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Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Ben SpeedieLeague One 2025/2026 · 16 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Wigan AthleticMin
Barnsley- ⚽
Dara Costelloe 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Callum Wright
Left foot shot
6′ - 46′⇄
J. Bland
Substitution
Off: Patrick Kelly
- 46′⇄
Reyes Cleary
Substitution
Off: Fábio Jaló
- ⇄
Joseph Hungbo
Substitution
Off: Raphael Borges Rodrigues
67′ - ⇄
Christian Saydee
Substitution
Off: Harrison Bettoni
67′ - 69′⚽
A. Phillips 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: David McGoldrick
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Maleace Asamoah
Substitution
Off: Dara Costelloe
81′ - 84′
L. Connell
Redcard
Violent conduct
Will Aimson
Yellowcard
Argument
85′- 87′⇄
Vimal Yoganathan
Substitution
Off: David McGoldrick
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.75 | |
| 67 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 7.58 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.81 | |
| 81 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7.63 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.57 | |
| 23 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.76 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Wigan Athletic
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Match stats
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Barnsley
Latest: Exeter City · 0–3
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Exeter City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Wigan Athletic’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Wigan Athletic’s home games with Barnsley’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Wigan Athletic
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Barnsley
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Wigan Athletic
Barnsley
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Wigan Athletic
Barnsley
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Wigan Athletic
Barnsley
Previous meetings
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