Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 1 September 2018

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 1 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Rotherham United 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 1 September 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from James Vaughan of Wigan Athletic in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 12th on 7 points from 5 and Rotherham United 15th on 6 points from 5. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 18th with 52 points, and Rotherham United 22nd with 40.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Christian Walton of Wigan Athletic (8.3), ahead of Ryan Manning (8.0).

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Jon TaylorRotherham United
  • 38'Yellow card · Ryan WilliamsRotherham United
  • 45'Yellow card · Richard WoodRotherham United
  • 57'Yellow card · Samy MorsyWigan Athletic
  • 73'Goal · James VaughanWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 80'Yellow card · C. KipréWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 0, Rotherham United 2.

Team news

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

Christian Walton, Reece James, Chey Dunkley, Cédric Kipré, Antonee Robinson, Lee Evans, Sam Morsy, Callum Connolly, Nick Powell, Josh Windass, Will Grigg

Rotherham United line-up (4-5-1)

Marek Rodák, Zak Vyner, Sean Raggett, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Jon Taylor, Will Vaulks, Semi Ajayi, Ryan Manning, Ryan Williams, Michael Smith