Barnsley came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 and extend their unbeaten run to eight games.
Colace header secures 2-1 victory at Oakwell
Barnsley came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 and extend their unbeaten run to eight games.
Justin Hoyte opened the scoring for Boro after 23 minutes before the Tykes hit back through Stephen Foster early in the second half.
Hugo Colace then headed in a second for Barnsley just before the hour mark and Boro could not find an equaliser.
Breakthrough
Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca had forced Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele into a smart save before the visitors broke the deadlock thanks to a huge slice of luck.
Boro defender Hoyte combined with Adam Johnson down the left and then over-hit an attempted cross, which inadvertently flew over a stranded Steele into the top corner from 35 yards.
Iceland international Emil Hallfredsson fired a 30-yard rocket wide for the home side and Colace's 20-yard effort was blocked by Boro defender David Wheater.
Barnsley were back on level terms four minutes after the interval. Hallfredsson mis-cued his corner into the box, but Daniel Bogdanovic flicked the ball to the far post where Foster rose to power home high into the roof of the net.
Anderson De Silva's thumping drive was then blocked by Hoyte, while Middlesbrough finally stirred themselves in the 53rd minute when Gary O'Neil's lob from the right-hand edge of the penalty area landed just the wrong side of Steele's crossbar.
Momentum
All the momentum was with Barnsley though and the Yorkshire side snatched the lead in fine style just before the hour mark.
Hallfredsson pulled the ball back from the by-line and Bogdanovic's fine cross from the left was met six yards out by the charging Colace, who headed firmly past Middlesbrough goalkeeper Danny Coyne into the bottom corner.
The visitors briefly rallied and went close through O'Neil again when the former Portsmouth midfielder's right-footed shot was well saved by Steele.
Boro winger Johnson then fired tamely wide from 20 yards, but Barnsley did not sit back on their lead, with Bobby Hassell lashing a left-footed effort wide from the edge of the area.
