The England midfielder was on hand in the 65th minute to convert from close range to finally pierce the Tykes’ resolute back line in this third round tie, giving us the victory we deserved on the balance of play.
A fairly uneventful first half saw Juan Foyth and Fernando Llorente both head over from Kieran Trippier corners while Barnsley’s Liam Lindsay went close at the other end with a flicked header from another corner.
We were thankful to Michel Vorm for keeping the game goalless just 20 seconds after the interval when he produced a wonderful stop to deny Ike Ugbo from 15 yards out, before we started to get a grip on the game.