Wigan Athletic 4-1 Bury: result and report

League One · Sunday 13 August 2017

Result

Wigan Athletic 4-1 Bury

League One · Sunday 13 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Wigan Athletic 4-1 Bury: match report

Wigan Athletic won against Bury 4-1 in the League One on Sunday 13 August 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Michael Jacobs opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Michael Jacobs (13'), N. Powell (53'), N. Powell (64', penalty) and Lee Evans (90+2'). Bury scored through Alex Bruce (15').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Bury received 4 yellow cards.

Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 1st with 98 points, and Bury 24th with 36.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bury in a 5-3-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 1 draw and 0 for Bury.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Michael JacobsWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 15'Goal · Alex BruceBury · 1-1
  • 45'Yellow card · H. BunnBury
  • 47'Yellow card · Tom AldredBury
  • 53'Goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 2-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Joe MurphyBury
  • 64'Penalty goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 3-1
  • 70'Yellow card · N. PowellWigan Athletic
  • 73'Yellow card · Alex BruceBury
  • 83'Yellow card · Reece JamesWigan Athletic
  • 90+2'Goal · Lee EvansWigan Athletic · 4-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 1, Bury 0.

Team news

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

Christian Walton, Nathan Byrne, Chey Dunkley, Reece James, Dan Burn, Sam Morsy, Lee Evans, Nick Powell, Ivan Toney, Gavin Massey, Michael Jacobs

Bury line-up (5-3-2)

Joe Murphy, Greg Leigh, Adam Thompson, Tom Aldred, Craig Jones, Callum Reilly, Zeli Ismail, Chris Maguire, Jermaine Beckford, Harry Bunn, Alex Bruce