Barnsley FC produce a miracle on the pitch - but fate could be decided in court
Hull City were relegated from the Championship last night but Barnsley have put their fate in the hands of the lawyers after a dramatic late win at promotion-chasing Brentford.
The end-of-season league table has Gerhard Struber’s Reds – seemingly dead and buried when the season resumed after the coronavirus pandemic– one place above the relegation zone. But the regular 2019-20 campaign finished without any firm conclusions at the bottom.
Clarke Oduor’s dramatic late goal secured a 2-1 win which took the Reds above Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic in the table, although the final standings will be decided not by footballers, but lawyers.
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Hide AdDisciplinary cases involving Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday could alter the table.