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Ryan Lowe earns point from first home Wigan game after draw with Barnsley
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Wigan boss Ryan Lowe saw his side draw against Barnsley (Nick Potts/PA)
Wigan boss Ryan Lowe saw his side draw against Barnsley (Nick Potts/PA)

Ryan Lowe marked his first home game in charge of Wigan with a 1-1 draw against Barnsley in Sky Bet League One.

Substitute Maleace Asamoah cancelled out Davis Keillor-Dunn’s early opener for the visitors with 13 minutes left.

Chris Sze – making his first league start since the opening day – almost gave Lowe the perfect beginning, only to see a close-range effort somehow blocked on the line.

It was Barnsley who took the lead on eight minutes when Keillor-Dunn curled a brilliant free-kick into the top corner from 25 yards.

Barnsley thought they had a second before the break when a right-wing free-kick was finished off by Conor McCarthy at the far post but the flag was quickly up for offside.

Wigan finally found a leveller when Asamoah took advantage of a mix-up at the back to roll the ball into an empty net.

There was a flashpoint when former Wigan forward Stephen Humphrys – just on as a sub – was dragged down by ‘last man’ Jason Kerr, only for referee Sebastian Stockbridge to brandish a yellow card.

Wigan almost won it at the end when Joseph Hungbo, another replacement, drilled goalwards but goalkeeper Kieren Flavell tipped his effort round the post.

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