Barnsley secured a first win in five as Anderson De Silva and Jamal Campbell-Ryce sank 10-man Plymouth.
Walton sees red in defeat at Barnsley
Barnsley secured a first win in five matches as Anderson De Silva and Jamal Campbell-Ryce sank 10-man Plymouth at Oakwell.
De Silva opened the scoring with a header from Diego Leon's free-kick in the 38th minute with Campbell-Ryce firing home from the spot in the lasdt minute.
The Pilgrims were a man down with only 28 minutes gone after Simon Walton was shown a straight red card after kicking out at De Silva following a robust challenge.
Barnsley manager Simon Davey's side produce some eye-catching, free-flowing football at times, but remain toothless in and around the penalty area.
Davey was forced into two changes, with central defender Darren Moore (groin) back from a six-match injury lay-off and Rob Kozluk starting.
Plymouth striker Rory Fallon was suspended so Steve MacLean returned for Paul Sturrock's side.
Barnsley spurned a golden chance to take the lead in the 10th minute.
Leon crossed and unmarked midfielder De Silva headed wide with just Plymouth goalkeeper Romain Larrieu to beat.
The game exploded into life in the 26th minute when Plymouth midfielder Walton left referee Dean Whitestone with no choice other than to brandish a straight red card.
Possession
The former Leeds and Ipswich midfielder took exception to De Silva's challenge and kicked out at the elegant Brazilian right in front of the match official.
De Silva then headed the subsequent free-kick against the crossbar and when the ball rebounded to Bobby Hassell, the Barnsley midfielder forced a fine one-handed save from Larrieu with a fierce volley from the edge of the penalty area.
Barnsley deservedly broke the deadlock in the 38th minute.
Leon clipped another weighted free-kick into the area and this time De Silva was on target with his header for his first goal of the season, albeit via a deflection that strike partner Jon Macken appeared to be claiming.
De Silva almost scored a second five minutes after the restart, firing in a low shot from 20 yards that Larrieu turned away and then Argyle defender Krisztian Timar headed the ball on to his own crossbar when under pressure from the Brazilian.
Plymouth worked tirelessly as Barnsley hogged possession without carving out clear scoring chances and striker Paul Gallagher reminded the home side they had only a slender lead with a 25-yard snap-shot in the 66th minute.
Davey sent on-loan Blackburn striker Maceo Rigters for the ineffective Jamie Cureton with 20 minutes left as Barnsley began to labour in the final third.
Within minutes of his arrival the Dutchman swivelled on the edge of the penalty area and rifled in a vicious shot to the near post that Larrieu turned away.
Barnsley made sure of the points in the last minute when Leon was tripped in the penalty area by Plymouth substitute David McNamee and Campbell-Ryce coolly converted.
