Dan Kemp hits brace as Stevenage crush Barnsley

It was one-way traffic after Olly Sanderson cancelled out Cameron McGeehan’s opener as Stevenage romped to victory thanks to a Dan Kemp brace and goals from Terence Vancooten and Michael Mellon.

The hosts were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute after Carl Piergianni handled the ball in the area and McGeehan fired home for his third goal in as many games.

Stevenage equalised in the 43rd minute after Sanderson’s header rattled the bar and, with the ball hanging in the air, he somehow managed to beat Barnsley keeper Rogan Ravenhill to the rebound from a yard out.

Kemp then fired home on the turn in the 52nd minute to make it 2-1 after some poor defending before Vancooten’s header looped over Ravenhill to add a third four minutes later.

Kemp scored again in the 66th minute from long range before Mellon added a fifth in added time.