Barnsley 2-0 Oxford United
- Published
- comments
Slobodan Tedic is on loan at Barnsley from Premier League champions Manchester City
A Slobodan Tedic double helped Barnsley keep their faint hopes of a top-two finish alive with a win over struggling Oxford, who are now out of the relegation zone on goal difference only.
The Reds have now won nine successive home games going into their fixture against high-flying Ipswich at Oakwell on Tuesday evening and remain fourth.
The visitors forced Harry Isted into action in the 28th minute when Cameron Brannagan struck a free-kick from the edge of the box goal bound, but the Barnsley keeper tipped the ball round the post.
Michael Duff's side broke the deadlock a minute into first-half stoppage time as Adam Phillips whipped a ball into the box and Tedic got the touch at the near post to guide it home.
The Tykes doubled their lead six minutes after the break. After Simon Eastwood's initial save, the ball was crossed back into the box by Phillips for Tedic to nod in for his second.
Oxford almost pulled one back five minutes into added time when Yanic Wildschut headed goalwards, but Isted clawed it away.
Match report supplied by PA Media