Match ends, Barnsley 1, Burton Albion 2.
Burton moved off the bottom of the Championship table with victory over fellow strugglers Barnsley.
The Reds, under new boss Jose Morais for the first time, fell behind inside the first minute when Jamie Allen hammered a powerful shot into the top corner from outside the penalty area.
Jacob Davenport's terrific free-kick made it 2-0 just before the interval.
Kieffer Moore gave the hosts hope when he touched in Dani Pinillos' shot to pull a goal back, but Burton held on.
The Tykes, without a win since 1 January, thought they had grabbed a dramatic last-minute equaliser only for Mamadou Thiam's effort to be ruled out for offside.
A comeback had looked highly improbable when Man City loanee Davenport scored his first league goal in the final minute of the first half to complement Allen's fine strike after just 57 seconds.
However, Morais will have been encouraged by his side's second half showing with Tom Naylor clearing Oli McBurnie's shot off the line brilliantly and Gary Gardner forcing a fine save from Brewers goalkeeper Stephen Bywater before Pinillos scored.
The Portuguese takes his new side to Birmingham on Saturday while Burton, who are now one point above the Tykes, host Millwall.
Barnsley manager Jose Morais:
"It was a very good performance in the second half and I really believe that we're in a good direction and we will achieve what we want.
"There are players with quality enough to change the situation that we are in.
"The less good thing was that we conceded two goals in the first half. We gave space to the opponents and we weren't effective enough to have control and create chances in the first half."
Burton Albion coach Andy Garner:
"We deserved it tonight, especially with the first-half performance. We are absolutely delighted with the result.
"It was a game of two halves. We knew there would be a response in the second half and 45 minutes was a long time hanging in there.
"It was total bombardment, but thankfully we got the three points.
"Perhaps they were a little shocked at how well we played in the first 15 minutes. That's as good as we've played for a long, long time."
Line-ups
Barnsley
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Townsend
- 17Yiadom
- 5Mills
- 6Lindsay
- 23Pinillos
- 11IsgroveSubstituted forThiamat 45'minutes
- 22Gardner
- 4WilliamsBooked at 55mins
- 7HammillSubstituted forPottsat 57'minutes
- 15McBurnie
- 9BradshawSubstituted forMooreat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Davies
- 10Moncur
- 12Cavare
- 18Jackson
- 19Moore
- 20Potts
- 26Thiam
Burton
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Bywater
- 10AkinsBooked at 74mins
- 15NaylorBooked at 62mins
- 5McFadzeanBooked at 50mins
- 11Dyer
- 19Davenport
- 20Samuelsen
- 4AllenBooked at 88minsSubstituted forVarneyat 88'minutes
- 21Akpan
- 26SbarraSubstituted forBuxtonat 84'minutes
- 27BoyceSubstituted forBentat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Murphy
- 9Bent
- 14McCrory
- 16Varney
- 23Buxton
- 24Campbell
- 25Barker
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 11,774
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Barnsley 1, Burton Albion 2.
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Offside, Barnsley. Brad Potts tries a through ball, but Gary Gardner is caught offside.
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Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
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Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams.
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Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
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Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Mills with a headed pass.
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Attempt missed. Daniel Pinillos (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Jamie Allen.
Booking
Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Andy Yiadom (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Jake Buxton replaces Joe Sbarra.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
Goal!
Goal! Barnsley 1, Burton Albion 2. Daniel Pinillos (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Booking
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.