Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Nick Powell scores hat trick as Wigan beat Barnsley in thriller
An 11-minute hat trick from Nick Powell kept alive Wigan's hopes of avoiding relegation into League One with a 3-2 Championship victory over Barnsley.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 1': Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
- 2': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ryan Kent (Barnsley).
- 5': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan with a headed pass.
- 9': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 9': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
- 10': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
- 16': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
- 16': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ryan Kent (Barnsley).
- 17': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 19': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
- 19': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 22': Attempt missed. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 26': Attempt missed. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Hanson.
- 28': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 28': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley).
- 29': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Marley Watkins.
- 32': Foul by Saidy Janko (Barnsley).
- 32': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Hanson.
- 32': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 32': Saidy Janko (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Max Power tries a through ball, but Gabriel Obertan is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 36': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Adam Davies.
- 37': Foul by George Moncur (Barnsley).
- 37': Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
- 39': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
- 39': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 40': Marc Roberts (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 42': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
- 42': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Barnsley 1. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 45'+1': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Barnsley 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Barnsley 1.
- 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Sam Morsy.
- 46': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
- 46': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Gethin Jones.
- 49': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
- 49': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
- 50': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
- 51': Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Colclough following a set piece situation.
- 53': Foul by Saidy Janko (Barnsley).
- 53': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Saidy Janko (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jack Byrne replaces Callum Connolly.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 55': Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
- 55': Saidy Janko (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
- 58': Foul by Saidy Janko (Barnsley).
- 58': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Barnsley 2. Ryan Kent (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock with a cross.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew James.
- 62': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
- 66': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Gabriel Obertan.
- 67': Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
- 67': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Powell.
- 67': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Adam Davies.
- 70': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
- 70': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Barnsley 2. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Powell.
- 72': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Barnsley 2. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 76': Foul by Gethin Jones (Barnsley).
- 76': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Gethin Jones (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 78': Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw with a headed pass.
- 80': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 80': Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 80': Substitution, Barnsley. Josh Scowen replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 81': Penalty Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Barnsley 2. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 83': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
- 83': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Delay in match Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Byrne.
- 87': Foul by Gethin Jones (Barnsley).
- 87': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley).
- 89': Jakob Haugaard (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+1': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
- 90'+2': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Saidy Janko (Barnsley).
- 90'+5': Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gethin Jones.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Barnsley 2.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Barnsley 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 286 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 5 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 44 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,838
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,838
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Wigan Athletic (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Jakob Haugaard (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn  |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 12 | Callum Connolly |
| 8 | Sam Morsy |
| 6 | Max Power |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
| 26 | Jamie Hanson |
| 11 | Gabriel Obertan |
Barnsley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Davies (GK) |
| 5 | Angus MacDonald |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 29 | Gethin Jones |
| 21 | Saidy Janko |
| 36 | Matty James |
| 10 | George Moncur |
| 40 | Ryan Kent |
| 15 | Marley Watkins |
| 32 | Adam Armstrong |
| 20 | Tom Bradshaw |
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