Barnsley: Johnson salutes in-form Davies

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Barnsley manager Lee Johnson celebrates at the end of his first winning game at home

Picture by Dean Atkins — Barnsley v Coventry City SkyBet League 1 Barnsley manager Lee Johnson celebrates at the end of his first winning game at home Picture by Dean Atkins

BARNSLEY head coach Lee Johnson has saluted the impact of keeper Adam Davies - and feels he earned the resurgent Reds a point in Tuesday’s goalless draw at Leyton Orient.

The Reds may have failed to record a seventh consecutive League One victory after equalling the feat of six league wins on the spin recorded by Norman Hunter’s promotion class of 1980-81, but Johnson was satisfied that his side extended their unbeaten run to seven matches.

Davies, enjoying a run in the side with Ross Turnbull out for the rest of the season, helped perserve that sequence and maintained his recent good form - which has seen him concede just once in his past seven outings.

Johnson, whose side welcome second-placed Preston on Saturday, said: “The keeper dug us out a couple of times.

“He’s saved us a couple of points already in this run and probably saved us a point.”

On the performance of his side, Johnson, who saw Milan Lalkovic dismissed late on, added: “I have to say I’m pleased.

“I know you probably shouldn’t say your pleased with a point, but I knew it would be a tough game; I knew coming here after a tough game on Saturday would be emotionally draining.

“I changed the shape - did it work? Probably not in my opinion, so I have to take a little bit on the chin there, but I changed it pretty quickly.

“The minute we went back to the 4-3-3, we were good then. I thought we kept and moved the ball much better and from then on we were okay.”