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Championship | Gameweek 46
Jul 22, 2020 at 7.30pm UK
Griffin Park
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Barnsley

Brentford
1 - 2
Barnsley

Dasilva (73')
Norgaard (79'), Jansson (85'), (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Styles (41'), Odour (90+1')
Williams (55'), Sollbauer (75'), (90+3')

Brentford miss chance to seal promotion as Barnsley pull off great escape

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The Bees will fight it out in the play-offs while Barnsley are safe as things stand.
Result: Brentford miss chance to seal promotion as Barnsley pull off great escape

Brentford fell short in their bid for automatic promotion to the Premier League after a dramatic stoppage-time goal from Clarke Oduor which looks set to have saved Barnsley from relegation.

The Bees were chasing the goal which would have seen them leapfrog West Brom, who were held 2-2 by QPR, into second place.

But they were caught on the break and substitute Oduor swept the ball home to spark jubilant scenes on the Barnsley bench. The point keeps Barnsley out of the bottom three after Wigan's 12-point deduction for entering administration is applied – but the Latics are appealing that decision.

The Tykes had led through Callum Styles' strike shortly before the interval, before Brentford equalised through Josh Dasilva, and top scorer Ollie Watkins will not look back fondly on the late chance he squandered.

The Bees had won seven matches after the lockdown to cut the gap to West Brom from 10 points to just one, only to blow their big chance to go second with Saturday's agonising 1-0 defeat at Stoke.

Nevertheless the scene was set for a memorable final game in Griffin Park's 116-year history, not least when news of West Brom's struggles began filtering through.

However, they could not find the win they needed meaning their charming but tired old ground will host one more match, the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Swansea next week.

As the form team post-lockdown, Brentford should still fancy their chances of ending a 73-year wait for a place in the top flight, but these last two defeats will have hurt.

Barnsley arrived in west London harbouring only slim hopes of avoiding having to leave the Championship in the opposite direction but victory, coupled with Wigan's deduction, looks to have kept them up.

It was a remarkable achievement considering they were 10 points from safety after a home loss to Birmingham in February.

Brentford almost drew first blood in the race for second when Rico Henry found Said Benrahma in the area.

But the Algerian's powerful shot was kept out by Jack Walton at his near post with Watkins unable to convert the rebound.

Then word came through that first, fourth-placed Fulham, and then West Brom, had both fallen behind, leaving Brentford temporarily in pole position.

But in the 41st minute they found themselves trailing as well. A poor defensive header fell to Styles and the 20-year-old clipped the ball home from 15 yards.

On the stroke of half-time Walton preserved Barnsley's lead with a stunning save to keep out Bryan Mbeumo's powerful first-time strike.

In the 72nd minute Brentford drew level after a scything run through the heart of the Barnsley defence from Benrahma.

The ball found it's way to Dasilva towards the right-hand corner of the area and the midfielder curled his left-foot shot past the dive of Walton.

With West Brom now drawing, another goal would have put Brentford in the box seat again, but there were heads in hands when Watkins missed Benrahma's cross at the far post, and moments later Oduor arrived three yards out to tap in Barnsley's winner.

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