Harry Wilson strike saves Fulham from shock defeat at struggling Barnsley

Harry Wilson’s fine late finish rescued a point for Fulham at Barnsley, after Carlton Morris’ first-half penalty had left the Championship leaders facing a surprise defeat.

Fulham had scored 89 goals in 35 league games before the visit to Oakwell, and began in ominous fashion with the home defence clearing efforts from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Bobby Decordova-Reid off the line. Fabio Carvalho fired just wide of the post for the visitors, before Morris sent a 20-yard effort well wide at the other end.

Relegation-threatened Barnsley withstood Fulham’s strong start and began to create chances, with the game becoming more scrappy and players from both teams arguing with the referee, Tim Robinson. Remy Vita’s shot deflected off Morris’ knee, forcing Tim Ream to clear off the line, before the hosts made the breakthrough just before half-time.

An uncharacteristic mistake from Tosin Adarabioyo in the 44th minute allowed Morris to close in on goal, forcing the centre-back to bring him down. Morris got up to slam the penalty straight down the middle and put the Tykes ahead. The striker was denied by another last-ditch clearance from Ream, who hooked the ball away from goal after Morris had chipped Rodak just before the half-time whistle.

The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, made a change during the break as he brought on Tom Cairney to replace Jean Michaël Seri. The substitution almost paid off immediately when Cairney, Neco Williams and Wilson played some nice stuff down the right before Carvalho blasted over from Mitrovic’s knock-down.

Decordova-Reid fired over from close range just after the hour mark, with Silva bringing on Ivan Cavaleiro for Harrison Reed as Fulham sought a late leveller. It came in the 86th minute, Wilson