Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Barnsley 0.
BoltonBolton Wanderers1BarnsleyBarnsley0
Chris O'Grady missed a late penalty as Barnsley moved closer to relegation to League One with defeat at Bolton.
Jermaine Beckford had put the hosts in front, rounding Luke Steele and tapping into an empty net.
The visitors thought they would claim a point when Ryan McLaughlin was brought down by Alex Baptiste.
But O'Grady could only hit the woodwork as Barnsley slumped to the bottom of the Championship, five points from safety with only five games left.
Bolton have now won three of their last four games, and lost just one in 12, although it has come too late to push them into play-off contention.
Beckford almost scored from Chung-Yong Lee's pass but his ninth goal of the season was not long in arriving.
Barnsley's defence got themselves in a muddle as Matt Mills launched a long punt forward, allowing Beckford the easiest of chances.
The former Everton striker spurned a similar chance after the break but Barnsley were unable to rescue themselves, O'Grady's miss condemning them to a fifth defeat in eight games.
Bolton manager Dougie Freedman: "Was I disappointed in conceding the penalty? I was very disappointed with it.
"You could sense it coming because they were throwing everything at us and we were going up the other end and if we don't finish with a goal you're going to be vulnerable on the counter attack.
"I was disappointed in giving away a penalty and they will be more disappointed with missing it but I was more concerned that we didn't finish it off at the other end."
Barnsley boss Danny Wilson: "How do I feel? I feel let down.
"I feel let down by some of the decisions that were made against us today and I feel delighted in the performance because I thought the lads did ever so well.
"I think that we deserved something out of the game and I don't just think the one point. I think we deserved to be winning the game."
Line-ups
Bolton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Bogdan
- 3Hutton
- 15BaptisteSubstituted forKnightat 85'minutes
- 6SpearingBooked at 86mins
- 4Mills
- 5Ream
- 27Lee
- 17Trotter
- 10Beckford
- 14MoritzSubstituted forJutkiewiczat 78'minutes
- 11HallSubstituted forDannsat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Knight
- 18Danns
- 24Lonergan
- 26Mason
- 29Jutkiewicz
- 31Wheater
- 44Kamara
Barnsley
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Steele
- 23EtuhuBooked at 32mins
- 4Kennedy
- 8DawsonBooked at 83mins
- 22Mvoto
- 5Nyatanga
- 27McLaughlin
- 14LawrenceSubstituted forProschwitzat 89'minutes
- 10O'Grady
- 19CywkaSubstituted forMcCourtat 73'minutes
- 16Jennings
Substitutes
- 2Hassell
- 6Cranie
- 9Proschwitz
- 12Hunt
- 21Mellis
- 31Turner
- 42McCourt
- Referee:
- James Adcock
- Attendance:
- 15,845
Match Stats
Home TeamBoltonAway TeamBarnsley
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Barnsley 0.
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Attempt blocked. Nick Proschwitz (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McCourt.
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Attempt missed. Dale Jennings (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kelvin Etuhu.
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Attempt missed. Jermaine Beckford (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Barnsley. Nick Proschwitz replaces Liam Lawrence.
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Attempt missed. Lewin Nyatanga (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Booking
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers).
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Stephen Dawson (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Zat Knight replaces Alex Baptiste.
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Offside, Barnsley. Liam Lawrence tries a through ball, but Ryan McLaughlin is caught offside.
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Penalty missed! Still Bolton Wanderers 1, Barnsley 0. Chris O'Grady (Barnsley) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
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Penalty conceded by Alex Baptiste (Bolton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Barnsley. Ryan McLaughlin draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Adam Bogdan.
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Attempt saved. Dale Jennings (Barnsley) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Lawrence.
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Hand ball by Patrick McCourt (Barnsley).
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Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jermaine Beckford.
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Attempt missed. Patrick McCourt (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan McLaughlin.
