Wigan Athletic beat Barnsley to move out of the League One drop zone
Wigan Athletic are out of the bottom four thanks to a 2-1 victory over Barnsley
Jensen Weir’s late header propelled Wigan Athletic out of the League One relegation zone as fellow strugglers Barnsley were beaten 2-1 at the Brick.
Fraser Murray opened the scoring nine minutes before the break when Fraser Murray fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
The Tykes found an equaliser 12 minutes after the restart through Cameron McGeehan.
But Latics found a crucial second goal with 15 minutes left when Morgan Fox crossed from the left and Weir headed home into the roof of the Barnsley net.