This defeat, the 23rd of the season now leaves the club on the brink of relegation. The Reds are now four points adrift of safety with two games remaining.
Defeat for Barnsley at Middlesbrough on Saturday will confirm relegation to League One.
Nick Proschwitz ended an eight game drought with his fourth goal for the club.
The Reds have gone five home games without a goal but have managed to net in four of their last five away matches.
Barnsley’s miserable run when falling 1-0 behind continues. The last time they came back from this score-line to win a match was the 19th February 2013. Of the 57 league games they have played since, they have conceded the first goal on 32 occasions, losing 26, and drawing six.
Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Tom Kennedy
Martin Cranie
Jean-Yves Mvoto
Lewin Nyatanga
Paddy McCourt
Stephen Dawson (YC)
Liam Lawrence (YC)
Dale Jennings
Tomasz Cywka
Chris O’Grady
Substitutes:
Jacob Mellis (for McCourt ht)
Reuben Noble-Lazarus (for Cywka 68)
Nick Proschwitz (for Lawrence 72)
Unused Substitutes:
Iain Turner, Bobby Hassell, Martin Woods, Emmanuel Frimpong
Match Reports:
Sky Bet Championship results Monday 21st April 2014:
Birmingham 2-4 Blackburn
Brighton 1-1 Blackpool
Burnley 2-0 Wigan. Burnley are promoted.
Derby 2-1 BARNSLEY
Ipswich 2-2 Bournemouth
Millwall 0-0 Doncaster
QPR 2-1 Watford
Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Charlton
Yeovil 1-2 Huddersfield
Leeds 0-2 Nottingham Forest
Barnsley lie in 23rd place in the Sky Bet Npower Championship with 39 points from 44 games.
We are 27 points off the Play-Offs 50 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 54 points off First place and 4 points inside the Relegation Zone.
Up to 21/4/14
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Forty-Five: Middlesbrough v Barnsley Monday 26th April 2014: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult £27.00
Over 65 £17.00
Under 18 £14.00
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Forty-Six: Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers, Saturday 3rd May 2014. Kick-off: 12:15pm
Tickets:
Adults £23.00
Over 65's £16.00
Student (aged 18-20) £16.00
Under 18's £16.00
Under 12's £5.00*
*Under 12's tickets must be purchased with an adult or over 65's ticket.