Swansea City 1-1 Barnsley: Olivier Ntcham strike earns Russell Martin's men a point

Olivier Ntcham struck his fourth goal of the campaign as Swansea City earned a point against relegation-threatened Barnsley.

The Swans lacked the accuracy and precision that they have shown in abundance of late and fell behind when Claudio Gomes netted nine minutes into the second-half. But substitute Ntcham provided the hosts with a real spark and fired home a sweet leveller to set-up a tense finish.

Both sides had chances to win it, with Swansea improving late on, but the game ended all-square as Russell Martin's side extended their unbeaten run to six matches while the Tykes edged ever closer to the drop.

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Head coach Martin stuck with the same matchday squad and starting 11 from last weekend's 2-1 win over Derby County, with Matt Grimes chalking up his 200th appearance for the club. The opening stages at the Swansea.com Stadium were lively as Joel Piroe tested goalkeeper Jack Walton in the first minute as the hosts controlled proceedings.

Barnsley looked threatening from set-pieces though. Domingos Quina and Carlton Morris asked questions of Andy Fisher and the Swans' defence early on.

On his landmark outing, Grimes looked in serious discomfort after being clattered by Matthew Wolfe, although the skipper fought through the pain barrier to soldier on. Swans boss Martin will have pleased with his side's dominance of the ball, although clear cut chances were at a premium, with more accuracy needed in the final third.

Poya Asbaghi's side came close to breaking the deadlock on 27 minutes as Amine Bassi's teasing cross was volleyed goalwards by Morris, although Fisher made the save at point-blank range. The Swans were lacking