Barnsley 1 Leicester City 0: Tykes back on the right track after Colace hits the target

The Argentinian pounced to steer home a rebound after Ryan Shotton's towering header from Iain Hume's 77th-minute corner had been brilliantly saved by visiting goalkeeper Chris Weale.

Barnsley's climb towards the top half of the table had faltered in recent weeks after successive league defeats to Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday.

Barnsley defender Rob Kozluk, midfielder Anderson De Silva and striker Hume all returned to the Tykes' starting line-up.

Home goalkeeper Luke Steele denied Martyn Waghorn with a fine sprawling save and Tykes captain Stephen Foster blocked Dany N'Guessan's follow-up to keep the first half goalless.

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Adam Hammill lit up the second half with a searing 30-yard drive that Weale turned away at full stretch.

Desperate Leicester defending kept the scores level from the subsequent corner when Shotton and Foster saw their respective headers cleared off the goalline by Matt Oakley.

Hammill's low shot, after he had wriggled into the area, was then saved by Weale as the game sparked into life and Hume toe-poked wide from 10 yards.

Shotton powered Hume's corner towards the bottom corner and although Weale kept the ball out one-handed, Colace pounced to side-foot home the rebound in the 77th minute.

Weale saved in fine style from Anderson's thundering half-volley and although Leicester forced successive late corners the home defence held firm.

Barnsley: Steele, Kozluk (Moore 17), Foster, Shotton, Dickinson, De Silva, Colace, Doyle, Hammill, Macken (Andy Gray 76), Hume. Unused substitutes: Preece, Hallfredsson, Adam, Butterfield, Potter.

Leicester City: Weale, Brown, Morrison, Hobbs, Powell, N'Guessan (King 73), Oakley, Wellens, Waghorn (Fryatt 66), Kermorgant (Howard 66), Gallagher. Unused substitutes: Logan, Neilson, McGivern, Dyer.

Referee: D Webb (Durham).