Barnsley moved to within one point of safety with a 2-1 victory against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town on Saturday. 

The Tykes headed into the game against Huddersfield at Oakwell without a Championship win since the 21st of December but started the better of the two sides and went ahead after 14 minutes through captain Alex Mowatt.

Conor Chaplin doubled their lead after 65 minutes, scoring his ninth league goal of the season, but Barnsley's joy was short-lived.

A minute later, Lewis O'Brien unleashed a thumping strike from outside the box to cut the deficit.

However, Gerhard Struber's side were able to see the game out and grab their fifth league win of the season.

It was another impressive display from Jacob Brown, who provided the assists for both goals–meaning he now has eight this term.

We put a spotlight on the 21-year-old's display against Huddersfield to examine why he was so effective.

Brown has been a regular in the Tykes side for the majority of the season but in a new role, his game has been taken up a level since the arrival of Struber.

The Englishman was utilised as a winger before the Austrian coach's arrival but has been used as a centre-forward in the Barnsley boss' preferred 4-4-2 diamond formation.

That positional change appears to have done wonders for his game, as he has provided seven assists since Struber was appointed.

The 21-year-old started upfront again with Chaplin in the Huddersfield game but with the diamond formation providing lots of support in the middle, Brown caused a lot of damage from the flanks.

Both of his assists came from Brown receiving the ball on the right-hand side of the penalty area and finding teammates in and around the six-yard box.

The forward was a nuisance for the Terriers backline all afternoon, regularly popping up to deliver dangerous balls in–as evidenced by his seven attempted crosses, three of which were successful (43% accuracy).

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Brown is a very positive player with the ball at his feet and his confidence was clear in the way he attacked defenders and space on Saturday–making seven dribbles in the game, six of which were successful (86% accuracy).

Something that will likely be extremely pleasing for Struber is how clinical Brown was in the final third against the Terriers. In total, he took three touches in the opposition box, from which he created two goals.

The 21-year-old was impressive with and without the ball at Oakwell, helping his side put pressure on their opponents when they were in possession. Brown did not let the Terriers rest and made four interceptions in total.

It was an extremely impressive display from Brown, who is flourishing since Struber shifted him into the centre-forward role.

The next step for him will surely be to add some more goals to his game, though if he continues to provide assists at this current rate, I'm sure no one will mind if he doesn't.