Ismael is too clever by half TYKES BOSS’ BIG SWITCH AT BREAK PROVES A WINNER

VALERIEN ISMAEL is refusing to dream of the Premier League despite seeing his in-form Barnsley side seal a comeback victory over their promotion rivals.

Super sub Carlton Morris climbed off the bench to head the deciding goal 10 minutes from time as the Tykes claimed an eighth win in nine matches.

The triumph cemented Barnsley’s spot in the final play-off place and opened up a five-point cushion on Bournemouth.

But boss Ismael, who made an inspired triple half-time substitution, said: “We are not dreaming of the Premier League.

“Our feet are firmly on the ground and we know there are still 10 games to play and a lot of points to be won.

“We showed big mentality.

“It was a big fight and we made a big step forward.

“We made two idiotic mistakes to concede two goals, especially the second one, but we made some changes

BOURNEMOUTH at half-time and the bench made a big difference today.”

Barnsley, who have not graced the top flight since 1998, got off to the perfect start when Michal Helik put them in front with only 16 minutes played.

Helik tapped in from closerange after fellow centreback Mads Andersen had nodded Callum Brittain’s corner across the goal. Bournemouth hit back just six minutes later when goalkeeper Asmir Begovic threw the ball 40 yards for

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Junior Stanislas to tee up Arnaut Danjuma to fire home at the far post.

The Cherries took a lead their first-half display deserved in stoppage time with Danjuma this time turning supplier for Dominic Solanke to slide in and net from six yards.

It was a different story in the second half as Barnsley dominated and it was all square on the hour mark when Dominik Frieser applied the finishing touch to Cauley Woodrow’s low cross.

Morris won it for the Tykes by climbing above a static Bournemouth defence to send an Alex

Mowatt free-kick looping into the net. Cherries boss Jonathan Woodgate slammed an ‘unacceptable’ second-half display.

Woodgate said: “It was two different Bournemouth teams; one in the first half that wanted to fight and one in the second half that did not want to do it.

“That is not acceptable.”