Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Tuesday 17 March 2026

Result

Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic

League One · Tuesday 17 March 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Barnsley drew with Wigan Athletic 1-1 in the League One on Tuesday 17 March 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

Joe Taylor opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Barnsley's goal came from Charlie Lennon (90+6'). Wigan Athletic scored through Joe Taylor (29').

Discipline: Barnsley received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Barnsley were 13th on 49 points from 35 and Wigan Athletic 20th on 41 points from 36. Barnsley went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Wigan Athletic 16th with 56.

Barnsley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Callum Wright of Wigan Athletic (7.4), level with Sam Tickle (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Barnsley win, 7 draws and 2 for Wigan Athletic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Joe TaylorWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 45+1'Yellow card · M. de GevigneyBarnsley
  • 50'Yellow card · Vimal YoganathanBarnsley
  • 56'Yellow card · Callum WrightWigan Athletic
  • 57'Yellow card · Owen MoxonWigan Athletic
  • 75'Yellow card · L. ConnellBarnsley
  • 88'Second yellow · Callum WrightWigan Athletic
  • 90+6'Goal · Charlie LennonBarnsley · 1-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 1, draws 7, Wigan Athletic 2.

Team news

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Barnsley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Owen Goodman, Corey O'Keeffe, Maël de Gevigney, Eoghan O'Connell, Jack Shepherd, Luca Connell, Patrick Kelly, Scott Banks, Vimal Yoganathan, Reyes Cleary, David McGoldrick

Wigan Athletic line-up (3-4-1-2)

Sam Tickle, Will Aimson, Jason Kerr, Llyton Chapman, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Jensen Weir, Callum Wright, Fraser Murray, Owen Moxon, Joe Taylor, Christian Saydee