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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 21, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
The John Smith's Stadium
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Huddersfield
0 - 1
Barnsley


Hogg (21')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Dike (65')
Andersen (59'), Morris (85')

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Barnsley: Tykes close in on playoff spot

:Headline: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Barnsley: Tykes close in on playoff spot:
The Reds are six points clear of seventh-placed Reading with just three games left to play.
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Barnsley strengthened their grip on a Championship play-off spot with a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win at Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield.

The Reds' victory, courtesy of a speculative strike from substitute Daryl Dike, left Valerien Ismael's side six points clear of seventh-placed Reading with just three games left to play.

As for Huddersfield, they are still not mathematically safe from relegation after this loss.

The visitors showed their attacking intent right from the off. Dominik Frieser went close inside the first minute with a near-post header that was just kept out thanks to an unorthodox clearance by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.

Yaya Sanogo then missed a glorious chance from a well-worked corner for the hosts, somehow planting a header wide from a few yards out.

Cauley Woodrow then fashioned a chance out of nothing when he kept the ball in play despite Town defenders switching off. But from an acute angle the visitors' centre-forward screwed a shot wide.

Huddersfield's Josh Koroma, making his first start in more than four months, then burst through but Michael Sollbauer did excellently to stay with his man and put in a fine block just as Koroma shaped to shoot.

The rest of the half belonged to Barnsley with a clutch of chances going begging.

Frieser prodded a shot straight at home goalkeeper Ryan Schofield, Woodrow went close from distance and Alex Mowatt then blazed over when gloriously placed in the last action of the first half.

After the interval the Reds picked up where they left off with Woodrow's driven attempt deflected behind for a corner.

The Reds were peppering the hosts' goal and Carlton Morris' header was tipped behind by a busy Schofield shortly after before a deflected drive by Mowatt almost caught out the home keeper.

After a period of pinball in the Town box, Barnsley finally took the lead – and it was long overdue.

Striker Dike produced a fine, bicycle kick from just a few yards out for his ninth goal since joining on loan from Orlando City earlier this year.

The lead could and should have been doubled when Morris saw a header cleared off the line before Michal Helik inexplicably hit the crossbar from just a few yards out.

Huddersfield then registered their maiden attempt on target with 80 minutes on the clock but Lewis O'Brien could only direct his effort straight at the under-worked Brad Collins.

Normal service resumed thereafter and Callum Styles almost added gloss late on, but Barnsley had to be content with a narrow but deserved win.

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1Birmingham CityBirmingham23165241172453
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe25156450272351
3Wrexham26156538201851
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield24145537191847
5Barnsley2512673933642
6Reading2412573933641
7Stockport CountyStockport25108737271038
8Leyton Orient24114932221037
9Mansfield TownMansfield2311483126537
10Bolton WanderersBolton2411493637-137
11Charlton AthleticCharlton239772721634
12Lincoln CityLincoln258892830-232
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham248792424031
14Stevenage238781820-231
15Exeter CityExeter2494112831-331
16Blackpool247983235-330
17Wigan AthleticWigan2376102123-227
18Northampton TownNorthampton2568112439-1526
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2474134146-525
20Bristol Rovers2474132238-1625
21Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2555152645-1920
22Crawley TownCrawley2355132443-1920
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2445152243-2117
24Burton Albion2428142038-1814
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