Barnsley vs Wigan match stats & report
1–1 After penalties
Barnsley drew with Wigan 1–1 in the League Cup (Round of 128) on 8 August 2026. Barnsley had 60% of the ball.
Barnsley vs Wigan match statistics
- 60% Ball possession 40%
- 11 Total shots 13
- 4 Shots on target 8
- 4 Shots off target 4
- 3 Blocked shots 1
- 5 Shots inside the box 7
- 9 Corners 6
- 9 Fouls 10
- 1 Offsides 2
- 1 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 428 Passes 276
- 7 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 40' Goal D. Costelloe (assist J. Carragher) Wigan
- 81' Goal C. McGeehan (assist R. Cleary) Barnsley
Penalty shoot-out: 6–5
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
What matters
- 0 of the last 6 meetings went over 2.5 goals.
- Barnsley win 9.3 corners a game — 99th percentile in this competition.
- Wigan score 0.7 a game — 7th percentile in this competition.
Team news & lineups
Barnsley
Bench J. Andrassy , J. Bland , J. Shepherd , C. O'Keeffe , C. Hudson , N. Town
Wigan
Bench T. Watson , J. Chilokoa-Mullen , A. Higgins , T. Brenan , A. Harris , C. Llyton , R. Harrison , K. Miller , S. Bolland
Form now
Each side's form as of , from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.
Barnsley at home
3–2–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 2.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 9.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.7 per game
31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Wigan away
1–2–7 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 0.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 5.1 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.6 per game
14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Barnsley vs Wigan head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley v Wigan | 1–1 | |
| Wigan v Barnsley | 1–1 | |
| Wigan v Barnsley | 1–1 | |
| Barnsley v Wigan | 0–1 | |
| Wigan v Barnsley | 1–1 | |
| Barnsley v Wigan | 1–1 |