Barnsley edge five-goal thriller against Oxford to win Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Barnsley have won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for the first time thanks to a 3-2 victory over Oxford United at Wembley.

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Oxford saw more of the ball early on, but it was Barnsley who created the first real opening in the tenth minute when it opened up for Sam Winnall, who shot wide from the edge of the box.

Jordan Evans's curling free kick was pushed wide as Oxford worked Adam Davies for the first time, while Barnsley's only shot on target in the first half was a speculative long-ranger from Adam Hammill that Benjamin Buchel tipped over.

The opening goal arrived in the 29th minute when Adam MacDonald's cross from the right to the back post was headed home by Callum O'Dowda.

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Winnall dipped a shot wide as Barnsley looked for an equaliser before the break, but the U's held on to their advantage at the interval.

The Tykes were level five minutes into the second half, though. Hammill crossed from the left and Winnall wheeled away in celebration as if he had headed home, but replays showed that it was Oxford defender Cheyenne Dunkley who got the crucial touch.

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Barnsley then went in front for the first time when Ashley Fletcher squeezed a shot over the line after substitute Ivan Toney had been initially denied.

Oxford almost equalised moments later when Davies made a fine save to keep out Liam Sercombe, but it was soon 3-1 to the Tykes as Hammill dribbled forward from halfway before cutting inside and finding the far corner with a curler.

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That seemed to have settled matters, but Oxford were back in it less than two minutes after Hammill's goal as Danny Hylton planted a header into the top corner from Kemar Roofe's cross.

In the closing quarter of an hour Barnsley actually created the better chances and did well to deny Oxford any real sights of goal, holding on for their first major trophy win since FA Cup glory in 1912.