Wigan Athletic 0-2 Portsmouth: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007

Result

Wigan Athletic 0-2 Portsmouth

Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wigan Athletic 0-2 Portsmouth: match report

Wigan Athletic were beaten by Portsmouth 0-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 October 2007. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Benjamin Mwaruwari opened the scoring in the 81st minute. Wigan Athletic did not score. Portsmouth scored through Benjamin Mwaruwari (81') and Glen Johnson (86').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 14th on 8 points from 9 and Portsmouth 5th on 15 points from 9. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 14th with 40 points, and Portsmouth 8th with 57.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Portsmouth in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 0 draws and 2 for Portsmouth.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Sulzeer CampbellPortsmouth
  • 53'Yellow card · Julius AghahowaWigan Athletic
  • 59'Yellow card · Sean DavisPortsmouth
  • 71'Yellow card · Sulley MuntariPortsmouth
  • 81'Goal · Benjamin MwaruwariPortsmouth · 0-1
  • 86'Goal · Glen JohnsonPortsmouth · 0-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Titus BrambleWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 0, Portsmouth 2.

Team news

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

Andreas Granqvist, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Antoine Sibierski, Kevin Kilbane, Jason Koumas, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Marcus Bent, Chris Kirkland, Michael Brown

Portsmouth line-up (4-4-1-1)

Glen Johnson, Sylvain Distin, Papa Diop, Sulley Muntari, Niko Kranjčar, Sean Davis, John Utaka, Benjamin Mwaruwari, David James, Hermann Hreidarsson, Sulzeer Campbell