Liverpool 1-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 24 March 2012

Result

Liverpool 1-2 Wigan Athletic

Premier League · Saturday 24 March 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Liverpool 1-2 Wigan Athletic: match report

Liverpool lost to Wigan Athletic 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 24 March 2012. The half-time score was 0-1.

Shaun Maloney opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Liverpool's goal came from Luis Suárez (48'). Wigan Athletic scored through Shaun Maloney (30', penalty) and Gary Caldwell (63').

Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 42 points from 29 and Wigan Athletic 19th on 22 points from 29. Liverpool went on to finish that season 8th with 52 points, and Wigan Athletic 15th with 43.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Liverpool wins, 5 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read L-W-L-L-L and Wigan Athletic's D-D-L-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Penalty goal · Shaun MaloneyWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Franco Di SantoWigan Athletic
  • 48'Goal · Luis SuárezLiverpool · 1-1
  • 53'Yellow card · Maynor FigueroaWigan Athletic
  • 54'Yellow card · Luis SuárezLiverpool
  • 63'Goal · Gary CaldwellWigan Athletic · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 4, draws 5, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

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Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, José Enrique, Jamie Carragher, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Jay Spearing, Luis Suárez, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel, Jon Flanagan

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)

Ali Al-Habsi, Antolín Alcaraz, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, James McCarthy, Victor Moses, James McArthur, Jean Beausejour, Franco Di Santo, G. Caldwell, Shaun Maloney, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez