Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 16 March 2010

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Tuesday 16 March 2010, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 16 March 2010. The half-time score was 1-1.

Wigan Athletic's goal came from Gary Caldwell (27'). Aston Villa scored through an own goal by James McCarthy (25') and James Milner (63').

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

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 15th on 28 points from 29 and Aston Villa 7th on 46 points from 27. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 16th with 36 points, and Aston Villa 6th with 64.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Wigan Athletic wins, 3 draws and 2 for Aston Villa.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Titus BrambleWigan Athletic
  • 25'Own goal · James McCarthyAston Villa · 0-1
  • 27'Goal · Gary CaldwellWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Hugo RodallegaWigan Athletic
  • 41'Yellow card · Richard DunneAston Villa
  • 63'Goal · James MilnerAston Villa · 1-2

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Wigan Athletic 4, draws 3, Aston Villa 2.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-1-1)

Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Hendry Thomas Suazo, Charles N'Zogbia, James McCarthy, Mohamed Diamé, Marcelo Moreno, Hugo Rodallega, Chris Kirkland, G. Caldwell, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez

Aston Villa line-up (4-4-2)

Richard Dunne, Ashley Young, Stephen Warnock, James Collins, Stewart Downing, James Milner, Stiliyan Petrov, John Carew, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Brad Friedel, Carlos Cuéllar