Stoke City 1-1 Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow scores stunner as Barnsley draw at Stoke

Three coaches were sent off following the late melee at the bet365 Stadium

Cauley Woodrow's world-class strike earned Barnsley a point as the visitors came from behind in a hot-tempered draw at Stoke.

Woodrow's 25-yard free-kick levelled Sam Surridge's early strike in a game which also had a missed penalty, a late sending-off for Stoke right-back Tommy Smith - and three more red cards for various backroom staff members in an ugly mass skirmish involving both benches.

Stoke coaches Dean Holden and Rory Delap, as well as Barnsley assistant Joe Laumann, were all dismissed by referee Leigh Doughty.

The Potters, who had won all their previous five home games this season - three in the Championship, two in the League Cup - had the chances to have added a sixth.

Stoke were ahead on 17 minutes when Surridge's close-range right-foot finish found the net for his first league goal since the opening day of the season.

The Potters should then have doubled their lead when Smith found Surridge unmarked again on the edge of the six-yard box, but the striker missed his kick.

Instead, Barnsley levelled when Woodrow's stunning right-foot special found the top-right corner of Josef Bursik's net.

Stoke should have been back in front when Surridge went down under a challenge from Barnsley keeper Brad Collins to win a penalty.

But Collins reached a palm skywards to touch summer signing Mario Vrancic's spotkick on to the bar.

Collins also denied Stoke substitute Sam Clucas with 10 minutes left, after which the evening turned sour.

Smith was given a straight red card for his 85th-minute lunge at Barnsley substitute Claudio Gomes before tempers got heated on the touchline with Stoke assistant manager Dean Holden and coach Rory Delap and Barnsley's assistant coach Joseph Laumann sent off in the closing stages.

Barnsley have now won just one of their last nine league games - that was their only clean sheet, the 1-0 win against Coventry City on 14 August.

Both Cauley Woodrow's goals for Barnsley this season have come away from home

Stoke City boss Michael O'Neill:

"We were trying to win the game and Dean Holden went in there trying to get the ball back. It was clear the Barnsley staff were trying to slow the game down. But a punch was thrown and the next thing you know there's 20 or 30 people involved.

"There was nothing really behind it, other than us trying to retrieve the ball. I won't ever be angry with my staff for that. We were attempting to get the game going again and trying to win the game with 10 men.

"I'm not sure how we ended with two of our staff being sent off, but I've no issue with my staff sticking up for one another.

"The ball seemed to run away from Tommy Smith a bit. If you slow it down, the challenge doesn't look great. I don't think there was any malice there, though. And the reaction of their player was a bit excessive."

Barnsley boss Markus Schopp:

"It all started with the Smith red card I think. The Stoke staff weren't happy. It was an unnecessary situation, but I didn't see too much of it.

"Maybe we should have been a bit more quiet but the Stoke staff had been shouting at ours. There had been arguing after the player had been sent off.

"Both teams were clearly desperate to get the three points and this is sometimes what can happen.

"Brad Collins was like a wall between the goal. His performance was unbelievable. He always does a great job for us and he proved that."