Hugo Colace grabbed the winner as Barnslet defeated Burnley in a thrilling Caling Cup tie at Oakwell.
Colace header sinks Burnley hopes of another cup run
Barnsley marched through to the fourth round of the Carling Cup after defeating Premier League side Burnley 3-2 in a thrilling tie.
A 75th minute winner from Hugo Colace ensured that Burnley's 77-year wait for a win at Oakwell continued.
The hosts fell behind after Steven Fletcher struck but were back on level terms almost immediately through Jon Macken and took the lead after a fantastic strike from Anderson De Silva.
Burnley equalised when Fernando Guerrero created a goal for Chris Eagles but Colace's bullet header on 75 minutes proved to be decisive.
The opening was scrappy with a series of niggling fouls but a Fletcher ball sent Guerrero racing down the left touchline in the 12th minute.
The Ecuadorian, one of Clarets boss Owen Coyle's six changes, cut inside but was denied a great goal by the outstretched leg of defender Darren Moore.
Goals
From the resulting corner Rob Kozluk was forced to clear a Fletcher header off the line.
The deadlock was broken in the 22nd minute when Fletcher held off defender Darren Moore following a Brian Jensen goal-kick before blasting a shot past Preece from the edge of the box.
Just a minute later Macken popped up to tap home into an empty net after Iain Hume had hit the post with a header from a pinpoint Kozluk cross.
Burnley striker Martin Paterson had already been carried off on a stretcher when goalkeeper Jensen was also forced to make an early exit through injury.
Substitute goalkeeper Diego Penny was immediately called into action as Hume was played through and went down as he tried to round the goalkeeper.
Referee Mark Clattenberg blew his whistle and although the home fans initially thought he had given a penalty, he had actually blown for a free-kick the other way.
Eight minutes of injury time were signalled and with six gone Barnsley took the lead for the first time.
Attacks
Midfielder Adam Hammill pounced on a loose pass in midfield before driving at the Burnley defence.
Richard Eckersley did well to halt his progress but the ball fell to Da Silva, who fired into the top corner with the outside of his foot from 25 yards.
The visitors looked to apply some early pressure after the break with wingers Guerrero and Eagles instigating much of their attacking and it paid off when Burnley equalised in the 52nd minute.
The ball was fed wide and Guerrero, whose pace troubled the Tykes all night, controlled the ball perfectly, leaving Kozluk in his wake.
He raced towards the byline and laid it on a plate for the unmarked Eagles to tap home from close range.
The home side upped the tempo as they went about trying to grab a winner.
The vital goal came when Colace ghosted in to head into the top corner with quarter of an hour remaining.
The moved began with De Silva breaking down the right at speed before sending in a great cross into the box which was met by the Barnsley midfielder.
Preece denied Fletcher twice late on as the Clarets crashed out of the cup competition they enjoyed so much success in last season.
