Barnsley surge past Walsall

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Barnsley booked a date at Wembley in style, beating Walsall 3-1 to cruise through 6-1 on aggregate in the Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final.

Holding a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, Barnsley eradicated any potential nerves by notching an early goal at the Banks’s Stadium through Adam Hammill before on-loan Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher doubled the night’s advantage in the second period.

Jordan Cook netted a fantastic strike for Walsall but Josh Brownhill restored the two-goal cushion late on.

The trip to Wembley on Sunday week, to face Millwall or Bradford, represents an incredible turnaround for Barnsley, who were bottom of League One on December 11. No side in the top four divisions have won more games than them in all competitions (19) in 2016.

Walsall survived an almighty scare in the eighth minute when an unmarked Alfie Mawson mistimed his header inside the …

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