LONDON, CMC – Three gamers with ties to the Caribbean netted objectives in mid-week English league matches, however just one may coax their sides to win.
League 1 top-scorer Devante Cole, the son of former England striker Andy Cole, whose dad and mom hail from Jamaica, helped Barnsley to formalize a 3-0 win in opposition to a spirited Shrewsbury and enabled his aspect to shut the hole within the standings on second-placed Oxford United.
On the similar time, Shaq Forde, the teenage son of former Barbados worldwide Fabian Forde, netted a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer. Leyton Orient earned a 2-2 attract an incident-packed League 1 match in opposition to Northampton City.
In the meantime, discarded Jamaica worldwide Wes Harding scored an early present for manager-less Millwall earlier than Blackburn Rovers got here storming again to clinch a 2-1 win within the English Championship.
At Oakwell: Cole practically grabbed a tenth objective of the season when he went on a mazy run that set off inside his half, however after twisting defenders inside and outside, his eventual strike – from a little bit contained in the field – sailed inches vast of the close to publish.
He did get to the double-figure mark within the seventy fifth minute when he latched onto a through-ball from Max Watters earlier than comfortably putting the ball past Marko Marosi one-on-one for a outcome that left the Tykes two factors behind Oxford.
Earlier, Herbie Kane opened the scoring from the spot within the nineteenth minute after the Reds have been awarded their first dwelling penalty since March 2021. Callum Types added a second solely 4 minutes later when he obtained a cross from Cole after a counter-attacking transfer down the fitting.
At Sixfields: Orient took a first-half lead when Rob Hunt scored his first objective for the membership within the 14th minute, however Sam Hoskins scored within the forty ninth and 52nd minutes to place the hosts within the lead.
The Os have been handed a numerical benefit when Northampton have been lowered to 10 males on 58 minutes after Kieron Bowie obtained a pink card following an off-the-ball incident.
With their one-person benefit, the guests turned the screws, however Northants weathered the storm earlier than eight minutes of stoppage time have been added.
Time was operating out for Orient, however they didn’t hand over. Within the 96th minute, they acquired their equalizer when Jordan Graham crossed from the left, and substitute Forde acquired throughout his man to show the ball into the nook and earned his aspect a draw that prolonged their league run to 1 defeat within the final eight matches.
On the Den: Solely three minutes have been performed when Millwall took the lead from a free-kick that was lofted into the field and saved alive by Jake Cooper, with Harding capable of capitalize on the free ball and head underneath the grasp of Blackburn goalkeeper Leopold Wahlstedt.
Targets from Joe Rankin-Costello within the twenty second minute and Callum Brittain within the 51st minute turned the match on its head and gave the guests their third successive win.
The victory strikes Rovers as much as tenth place – one level off the play-off locations – whereas Millwall drop to sixteenth.
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