Barnsley won in the league for the first time in five matches.
They also finally secured their first home league clean sheet of the season, at the 11th attempt. It is the longest The Reds have gone from the start of the season without a league shut out at Oakwell since 1935-36 when it also took until their 11th match.
Coupled with the 3-0 FA Cup win at Chester in midweek, Barnsley have won back to back matches for only the second time this season and only the third time in 2014.
They have also now kept back-to-back clean sheets for only the second time this season.
Barnsley have now opened the scoring in five of their past six games in all competitions and each of their last four in the league, but this was only the second time they have gone on to win.
Barnsley have also scored in 15 of their last 16 games in all competitions and in each of their last 12 league games, their best run in the league since they scored in 17 successive league games between 22nd December 2012 and 1st April 2013.
Barnsley led at half time and went on to win for only the fifth time this season, they led by two goals at the break in the league for the first time since the 4-1 win over Gillingham back on the 23rd August. These two occasions are they only time they have managed it this season.
Top scorer Conor Hourihane ended his six game drought by bagging his 11th goal of the season.
Ross Turnbull was shown a red card for the third time in his career and for the second time as a Barnsley player. He was also sent off in a 4-2 win over Huddersfield back in 2005.
Turnbull is the first Barnsley goalkeeper to be sent off since Ben Alnwick in the 4-3 League Cup win at Rochdale in August 2012. He is the first Reds stopper to be sent off in the league since Luke Steele in a 6-1 defeat at Newcastle in March 2010.
The former Chelsea keeper who is the third Barnsley player to be sent off this season was also booked in the win at Sheffield United last month making him the first Barnsley keeper to be given both a yellow and red card since Nick Colgan in 2006-2007.
Barnsley will sit in 14th position in the third tier of English football on Christmas Day, their lowest position on the festive day since 2002.
Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull (RC)
Mason Holgate
Peter Ramage
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Luke Berry
Conor Hourihane
James Bailey
Dale Jennings
Devante Cole
Kane Hemmings (YC)
Substitutes:
Leroy Lita (for Hemmings 71)
Adam Davies (for Cole 74)
Unused Substitutes:
Reece Brown, Keith Treacy, Paul Digby, Rhys Oates, Marcello Trotta.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results, Saturday 20th December 2014:
BARNSLEY 2-0 Leyton Orient
Bradford 1-1 Scunthorpe
Coventry 1-1 Fleetwood
Crawley 1-2 Port Vale
Crewe 1-0 Bristol City
Gillingham 2-3 Chesterfield
MK Dons 7-0 Oldham
Peterborough 0-1 Preston
Rochdale 2-2 Notts County
Sheffield United 1-1 Walsall
Swindon 0-1 Doncaster
Yeovil 0-1 Colchester
Barnsley lie in 14th place in the Sky Bet League One with 26 points from 21 games.
We are 5 points off the Play-Offs, 15 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 16 points off First place and 6 points above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 21/12/14
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty-Two: Preston North End v Barnsley, Friday 26th December 2014. Kick-Off 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult £21.00
Over 65 £15
Young Adult (Under 19) £15.00
Full-Time Student + NUS or UCAS ID £15.00
Juvenile (Under 17) £8.00
Under 8 FREE this age group is advance purchase only, it is not available on the day
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty-Three: Barnsley v Oldham Athletic, Monday 29th December 2014. Kick-Off: 7:45pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£24
Over 65’s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Age 12-16: £10
Under 12: £5