Manchester United's Joe Rothwell and Ben Pearson appeared alongside Arsenal's Dan Crowley as Barnsley were defeated 3-0 by Rochdale in League One action on Saturday.

Pearson played 90 minutes and provided the Tykes with one of their few bright spots in an otherwise dismal outing when he forced a diving save from Rochdale shot-stopper Josh Lillis with a powerful long-range strike in the 71st minute.

Rothwell started the contest, but was made a scapegoat for Barnsley's slow start – which saw them trailing 2-0 after 35 minutes – and was eventually replaced by Crowley at half-time while Pearson played a full 90 minutes in midfield.

The defeat has Lee Johnson's Tykes sitting 12th on the tier three table with two wins and a draw from three matches.