Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End: Victor Adeboyejo gives Tykes late win
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Victor Adeboyejo has scored twice in 11 appearances for Barnsley this season
Victor Adeboyejo scored late on as Barnsley came from behind to beat Preston North End and earn a third consecutive Championship win.
Sean Maguire put North End ahead inside two minutes when he headed home after Cauley Woodrow failed to clear Paul Gallagher's corner.
Barnsley were level after the break as captain Alex Mowatt curled home for the hosts from long range.
They took the lead with 10 minutes to spare when Adeboyejo worked on to Woodrow's delivery to complete the turnaround.
The win moved Barnsley up to ninth in the Championship table, four points off the play-off places while Preston slip to 16th.
Barnsley came into the game off the back of three wins in their past four Championship matches, but they were on the back foot after Maguire's early header.
The Tykes found the net in the second half thanks to Mowatt's impressive strike that had Preston keeper Declan Rudd well beaten.
But Adeboyejo's late effort secured three points and fourth win from five league games.
Preston manager Alex Neil:
"I don't think there was anything in it. Our biggest frustration is that we take an early 1-0 lead and we then have arguably the best chance of the match.
"We made a couple of bad decisions and we don't capitalise on it. Their first was a very good goal. Their second is my biggest frustration. It was a free-kick and we don't stand over the ball or kick the ball away.
"To be fair to the lad, it was a good finish, but it was absolutely criminal from us. We've lost a match and probably over the piece, we deserved a draw. The game's decided on a mistake which shouldn't happen at this level."
Barnsley head coach Valerien Ismael:
"It was a really bad start but it was two game-changers for us. Just before half-time, Jack Walton made a big save to stay in it and the second game-changer was the substitution with Victor and Luke Thomas, who had a very good game.
"The second half was a big game with very good mentality. The transition game was more effective and the finishing was clinical this time.
"I'm very surprised from all the energy we can see in this team and I give the guys my big respect to win. It's a very important game (at Swansea) on Saturday for us against one of the best teams in the league."