Bradshaw Brace Fires Barnsley to Crucial League One Win at Rotherham

Barnsley FC strengthened their League One promotion push with a commanding 3–1 victory away to Rotherham United FC on matchday 43 of the regular season.

The visitors went in front in the 37th minute. Adam Phillips opened the scoring for Barnsley, finishing after good work from Patrick Kelly, and his strike gave the away side a deserved half-time lead.

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Rotherham reacted with a double substitution at the break, introducing Ar’jany Martha and Denzel Hall, and later Duncan Watmore on 58 minutes, in an attempt to change the momentum. However, Barnsley remained more clinical in the final third.

On 64 minutes, Tom Bradshaw doubled the advantage, making it 2–0 with a goal assisted by Jonathan Bland. Barnsley continued to press, and Bradshaw struck again in the 74th minute, this time finishing from a Phillips assist to put the visitors three goals clear.

Rotherham turned to further changes, including the introduction of Jordan Hugill, but the hosts were largely held at bay by a disciplined Barnsley side. The away team also managed their bench, with Reyes Cleary, Tennai Watson, Jack Shepherd, Leo Farrell and Marc Roberts all coming on during the closing stages.

Barnsley’s only blemish came late on, when Rotherham were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time. Sam Nombe converted in the 90+5th minute to reduce the deficit, but it proved no more than a consolation as Barnsley secured all three points.

The match saw several bookings for Barnsley, with Corey O’Keeffe, Vimal Yoganathan, Maël de Gevigney and Eoghan O’Connell all cautioned. Further detailed statistics such as possession, shots and full line-ups were not available in the provided data.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L