Wigan Athletic 1-1 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Friday 29 March 2024

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Burton Albion

League One · Friday 29 March 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-1 Burton Albion: match report

Wigan Athletic drew with Burton Albion 1-1 in the League One on Friday 29 March 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Wigan Athletic's goal came from an own goal by Sam Hughes (43'). Burton Albion scored through John Brayford (54').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 10th on 58 points from 39 and Burton Albion 19th on 39 points from 39. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 10th with 70 points, and Burton Albion 20th with 46.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Burton Albion in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to John Brayford of Burton Albion (7.8), ahead of Charlie Goode (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 1 draw and 1 for Burton Albion.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Own goal · Sam HughesWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 54'Goal · John BrayfordBurton Albion · 1-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Ciaran GilliganBurton Albion
  • 78'Yellow card · Scott SmithWigan Athletic
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Joe PowellBurton Albion
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Tom HamerBurton Albion

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 1, Burton Albion 1.

Team news

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

Sam Tickle, Sean Clare, Charlie Hughes, Charlie Goode, Tom Pearce, Scott Smith, Matthew Smith, Stephen Humphrys, Thelo Aasgaard, Jonny Smith, Charlie Kelman

Burton Albion line-up (5-3-2)

Max Crocombe, Tom Hamer, Sam Hughes, John Brayford, Jasper Moon, Steve Seddon, Ciaran Gilligan, Joe Powell, Mark Helm, M. Bennett, Joe Hugill