Barnsley 1-1 Wigan — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Barnsley and Wigan drew 1-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Oakwell, Barnsley. Dara Costelloe, Cameron McGeehan got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Barnsley have won 0 and Wigan 1, 4 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-140'assist: James Carragher
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: J. Bland
- 64'out: T. Brenan
- 74'Connor Barrettout: A. Higgins
- 74'out: K. Miller
- 1-181'assist: Reyes Cleary
- 82'A. Richardsout: N. Town
- 83'out: A. Harris
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Barnsley
- 8.0Cameron McGeehanM
- 7.6Rogan RavenhillG
- 7.2Reyes ClearyM
- 7.0Sam GaleD
- 7.0Josh EarlD
- 6.9Luke AlkerD
- 6.9Luca ConnellM
- 6.9Jonathan BlandM
- 6.7Patrick KellyM
- 6.7Arley KayD
- 6.7MaKenzie KirkF
- 6.3Noah Philip TownD
- 6.3Amani RichardsM
Wigan
- 7.9Max PowerM
- 7.5James CarragherD
- 7.3Dara CostelloeF
- 7.2Jensen WeirM
- 6.9Morgan FoxD
- 6.7Akeel HigginsF
- 6.7Chris SzeF
- 6.6Connor BarrettM
- 6.5Archie HarrisD
- 6.3Jon MellishD
- 6.2Joseph WalshG
- 6.2Tobias BrenanM
- 6.2K'Marni MillerD
- 6.2Fraser MurrayM
- 5.9Sonny PerkinsF
Line-ups
Substitutes
BarnsleyConor Hourihane
Substitutes
- 7Corey O'KeeffeD
- 5Jack ShepherdD
- 30J. Bland46'M6.9
- 28J. AndrassyG
- 34N. Town82'D6.3
- 37C. HudsonD
WiganGary Caldwell
Substitutes
- 4Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenD
- 16A. Harris83'D6.5
- 27T. Brenan64'
- 17A. Higgins74'
- 53S. BollandD
- 21K. Miller74'
- 51R. HarrisonM
- 15C. LlytonD
- 12T. Watson
Team statistics
Barnsley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron McGeehan | 95 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Rogan Ravenhill | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Reyes Cleary | 95 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Sam Gale | 95 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Josh Earl | 95 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Luke Alker | 95 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Luca Connell | 95 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Bland | 50 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Kelly | 95 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Arley Kay | 95 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| MaKenzie Kirk | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Noah Philip Town | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Amani Richards | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Wigan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Power | 95 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| James Carragher | 95 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Dara Costelloe | 74 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jensen Weir | 95 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Morgan Fox | 95 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Akeel Higgins | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Chris Sze | 64 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Connor Barrett | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Archie Harris | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jon Mellish | 95 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Joseph Walsh | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tobias Brenan | 31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| K'Marni Miller | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Fraser Murray | 95 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Sonny Perkins | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |