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EFL Cup· 2026/27 · Round of 128

Barnsley v Wigan

BarnsleyC. McGeehan 81′
1–1Pens 6–5 · HT 0–1
WiganD. Costelloe 40′

Barnsley win 6–5 on penalties

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  • Kick-off UK time
  • Referee: R. Eley
  • Pens 6–5
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  • Referee: R. Eley
  • Pens 6–5
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Key events available

  1. 15:00Kick-off
  2. 40′Goal · WiganD. Costelloe · (assist J. Carragher)
  3. 81′Goal · BarnsleyC. McGeehan · (assist R. Cleary)
Substitutions (6)
  1. 46′Substitution · BarnsleyJ. Bland on · MaKenzie Kirk off
  2. 64′Substitution · WiganT. Brenan on · C. Sze off
  3. 74′Substitution · WiganA. Higgins on · C. Barrett off
  4. 74′Substitution · WiganK. Miller on · D. Costelloe off
  5. 82′Substitution · BarnsleyN. Philip Town on · A. Richards off
  6. 83′Substitution · WiganA. Harris on · S. Perkins off

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Statistics available

Match

  • 60%Possession40%

Attack

  • 11Shots13
  • 4Shots on target8
  • 4Shots off target4
  • 3Blocked shots1
  • 9Corners6
  • 1Offsides2
  • 7Saves2

Passing

  • 428Passes276
  • 323Accurate passes177

Discipline

  • 9Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

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Player statistics available

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Barnsley
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
A. Kay956.7–––13
C. McGeehan958.01–2–1
J. Earl957.0––1–1
L. Connell956.9––211
L. Alker956.9–––31
P. Kelly956.7–––21
R. Cleary957.2–1322
R. Ravenhill957.6–––––
S. Gale957.0––––1
A. Richards826.3–––––
J. Bland506.9––––4
MaKenzie Kirk456.7–––––
N. Philip Town136.3––––1
Wigan
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
F. Murray956.2––311
J. Carragher957.5–1113
J. Weir957.2––2–1
J. Walsh956.2–––––
J. Mellish956.3––––1
M. Power957.9––112
M. Fox956.9––111
S. Perkins835.9–––11
C. Barrett746.6–––12
D. Costelloe747.31–1––
C. Sze646.7––31–
T. Brenan316.2––––1
A. Higgins216.7–––1–
K'Marni Miller216.2–––––
A. Harris126.5–––––

– no figure supplied for this player; a 0 is a supplied zero.

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Line-ups available

Wigan3-4-2-1

  1. 1Walsh6.2
  1. 23Carragher7.5
  2. 3Fox6.9
  3. 22Mellish6.3
  1. 2BarrettOff 74′6.6
  2. 8Power (c)7.9
  3. 6Weir7.2
  4. 7Murray6.2
  1. 19SzeOff 64′6.7
  2. 11CostelloeGoal 40′ · Off 74′7.3
  1. 9PerkinsOff 83′5.9
  1. 9MaKenzie KirkOff 46′6.7
  1. 19Cleary7.2
  2. 22Kelly6.7
  3. 17RichardsOff 82′6.3
  1. 48Connell6.9
  2. 8McGeehan (c)Goal 81′8.0
  1. 36Alker6.9
  2. 32Earl7.0
  3. 4Gale7.0
  4. 2Kay6.7
  1. 25Ravenhill7.6

Barnsley4-2-3-1

Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.

Barnsley · Bench

Coach: Conor Hourihane

Wigan · Bench

Coach: Gary Caldwell

Key players

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Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in EFL Cup 2026/27 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.

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