Barnsley extended their unbeaten home record in League One after edging out Reading 3-2 in an absorbing contest at Oakwell.
The hosts twice had to respond as Reading clawed their way back, but the Reds did just enough to take all three points in a game that ebbed and flowed throughout.
Earl Heads the Reds in Front
Barnsley took a deserved lead in the ninth minute when centre-back Josh Earl rose to head in from a Caylan Vickers corner.