLEY 0-2 Peterborough United
Marriott 25
Kent 75
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Stoke City
Brown 4
Blackpool 6-1 Birmingham City
Beesley 3
Hamilton 14
Dougall 40
Beesley 56
Sunjic 63
Yates pen 85
Connolly 90+4
Cardiff City 0-1 Luton Town
Cornick 71
Coventry City 0-3 AFC Bournemouth
Lowe 12
Solanke 45
Solanke 55
Millwall 2-1 Hull City
Malone 51
Bradshaw 55
Eaves 87
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Derby County (Derby are relegated)
Amos 88
Reading 4-4 Swansea City
Joao pen 3
Wolf 6
Piroe 12
Piroe pen 45+2
Obafemi 58
Ince 61
Joao 71
McIntyre 90+5
Bristol City 1-1 Sheffield United
Martin 49
Gibbs-White 61
Nottingham Forest 4-0 West Bromwich Albion
Johnson pen 19
Yates 23
Colback 45+2
Surridge 90+3
TUESDAY 19TH APRIL 2022
Fulham 3-0 Preston North End (Fulham are promoted)
Mitrovic 9
Carvalho 34
Mitrovic 41
Barnsley lie in 24th place in the Sky Bet Championship with 30 points from 42 games. We are 36 points off the Play-Offs, 47 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 56 points off First Place and 11 points inside the Relegation Zone.
Up to 19/04/22
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Forty Three: Huddersfield Town v Barnsley, Friday 22nd April 2022. Kick-Off: 7:45pm
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Forty Four: Barnsley v Blackpool, Tuesday 26th April 2022. Kick-Off: 7:45pm