Wigan Athletic 2-1 Northampton Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 12 August 2023
Result
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Northampton Town
League One · Saturday 12 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Northampton Town: match report
Wigan Athletic won against Northampton Town 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 12 August 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.
Sam Hoskins opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Charlie Hughes (72') and Callum McManaman (79'). Northampton Town scored through Sam Hoskins (24').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards; Northampton Town received 5 yellow cards.
Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 10th with 70 points, and Northampton Town 14th with 60.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Northampton Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Pearce of Wigan Athletic (8.8), ahead of Charlie Hughes (8.6).
Key events
- 24'Goal · Sam Hoskins
- 27'Yellow card · Jack Sowerby
- 28'Yellow card · J. Brady
- 45+3'Yellow card · Callum Lang
- 60'Yellow card · Marc Leonard
- 61'Yellow card · Akinwale Odimayo
- 62'Yellow card · Stephen Humphrys
- 68'Yellow card · Jon Guthrie
- 72'Goal · Charlie Hughes
- 79'Goal · Callum McManaman
- 87'Yellow card · Tom Pearce
- 90+2'Yellow card · Chris Sze
Team news
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Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sam Tickle, Sean Clare, Charlie Hughes, Liam Morrison, Tom Pearce, Matthew Smith, Scott Smith, Stephen Humphrys, Callum Lang, Thelo Aasgaard, Charlie Wyke
Northampton Town line-up (4-3-3)
Max Thompson, Akin Odimayo, Sam Sherring, Jon Guthrie, Patrick Brough, Will Hondermarck, Jack Sowerby, M. Leonard, Mitch Pinnock, Tyreece Simpson, Sam Hoskins