November 8, 2024

Late Callum Styles goal not enough to save Barnsley from relegation

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Huddersfield Town guaranteed themselves a play-off spot at the very least as they condemned local rivals Barnsley to League One.

Carlos Corberán’s side moved a point behind Bournemouth in second, but, as the south coast side have three games in hand, it would require a real collapse for Huddersfield to overtake them. Nonetheless Corberán was delighted. “It’s a very positive step for the team and the club,” Corberán said. “To guarantee a play-off spot was important for us. I’ll be a little bit more calm tomorrow.”

In this same fixture almost a year to the day, a 1-0 win for Barnsley all but secured their play-off spot and kept their opponents sweating about their safety. This season has brought a 72-point swing in their fortunes,

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