Summary

  • Nick Powell scores 11-minute hat-trick after coming on as a substitute

  • Powell came on in 66th minute with side 2-0 down

  • Adam Armstrong and Ryan Kent put Barnsley in control

  • Wigan's win lifts them to 22nd and leaves them four points from safety

  • Get involved at #bbcefl

Live Reporting

Owen Phillips

  1. Wigan 0-0 Barnsley

    It's a quiet, quiet start. No pattern to the play as of yet.

  2. Pope in hot water

    Bury 0-0 Rochdale

    We're also under way in Bury, from where BBC Radio Manchester's Liam Bradford brings us a bit of news about their striker Tom Pope, who has been given a slap on the wrists by the FA following a social media rant at Sheffield Wednesday's former Barnsley striker Sam Winnall.

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  3. KICK-OFF

    Wigan 0-0 Barnsley

    We are up and running at the DW Stadium. A big, big night for Wigan this.

    Barnsley may have nothing much to play for. But they are chasing a tenth away win. A nice round fugure that. 

  4. Bury show support for Joe Thompson

    Bury v Rochdale (19:45 BST)

    This is good to see before a local derby, Bury's players wearing shirts in support of Rochdale's Joe Thompson, who was diagnosed with cancer for the second time last month.

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  5. Elsewhere...

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    Barnsley's visit to the DW Stadium isn't the only football we have for you this evening.

    If a continental flavour is your thing, then you'll probably already know that Manchester United are at Anderlecht this evening in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

    You can follow that here.

    AnderlechtRex Features

    But it's clearly a night for Greater Manchester teams to be in action as Bury host Rochdale in a League One derby, the result of which could be significant in the battle to beat relegation.

    We'll keep you up to date with that one right here.

  6. LINE-UPS

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    Here are the teams in full.

    Wigan: Haugaard, Connolly, Buxton, Burn, Warnock, S MacDonald, Hanson, Power, Morsy, Jacobs, Obertan.

    Subs: Perkins, Morgan, Powell, Colclough, Byrne, Gilks, Mandron.

    Barnsley: Davies, Janko, Roberts, A MacDonald, Jones, Watkins, Moncur, James, Kent, Bradshaw, Armstrong.

    Subs: Scowen, Lee, Townsend, Mowatt, Williams, Hedges, Evans.

  7. Team news

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    Barnsley make two changes from the side that beat Blackburn - and both come up front. Adam Armstrong and Tom Bradshaw replace Josh Scowen and Ryan Hedges.

    The Tykes are still without injured quartet Adam Hammill, Andy Yiadom, Aidy White and Sessi D'Almeida.  

  8. Team news

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    There are three changes for Wigan following the win over Rotherham, with Jake Buxton, Sam Morsy and Callum Connolly all coming in to the the starting line-up.

    Forward Nick Powell, who got the injury-time winner in that game, is once again on the bench. 

  9. Fancy free, fantasy football?

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    Barnsley can relax. Seemingly they have very little to play for, sitting as they do in 13th place. 

    Is that good news for the hosts? Will Barnsley go through the motions a bit? Or will the shackles be off? We will soon find out.

  10. Keeping the belief

    Wigan v Barnsley (19:45 BST)

    Good evening. We have Championship football for you on this fine evening.

    And it's a crucial one in the struggle at the wrong end of the table where Wigan interim boss Graham Barrow this week said he had never stopped believing his side can avoid relegation from the Championship.

    I suspect he had a few doubts when they were only drawing 2-2 with Rotherham last weekend. Surely?

    Anyway, a last-gasp win means the Latics are "only" seven points from safety. But with just five games to go, it seems like another win tonight is a must to keep alive their hopes.