BIRMINGHAM 0 BARNSLEY 3 Roberts (38), Winnall (84, 87)

BARNSLEY bounced back from a 5-2 home hammering against Nottingham Forest to record a shock away win.

In recent games Birmingham have lived dangerously, but on this occasion they failed to enjoy any good fortune against a tenacious Barnsley side and had to play the final 20 minutes with only 10 players after David Davis was sent off for two yellow cards.

The persistence of the young Barnsley side paid off in the 38th minute when Marc Roberts was on hand to score with a glancing header following skipper Conor Hourihane’s free-kick deep on the right.

Four minutes later, Adam Davies was beaten by a blistering left-footed shot from David Davis, but on this occasion a post came to Barnsley’s rescue.

In the 71st minute, Birmingham suffered a set-back when Davis collected a second yellow card for a reckless tackle on the half-way line.

They made a determined attempt to make amends, but six minutes from time Barnsley settled thegamewhenSam Winnall headed home a Hourihane corner, and two minutes later he notched his second goal from another Hourihane free-kick.