Barnsley 1-1 Stoke City: Lewis Baker's 95th-minute stunner earns Potters draw
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Barnsley's Domingos Quina scored his second goal since his January deadline day move from Watford
Barnsley's Championship survival hopes were dealt a harsh late blow by Lewis Baker's injury-time stunner for Stoke City at Oakwell.
The former Chelsea midfielder with a penchant for spectacular goals smashed home in the 95th minute - his fifth goal in 10 games - to wipe out Domingos Quina's cracking opener.
It took 70 minutes for the deadlock to be broken at Oakwell, but it was worth the wait when it came, from on-loan Watford man Quina.
The Portuguese midfielder embarked on a pacey dribble from left to right across the edge of the Stoke penalty area, but then checked, cut back on to his left foot and curled the ball into the top left corner - for his second goal since his deadline day move from Vicarage Road.
But, after hitting the post with a similar left-foot effort in the first half, Baker's strike matched Quina's cracker.
To score so late was an ironic twist after Stoke themselves had shipped late goals in five of their previous six games
It earned 15th-placed Stoke a second away point in three Championship games, but they are now 12 points off the play-offs, while Barnsley are five points adrift of safety in 23rd.
Stoke boss Michael O'Neill made five more changes following Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Blackpool, bringing back Joe Allen, James Chester, Jordan Thompson, Jacob Brown and Demeaco Duhaney.
But, other than Baker going close when his first curling effort from distance cannoned back off a post, and a free Taylor Harwood-Bellis header, the misfiring Potters failed to come up with much before the break.
Stoke came close to taking a second-half lead when Brown was denied by home keeper Brad Collins before Quina broke the deadlock.
The Potters brought on veteran Steven Fletcher and fellow striker Tyrese Campbell in search of a leveller and Josh Maja almost got it, only to see his effort from the edge of the box sail agonisingly wide.
But Stoke's late pressure told when Baker's left foot earned the visitors their deserved equaliser - and give O'Neill's men a much needed lift going into Saturday's trip to another of the struggling sides Peterborough.
Barnsley how face the fearsome Saturday lunchtime test of trying to stop rampant runaway leaders Fulham, who have hit 38 goals in 12 league games since the turn of the year.
Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi:
"Conceding that late is a tough one to take. Of course it feels like a loss conceding in injury time. We only have ourselves to blame.
"We've had the lead in previous games where we've been able to protect the lead. Overall we defended well but for the goal we have to be better.
"At half-time we felt we needed to be more aggressive. The second half was better from us. It was a much more even game. And it was a really good goal from Dom."
Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill:
"We played some good football and I'm disappointed not to win. We had a lot of good chances.
"We needed a good reaction to the game on Saturday, which was poor. But I was impressed with Barnsley tonight. They played at a good tempo.
"In the second half they came into the game a little bit more, it was end-to-end and they scored a brilliant goal. But the reaction to going behind was very good."