Barnsley set a club record for six successive away win as they triumphed 2-1 at Luton Town.
Daryl Dike struck twice before missing a penalty for his hat-trick and seeing the hosts score from the counter-attack.
The Reds held on in a tense finale and remain fifth, three points clear of seventh-placed Bournemouth who have a game in hand.
Valerien Ismael made two changes to the team that drew with Reading on Friday at Oakwell. Daryl Dike and Toby Sibbick came in for Dominik Frieser and Michael Sollbauer.
The Reds saw shots for Cauley Woodrow and Victor Adeboyejo blocked in the box before Kiernan-Dewsbury-Hall's 25-yard volley was straight at Brad Collins.
After a poor first 20 minutes from either side, with both lumping aimless long balls forward, the Reds began to create the better chances with their hosts barely threatening before the break.
Woodrow curled wide from 20 yards then Callum Brittain should have opened the scoring after Romal Palmer played him in on the left of the box but he shot tamely at Simon Sluga.
The opener came in the 27th minute when Dike ran onto a pass by Woodrow and, one-on-one with Sluga, found the bottom left corner for his sixth goal of the season.
Woodrow could have doubled the lead soon after but headed over a left-wing Mowatt free-kick five yards out in a crowd of bodies.
Luton changed from a 4-4-2 diamond to a 3-5-2 system at half-time but found themselves 2-0 down on the hour-mark when goalkeeper Sluga fumbled a 20-yard Woodrow shot and Dike turned in from close range.
It was almost 3-0 soon after when another good Woodrow run led to a Callum Styles shot on the left of the box from 15 yards out which was well-saved by Sluga diving to his left.
Former Barnsley academy player Jordan Clark fired over from 20 yard for Luton after a good run on the left then substitute Harry Cornick met a right-wing cross at the back post but got no power on the header which was cleared.
Dike had the chance to complete the hat-trick on 83 minutes after he was fouled by former Barnsley defender Matty Pearson but Sluga made an excellent save diving to his right then also brilliantly denied Helik on the follow-up. Luton immediately counter-attacked and pulled a goal back with substitute James Collins firing into the bottom left corner.
The hosts pumped a series of balls into the Reds box but failed to create a real chance to level, with Dewsbury-Hall and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu shooting over from outside the box.
Barnsley (3-4-3): Collins; Sibbick, Helik, Andersen; Brittain, Mowatt, Palmer (Halme 58mins), Styles; Adeboyejo (Morris 59), Dike, Woodrow (Frieser 78).
Unused: Walton, Sollbauer, Oduor, J Williams, Moon, Chaplin.
Goals: Dike 27, 60.
Luton (4-4-2 diamond): Sluga; Clark, Pearson, Naismith, Cranie (LuaLua 70mins); Rea (Bradley HT), Mpanzu, Dewsbury-Hall, Tunnicliffe (Berry 78mins); Nombe (Cornick HT), Adebayo (Collins 70).
Unused: Isted, Bree, Moncur, Morrell
Yellow cards: Bradley.
Goals: Collins 84.
AS IT HAPPENED
  • 3:00pm
    GAME UNDERWAY
  • 3:03pm
    3 Mowatt free-kick falls to Adeboyejo and his 15-yard shot hits a team mate and goes wide
  • 3:03pm
    Looks as though Luton are playing a 4-4-2 diamond
  • 3:05pm
    6 Callum Brittain's right wing corner is taken short and eventually Woodrow's shot is blocked
  • 3:06pm
    Bright start for the Reds, they are the only side to really attack as of yet
  • 3:08pm
    Three of Luton's back four used to play for Barnsley. Jordan Clark and Martin Cranie are the full-backs with Matty Pearson one of the centre-backs
  • 3:09pm
    10 Brittain's long throw falls to Woodrow who wins a corner on the right
  • 3:10pm
    10 Mowatt's corner on the right is touched away by the goalkeeper
  • 3:12pm
    A break in play with a Luton man down receiving treatment
  • 3:14pm
    13 First shot on target of the game. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall hits a volley from about 25 yards which goes straight into the arms of Brad Collins
  • 3:15pm
    16 Woodrow shoots from the left about 20 yards out and it curls just high and wide
  • 3:17pm
    Lots of long balls by both teams here trying to get in behind the other defence but with little success
  • 3:18pm
    18 A bit of a scramble in the Reds box, but Luton cannot get a shot away and eventually the visitors clear
  • 3:20pm
    20 minutes gone here and it's a poor match so far. The Reds started brightly but it has been more even of late with a lot of long balls and no clear chances
  • 3:24pm
    Barnsley have had the better of the last few minutes, with the ball regularly in the home half, but they haven't carved out a chance of not e
  • 3:25pm
    24 Biggest chance of the game so far by a long way, Romal Palmer plays Callum Brittain in on the left of the box but he shoots tamely at Sluga
  • 3:26pm
    26 Now Palmer blazes over from 25 yards. The Reds getting on top here
  • 3:27pm
    GOAL!
    Daryl Dike opens the scoring!
  • 3:28pm
    That's the American's sixth goal of the season. He latches onto a Woodrow pass and finds the bottom left corner in a one on one situation
  • 3:31pm
    That's probably a deserved lead for the Reds who, after a poor first 20 minutes all-round, had put their hosts under pressure for a sustained period
  • 3:35pm
    34 A Mowatt free-kick on the left is met about five yards out by Helik who heads over the bar. Big chance
  • 3:39pm
    The Reds were well on top here. The have one goal and both Brittain and Helik could easily have scored. They will feel a second goal before half-time is within their reach while they are enjoying this momentum. The visitors are the only side attacking with intent at the moment. Luton reduced to long balls only
  • 3:44pm
    Two minutes left in the first half. The game has calmed down a bit but the Reds seem to have a good control over the match. Luton are yet to have a real chance
  • 3:45pm
    Two added minutes
  • 3:47pm
    HALF-TIME: Luton 0, Barnsley 1. Daryl Dike's goal separates the sides after a half in which the Reds have been the better team and missed other chances
  • 4:03pm
    Luton are bringing on Sonny Bradley and Harry Cornick on for Nombe and Rea
  • 4:04pm
    SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
  • 4:05pm
    It looks as though Luton have changed to a 3-5-2
  • 4:07pm
    Sibbick has moved to left of back three, and it looks like he will pretty much man mark the pacy Harry Cornick
  • 4:10pm
    Luton have been caught offside four times in the last couple of minutes. Barnsley holding their high line well
  • 4:12pm
    YELLOW CARD
    Sonny Bradley, the substitute is the first man in the book
  • 4:14pm
    Halme and Morris about to come on for the Reds
  • 4:15pm
    Halme on for Palmer and Morris for Adeboyejo
  • 4:18pm
    GOAL!
    Daryl Dike doubles the lead after Woodrow's shot is parried
  • 4:20pm
    It's poor goalkeeping by Slug who should have caught the shot easily, bit Dike turns in his seventh of the season
  • 4:20pm
    Two doubles in as many away games for Dike
  • 4:20pm
    Big chance fro 3-0. Woodrow sets up Styles on the left of the box but his 15-yard shot is well-saved by the goalkeeper diving to his left
  • 4:26pm
    66 Luton free-kick on the left. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall takes it. Easily cleared by Mowatt
  • 4:27pm
    67 Luton enjoying a decent period of pressure here. Jordan Clark, who is from Hoyland and came through the Oakwell academy, beats two men on the left but clips a shot off target from 20 yards out
  • 4:29pm
    Luton bring on Collins and LuaLua for Cranie and Adebayo
  • 4:34pm
    Into the final 15 minutes, Harry Cornick had a headed chance on the right just now but got no power on it
  • 4:35pm
    Frieser on for Woodrow who has had a fine game and set up both goals
  • 4:36pm
    Luke Berry comes on for Ryan Tunnicliffe
  • 4:38pm
    79 Mowatt corner on the right, punched out by the goalkeeper
  • 4:39pm
    81 Dike looking for a hat-trick, he barrels his way down the left wing into the Luton box but eventually shoots wide on a tight angle on the left. He's been very good again today
  • 4:40pm
    Dike wins a penalty
  • 4:41pm
    Daryl Dike
  • 4:42pm
    GOAL!
    James Collins pulls one back on the counter-attack after Dike missed a penalty
  • 4:46pm
    Barnsley under pressure now when they could have been 3-0 up
  • 4:47pm
    Approaching the 89th minute, Luton have a second successive corner cleared by Helik
  • 4:49pm
    Four added minutes
  • 4:49pm
    This could be four huge minutes for the Reds in their promotion charge. Can they see the game out?
  • 4:51pm
    90+3 Decent counter attack by Frieser ends with Frieser shooting wide on the right
  • 4:52pm
    This is very tense. Three of the four added minutes played
  • 4:53pm
    90+5 Long throw on the right headed out
  • 4:53pm
    90+5 Mpanzu shoots over. from 25 yards
  • 4:54pm
    FULL-TIME: Luton 1, Barnsley 2. The Reds should have been out of sight but missed a penalty then conceded immediately. But they held on and set a club record for six straight away wins

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