The Reds blew a two-goal lead for the second time this season and it is the second time in three seasons they have done it against Ipswich.
Barnsley led at half time for only the eighth time in 31 matches this season in all competitions and have now failed to keep that lead in four of them.
If Barnsley could have hung on they would have moved to within two points of safety as the three teams around them, Yeovil, Charlton and Millwall all lost.
But it was not to be and The Reds have now won just one of their last 11 games in all competitions.
Chris O’Grady bagged his 11th goal of the season; he has now scored in each of Barnsley’s last three home matches.
Barnsley have managed just four league victories all season, the least in the division, whilst this draw was Ipswich’s 11th stalemate, only Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday all with 12 have managed more.
This was the fourth successive draw between Barnsley and Ipswich but the first to not finish 1-1.
Barnsley score more than once in a game for just the ninth time this season, but they have managed to win just four of those. They have scored twice in each of their last three home games but have won just one.
Tomasz Cywka grabbed his fourth goal of the season with another wonder freekick but today was the first time the Pole has scored this season and Barnsley have managed to avoid defeat. It was only the third of his eight goals for the club to come at Oakwell.
For the first time in five games Barnsley’s players managed to avoid entering the referee’s notebook.
Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Jack Hunt
Martin Cranie
Peter Ramage
Tom Kennedy
Brek Shea
Stephen Dawson
Dale Jennings
Jim O’Brien
Chris O’Grady
Nick Proschwitz
Substitutes:
Tomasz Cywka (for Shea ht)
Martin Woods (for Hunt 73)
Liam Lawrence (for Proschwitz 77)
Unused Substitutes:
Iain Turner, Lewin Nyatanga, Paddy McCourt, Marcus Pedersen.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet Championship results Saturday 8th February 2014:
Yeovil 1-2 Leeds
BARNSLEY 2-2 Ipswich
Blackpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Bolton 2-2 Bournemouth
Brighton 1-0 Doncaster
Burnley 3-1 Millwall
Charlton 0-2 Birmingham
Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan
Leicester 2-2 Watford
Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn
Reading 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Barnsley lie in 23rd place in the Sky Bet Npower Championship with 22 points from 28 games.
We are 25 points off the Play-Offs 34 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 45 points off First place and 4 points inside the Relegation Zone.
Up to 8/2/14
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Twenty-Nine: Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley Saturday 15th February 2014. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adults: £23.00
Senior 60+: £17.00
Under 21: £13.00
16 And under: £8.00
Under 12: £5.00
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty: Barnsley v Millwall Saturday 22nd February 2014. Kick-Off 3pm
Tickets:
Adults £23.00
Over 65's £16.00
Student (aged 18-20) £16.00
Under 18's £16.00
Under 12's £5.00*
*Under 12's tickets must be purchased with an adult or over 65's ticket