Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers; Sky Bet League One
Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
Oakwell StadiumAttendance11,196.
Barnsley 2
- D Keillor-Dunn (11th minute)
- A Phillips (65th minute)
Bristol Rovers 1
- R Sotiriou (37th minute)
Barnsley 2-1 Bristol Rovers: Adam Phillips scores Tykes winner at Oakwell
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet League One match between Barnsley and Bristol Rovers at Oakwell on Saturday | Adam Phillips scores the second-half winner for Darrell Clarke's Tykes side.
Saturday 7 September 2024 17:56, UK
Davis Keillor-Dunn marked his Barnsley debut with a goal to help his new side to a 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers.
Visiting goalkeeper Josh Griffiths was forced into an early save to keep out Barry Cotter's well-struck 20-yard effort.
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Adam Phillips then went close for the hosts, heading narrowly wide after meeting a corner from Keillor-Dunn.
Keillor-Dunn struck the opener in the 11th minute with a fine finish after latching onto a neat flick from Luca Connell.
Marc Roberts went close to putting Barnsley further ahead with a header which was tipped over by Griffiths, but Ruel Sotiriou equalised for Rovers in the 37th minute after capitalising on a defensive error.
Barnsley regained the lead after 65 minutes when Phillips found the net with a close-range header from Cotter's cross.
Keillor-Dunn went in search of his second goal of the afternoon, receiving a flick-on from Sam Cosgrove before a last-ditch tackle cut his run short.
Connell saw a 20-yard free-kick deflected wide in the closing stages.
