Northampton played out a 2-2 draw with Barnsley thanks to two goals in quick succession to wipe out a two goal deficit.

Barnsley had taken the lead through Max Watters just before the half-hour mark and doubled it through Adam Phillips in the opening minute of the second half.

But substitute Liam McCarron halved Barnsley’s lead and within five minutes, fellow sub Jack Baldwin’s goal brought Northampton back on level terms.

A draw means that Northampton pick up their first draw of the season, having lost one and won one of their first two games of the new League One campaign.

A busy start at Oakwell saw multiple early chances. Luke Mbete headed wide from a corner by Cobblers debutant Samy Chouchane, before Barnsley’s Sam Cosgrove fired a rebound wide when well placed.

Mbete saw a cross deflected just wide by a Barnsley defender, but it would be the home side that got the game’s first goal.

That came from Watters, with the former Cardiff striker in place to score after receiving Cosgrove’s lay-off.

The Cobblers lost Jordan Willis to injury but would have chances in the latter stages of the first half, as Mitch Pinnock and Sam Hoskins saw strikes just miss the target before Willis’ replacement Baldwin forced a flying stop out of Barnsley goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina.

That save proved more crucial for Barnsley when they took a 2-0 lead early in the second half. A clearance by Baldwin was intercepted, allowing Phillips to advance and beat Lee Burge in a one-on-one.

Barnsley had chances to pull further ahead, with Cosgrove hitting the crossbar and firing another strike wide.

But Northampton then made things interesting when they scored a goal back with just under 20 minutes remaining. McCarron, who had just come on, received Callum Morton’s pass and was able to pick his spot and score.

Northampton would gain momentum and equalised five minutes later, as a header from Baldwin when he met Pinnock’s free-kick found the back of the net despite Baldwin getting knocked by a home player.

The visitors would see the job through to take a point on their trip to a side who qualified for the play-offs season, giving Northampton four points from their first three goals of the season. Jon Brady’s side will seek to add to their total when they welcome Burton Albion to Sixfields next Saturday.