Fletcher uses the United gym on his days off to show his face at his parent club: hopefully José Mourinho was watching that one.
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But nothing could take the shine off Barnsley’s day – which got off to a ideal start thanks to Fletcher.
74′ – GOAL! Millwall 1-3 Barnsley: Lloyd Isgrove nips in front of Millwall keeper Jordan Archer to head home his first for the club.
Barnsley and Millwall battle for a place in the Championship at Wembley.
Millwall suffered a blow in the warm-up with Sherburn-in-Elmet born defender Byron Webster, named in the starting line-up, forced off in the warm-up with a recurrence of hamstring trouble, with Tony Craig stepping into the breach and teenager Jamie Philpot promoted to the bench.
However, in the 19th minute, Hammill did give Barnsley a two-goal advantage with a stunning strike as he picked up the ball wide on the left, and cut inside before bending a sensational curling effort into the top corner from 25 yards.
Millwall have lost in four of their five visits to Wembley.
Rob Summerfield tweeted: “It’s a sad occasion for Millwall so they’re holding a minutes’s violence”.
The Lions continued to bombard the Barnsley box with crosses, though, and that tactic eventually paid off when a corner fell loose inside the area, allowing Beevers to fire home from close range.
It was Fletcher’s second goal at Wembley this season, after he also scored in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final against Oxford United in April.
Alert Ferguson defending then denied Isgrove, before the Welsh winger had his moment to savour 16 minutes from time.
They head back to the national stadium on Sunday for the League One play-off final against Barnsley with Harris calling for a hostile – but trouble-free – atmosphere.
The Lions kept at it and had a golden chance on 85 minutes when Davies denied Taylor in a one-on-one, but this was Barnsley’s day – the fairytale was complete.
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Barnsley: Davies 7, Williams 5, Roberts 6, Mawson 7, Scowen 6, Isgrove 7, Hammill 8, Hourihane 6, Brownhill 6, Fletcher 7, Winnall 6.
