Wigan Athletic 3-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 September 2017

Result

Wigan Athletic 3-0 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 16 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Wigan Athletic · Bristol Rovers · League One predictions

Wigan Athletic 3-0 Bristol Rovers: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the League One on Saturday 16 September 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

N. Powell opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from N. Powell (30'), Will Grigg (49') and Gavin Massey (90+5'). Bristol Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 6th on 13 points from 6 and Bristol Rovers 12th on 9 points from 7. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 1st with 98 points, and Bristol Rovers 13th with 59.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 30'Red card · Ryan SweeneyBristol Rovers
  • 49'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 2-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Samy MorsyWigan Athletic
  • 72'Yellow card · Michael JacobsWigan Athletic
  • 81'Missed penalty · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 90+5'Goal · Gavin MasseyWigan Athletic · 3-0

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-3-2-1)

Jamie Jones, Nathan Byrne, Alex Bruce, Reece James, Dan Burn, Sam Morsy, Lee Evans, Gavin Massey, Michael Jacobs, Nick Powell, Will Grigg

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Sam Slocombe, Daniel Leadbitter, Tom Lockyer, Ryan Sweeney, Marc Bola, Liam Sercombe, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Ellis Harrison, Billy Bodin, Rory Gaffney