Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 2 August 2025
Result
Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town
League One · Saturday 2 August 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town: match report
Wigan Athletic defeated Northampton Town 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 2 August 2025. The half-time score was 2-0.
Fraser Murray opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Fraser Murray (29'), Jensen Weir (43') and Fraser Murray (46'). Northampton Town scored through Michael Forbes (70').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received no yellow cards; Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards.
Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Northampton Town 24th with 35.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Fraser Murray of Wigan Athletic (9.1), ahead of Joseph Hungbo (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 2 draws and 0 for Northampton Town.
Key events
- 29'Goal · Fraser Murray
- 43'Goal · Jensen Weir
- 46'Goal · Fraser Murray
- 64'Yellow card · Jordan Thorniley
- 70'Goal · Michael Forbes
- 76'Yellow card · C. McCarthy
Head-to-head
Team news
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Wigan Athletic line-up (3-1-4-2)
Sam Tickle, James Carragher, Jason Kerr, Steven Sessegnon, Tyrese Francois, Fraser Murray, Tobias Brenan, Jensen Weir, Joseph Hungbo, Christian Saydee, Dara Costelloe
Northampton Town line-up (3-4-3)
Lee Burge, Jack Burroughs, Jordan Thorniley, Michael Forbes, Joe Wormleighton, Dean Campbell, Tyrese Fornah, Jack Perkins, Cameron McGeehan, Ethan Wheatley, Sam Hoskins