With two games in hand, the bees are now only six points behind leaders Southend who won 2-0 last night and now automatic promotion is a real possibility for West Yorkshire's League One representative.
In a tight game, the bees got the early goal through captain Ricky Newman and soon went 2-0 ahead through Owusu. The away side pulled one back but a penalty from the Bees Ghanian striker secured the three points and an impressive win to send out a message as to their attentions for the rest of the season.
What the manager said?
Needless to say Brentford boss Martin Allen was delighted with the performance and result achieved by his players from todays game,
"It was an excellent win"
"I think we throughly deserved the three points, Barnsley were tough opponents but we made it easier for ourselves by getting an early goal"
He was throughly delighted by the application of his whole side and felt that this was a positive sign for his team,
"At home we've not had the most consistent of seasons but today I think every player did well and they certainly deserved the result they achieved."
What the players said?
A delighted bunch of players applauded the fans as they walked off the pitch and the general feeling in the Bees camp was that they were throughly deseving of the win they achieved,
"We got the three points we set out to achieve today. Barnsley have done really well this year but we minimized thier chances and that gave us freedom to play our own game." said Marcus Gayle.
"We gave them a good game up there and they returned the favour to us and we had to be at our best to best them."
Starting today after his goal in midweek Alex Rhodes said,
"I was pleased to be starting today. It's been a tough road back from injury but I can hopefully get some consistency."
On todays game he added,
"Three points was what we needed and thanks to an excellent performance from everyone we achieved that goal"
Goal Keeper Stuart Nelson said,
"We gave them no space in midfield and I think that was one of the keys to victory today"
What the fans said?
Around 7,000 fans packed into Griffin Park today and as usual the mood was excellent and the atmosphere was something to be proud of. One fan Ian Blackwell said,
"I thought that we started well and as soon as we got the goal it was easy-ish from there"
"hopefully we can take this form into the next couple of big weeks that we have"
Another Sue Marshall said,
"We probably got the right result today, we can play better but at the moment it's just about getting the points and moving into the next game."