Match ends, Blackpool 3, Barnsley 2.
Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a 3-2 win over fellow promotion chasers Barnsley.
Sonny Carey gave Blackpool the lead on 12 minutes with a curling shot from 25 yards out that found the corner.
A James Husband header from Karamoko Dembele's pinpoint free-kick put Blackpool 2-0 up on the stroke of half-time, while Hayden Coulson smashed one into the roof of the net just after the restart.
John McAtee pulled one back for Barnsley to give them a glimmer of hope midway through the second half, steering into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Adam Phillips then set up a nervy finish in added time when he fired into the corner, but Neil Critchley's side held on.
The Seasiders need to win their final game of the season away to Reading, and hope that both Lincoln and Oxford drop points in order to secure a place in the top six, while fifth-place Barnsley know a win will be enough.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Blackpool
Formation 3-5-2
- 32Grimshaw
- 5Pennington
- 21Ekpiteta
- 3Husband
- 22Hamilton
- 11DembéléBooked at 69minsSubstituted forJosephat 90'minutes
- 7ByersSubstituted forVirtueat 82'minutes
- 10Carey
- 15CoulsonBooked at 63minsSubstituted forLawrence-Gabrielat 82'minutes
- 18BeesleySubstituted forKouassiat 90'minutes
- 19LaverySubstituted forNorburnat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 1O'Donnell
- 4Lawrence-Gabriel
- 6Norburn
- 9Joseph
- 17Virtue
- 20Casey
- 27Kouassi
Barnsley
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Roberts
- 2WilliamsBooked at 90mins
- 6de Gevigney
- 43Earl
- 17CotterSubstituted forSoares Jalóat 57'minutes
- 8KaneBooked at 11mins
- 11GrantSubstituted forCosgroveat 45'minutes
- 7CaddenSubstituted forO'Keeffeat 57'minutes
- 30PhillipsBooked at 84mins
- 45McAteeBooked at 90mins
- 44ColeSubstituted forMarshat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Cosgrove
- 12Soares Jaló
- 19Marsh
- 22O'Keeffe
- 23Killip
- 26McCart
- 38Chapman
- Referee:
- Sunny Sukhvir Gill
- Attendance:
- 12,526
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away5
- Corners
- Home11
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Blackpool 3, Barnsley 2.
Booking
Jordan Williams (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley).
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Kylian Kouassi (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Matty Virtue (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Kouassi.
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Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Kylian Kouassi (Blackpool).
Goal!
Goal! Blackpool 3, Barnsley 2. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Foul by Joshua Earl (Barnsley).
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Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackpool. Kylian Kouassi replaces Jake Beesley.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackpool. Kyle Joseph replaces Karamoko Dembélé.
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Attempt blocked. Fábio Jaló (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by James Husband.
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Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool).
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Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley).
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James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Adam Phillips (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Comments
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We have to make a serious effort to keep Coulson,Dembele & Byers whatever the outcome against Reading.
Loved the game, and the atmosphere today.
UTP
Waylon does not wish to peruse the matter as is sure, Blackpool never ever lose in the play offs.
Ya know what I mean !
Look over your shoulder Barnsley
Let’s bag some more goals and close in on the play off places.