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Cauley Woodrow scored 12 goals in 66 games for Fulham, but now has 33 in 65 for Barnsley

Barnsley head coach Gerhard Struber said his side's shock win at third-placed Fulham will give them renewed belief they can avoid relegation.

Cauley Woodrow scored twice against his former club, either side of Jacob Brown's lob, as the Tykes moved to within two wins of safety.

"I hope it can give my boys the feeling that we have the chance to stay in the league," Struber told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"The gap is six points. We believe in ourselves, we never give up."

Woodrow spent seven years at Fulham, from the age of 16, before signing for Barnsley in 2018.

On his first return to Craven Cottage since the move, he gave Barnsley the lead from the penalty spot after Brown was fouled by Fulham keeper Marek Rodak.

Brown doubled the lead early in the second half with a smart lofted finish over the exposed Rodak.

Fulham lacked penetration and Woodrow showed his old team what they were missing with a clinical third late on.

'We had control' - Struber

Struber admitted his squad needed lifting following the midweek home defeat by Birmingham City, which left them nine points adrift of safety.

But they have now reduced the gap to six - and the Tykes boss feels the mood is shifting.

"The game on Tuesday crashed our energy a little," Struber said. "We had many talks with the players in the last few days.

"Today we have the right feeling, the right attitude. In every second we had control, never gave the opponent space and time. In the end, it was a very clear victory."

'I can only apologise' - Parker

Fulham went into the game level on points with second-placed Leeds, and had won three of their last four at home - but were second best in all departments.

They are now are three points off the top two, and head coach Scott Parker apologised to fans.

"I am shocked, I am bitterly disappointed, I am gutted. I didn't see it coming," he said.

"The fans who came here didn't see it coming and I can only apologise for the performance today because it wasn't what we have come to expect.

"But these things can sometimes happen and we need to reboot and learn from them. And the most important thing is to keep going, keep being strong characters in the changing room and don't dwell.

"There are no excuses. We were beaten by a better side today, a side that had more intensity and we were second best really. We didn't deserve anything out of the game."