WIGAN. Barnsley tops Wigan Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Cole (26′) and a goal from J. McAtee (90′).

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the assistance of Wayne Grunnill and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Daniel Woodward. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.19 degrees Celsius or 62.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic

0 - 2

Barnsley

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 9 Total 19
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 79 Attack 116
  • 26 Dangerous attack 53
  • 130 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 55% while Barnsley was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the contest.​

Wigan Athletic shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (Josh Magennis). On the other side, Barnsley received 3 yellow cards (Herbie Kane, Adam Phillips and Jordan Williams).

(Wigan Athletic) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (21′).

Match Timeline

Charlie Hughes- Red
21'
26'
Devante Cole(goal)Barry Cotter
L. Morrison- sub ->Callum McManaman
27'
48'
Jordan Williams- Yellow
Jordan Jones- sub ->Sean Clare
62'
65'
John McAtee- sub ->Max Watters
67'
Herbie Kane- Yellow
73'
Corey O'Keeffe- sub ->Barry Cotter
Josh Magennis- sub ->Babajide Adeeko
77'
80'
Adam Phillips- Yellow
83'
Aiden Marsh- sub ->Devante Cole
83'
90'
John McAtee(goal)Aiden Marsh
Josh Magennis- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this match, Wigan Athletic will stay with 2 points like Carlisle United and Burton Albion to sit in the 20th place. On the other side, Barnsley will have 7 points like Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Barnsley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
7.2
D
Sean Clare 7.England
6.9
62'
D
Kell Watts 2.England
6.7
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
7.2
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
5.5
21'
M
Matt Smith 8.England
7.0
M
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
7.1
M
Callum Lang 19.England
7.5
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
6.5
27'
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
7.0
77'
F
Charlie Wyke 9.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
L. Morrison 4.Scotland
6.9
27'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
M
James Balagizi 24.England
F
Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland
7.1
62'
F
Chris Sze 22.England
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
77' 90'

Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle (7.2), Sean Clare (6.9), Charlie Hughes (5.5), Kelland Watts (6.7), Tom Pearce (7.2), Matthew Smith (7.0), Babajide Adeeko (7.0), Stephen Humphrys (7.1), Callum Lang (7.5), Callum McManaman (6.5) and Charlie Wyke (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Morrison (6.9), Ben Amos, Jordan Jones (7.1), Scott Smith, Chris Sze, James Balagizi and Josh Magennis.

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: Callum McManaman for Liam Morrison (27′), Sean Clare for Jordan Jones (62′) and Babajide Adeeko for Josh Magennis (77′).

Best player: Callum Lang​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Callum Lang.

His rating is (7.5) with 27 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Liam Roberts 1.England
7.1
D
Jordan Williams 2.England
7.0
48'
D
Kacper Lopata 4.Poland
6.9
D
Jack Shepherd 41.England
7.2
M
Jon Russell 3.Jamaica
7.1
M
Nicky Cadden 7.Scotland
6.9
M
Herbie Kane 8.England
7.1
67'
M
Barry Cotter 17.Republic of Ireland
7.2
73'
M
Adam Phillips 30.England
7.8
83' 80'
F
Max Watters 36.England
6.5
65'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
7.7
83' 26'
Substitutes
G
Ben Killip 23.England
D
Maël de Gevigney 6.France
D
Corey O'Keeffe 22.Republic of Ireland
6.5
73'
M
Callum Styles 20.Hungary
83'
F
Andy Dallas 16.Scotland
F
Aiden Marsh 19.England
83'
F
John McAtee 45.England
6.5
65' 90'

Barnsley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Neill Collins played with: Liam Roberts (7.1), Jordan Williams (7.0), Kacper Łopata (6.9), Jack Shepherd (7.2), Barry Cotter (7.2), Herbie Kane (7.1), Jon Russell (7.1), Nicky Cadden (6.9), Adam Phillips (7.8), Devante Cole (7.7) and Max Watters (6.5).

They had on the bench: Maël Durand de Gevigney, Andrew Dallas, Aiden Marsh, Callum Styles, Corey O’Keeffe (6.5), Ben Killip and John McAtee (6.5).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 4 changes: Max Watters for John McAtee (65′), Barry Cotter for Corey O’Keeffe (73′), Devante Cole for Aiden Marsh (83′) and Adam Phillips for Callum Styles (83′).

Best player: Adam Phillips​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Adam Phillips even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​