Late goals from Stephen Foster and substitute Michael Coulson saw Barnsley win their FA Cup third-round tie with Blackpool 2-1 at Oakwell.Blackpool had looked like they would hold onto a 33rd-minute lead given to them by David Fox.

The former Manchester United midfielder scored his second goal of the season after Gary Taylor-Fletcher had headed the ball into his path following a cross from the left-hand side.

Fox was left with the simple task of steering the ball into the net at the back post from six yards out.

Foster's first goal for Barnsley brought the hosts level in the 78th minute.

Blackpool failed to clear a corner and the ball dangerously ricocheted around the six-yard line, where Foster backheeled it past Paul Rachubka.

Three minutes later Barnsley completed the turnaround. Top scorer Brian Howard broke brilliantly from midfield before slipping the ball beyond Blackpool's defence for Coulson, who hit a low first-time shot underneath the advancing Rachubka from just inside the area.

It put Barnsley into the fourth round of the competition for the first time since 1999.

Barnsley edged the territorial battle in the first half without really threatening but felt they should have been awarded a penalty after six minutes when Jamal Campbell-Ryce went down under a challenge from John Hills.

However, referee Michael Jones waved away the appeals.

Taylor-Fletcher flashed a right-foot effort across the face of the goal in the 12th minute after he had neatly brought the ball down and worked a shooting opportunity on the right-hand side of the box.

Soon after Blackpool went close again when Ben Burgess met Hills' left-wing cross but his diving header narrowly cleared the crossbar.

Barnsley's best chance came midway through the first half. A long punt forward was not dealt with by Blackpool's defence and the ball broke to Miguel Mostto 30 yards out.

He took one touch to steady himself before unleashing a left-foot shot that had Paul Rachubka scrambling across his goal as the ball whistled just wide.

Both sides made changes at the break. Blackpool boss Simon Grayson took off Taylor-Fletcher and replaced him with Claus Jorgensen.

Barnsley's substitution was less predictable as Kyle Letheren replaced Heinz Muller in goal.

And it was not long before Letheren was called into action, parrying a low shot by Fox in the 50th minute.

Barnsley started the second half brightly and went in search of an equaliser with some gusto.

Bobby Hassell collected the ball midway inside Blackpool's half and surged towards the edge of the area but his low shot was held by Rachubka.

Soon after Hassell was involved again. His cross from the left-hand side was met on the run by Mostto but his glancing header at the near post went agonisingly wide.

Jorgensen was presented with a glorious chance to double Blackpool's lead midway through the second half but the substitute poked the ball wide from inside the six yard box.

It was an opportunity Jorgensen would rue when Barnsley's quickfire goals put them, and not the Seasiders, into the fourth round.

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