Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic · Carabao Cup
Barnsley drew 1-1 with Wigan Athletic in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Barnsley and Wigan Athletic met in the Carabao Cup at Oakwell Ground in Barnsley on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Barnsley: C. McGeehan 81'. Wigan Athletic: D. Costelloe 40'.
How the match went
Barnsley saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Barnsley had 11 shots with 4 on target, Wigan Athletic 13 with 8 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 9 to Barnsley and 6 to Wigan Athletic. Barnsley conceded 9 fouls, Wigan Athletic 10. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Barnsley, 0 for Wigan Athletic).
Line-ups
Barnsley started in a 4-2-3-1: Rogan Ravenhill, Arley Kay, Sam Gale, Josh Earl, Luke Alker, Cameron McGeehan, Luca Connell, Amani Richards, Patrick Kelly, Reyes Cleary, Makenzie Kirk.
Wigan Athletic started in a 3-4-2-1: Joe Walsh, James Carragher, Morgan Fox, Jon Mellish, Connor Barrett, Max Power, Jensen Weir, Fraser Murray, Chris Sze, Dara Costelloe, Sonny Perkins.
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Minute by minute
- 40'Goal! Barnsley 0-1 Wigan Athletic. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Carragher.
- 45'Half-time. Barnsley 0-1 Wigan Athletic.
- 81'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic. C. McGeehan (Barnsley) scores, assisted by R. Cleary.
- 90'Full-time. Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic.
- 5'Attempt blocked. C. Sze (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 8'Attempt missed. C. Sze (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 10'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 11'Attempt saved. J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 13'Corner, Barnsley.
- 21'Attempt saved. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 22'Attempt saved. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 28'Off the woodwork! F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 30'Attempt missed. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 32'Attempt saved. C. Sze (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 34'Corner, Barnsley.
- 35'Attempt saved. C. Sze (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 35'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 40'Goal! Barnsley 0-1 Wigan Athletic. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Carragher.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 45+3'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 45'Half-time. Barnsley 0-1 Wigan Athletic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Barnsley: J. Bland comes on for M. Kirk.
- 47'Corner, Barnsley.
- 49'Attempt missed. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 53'Offside, Barnsley.
- 53'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 54'Attempt blocked. L. Connell (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Offside, Wigan Athletic.
- 58'Corner, Barnsley.
- 59'Attempt blocked. A. Richards (Barnsley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 59'Attempt saved. J. Earl (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 59'Corner, Barnsley.
- 60'Attempt saved. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 61'Attempt missed. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 64'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: T. Brenan comes on for C. Sze.
- 68'Attempt blocked. A. Richards (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 69'Attempt missed. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 73'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 74'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: A. Higgins comes on for C. Barrett.
- 74'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: K. Miller comes on for D. Costelloe.
- 75'Attempt saved. M. Fox (Wigan Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 76'Attempt saved. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 81'Attempt missed. M. Power (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 81'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic. C. McGeehan (Barnsley) scores, assisted by R. Cleary.
- 82'Substitution, Barnsley: N. P. Town comes on for A. Richards.
- 83'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: A. Harris comes on for S. Perkins.
- 84'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 85'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 87'Corner, Barnsley.
- 88'Corner, Barnsley.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+4'Offside, Wigan Athletic.
- 90'Full-time. Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic.
- 91'Extra time begins.
- 94'Yellow card for R. Ravenhill (Barnsley) for argument.