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John McDougall

Barnsley camp make towel tactics claim & what Bolton Wanderers did to stop them in FA Cup clash

Barnsley's Tom Edwards says Bolton Wanderers put their towels in a puddle during their FA Cup victory over the Whites to put an end to their long throw-ins.

The match last weekend was fewer than six minutes old when Bolton skipper Ricardo Santos inadvertantly put through his own goal from Nicky Cadden's dangerous cross to give the Tykes an early lead. Dion Charles appeared to have equalised not long after, but his header was chalked off for offside.

Barnsley doubled their advantage before half-time as Adam Phillips fired home a smart strike from the edge of the box. After the break, Charles again had the ball in the back of the net but it was once more ruled out for offsiden but Jon Dadi Bodvarsson halved the deficit with 10 minutes to go with a powerful header which Barnsley's rearguard could not keep out on the line - though the Tykes held out to claim a place in the second round with a 2-1 victory.

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