Wigan Athletic 1-2 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Monday 19 December 2022

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Sheffield United

Championship · Monday 19 December 2022, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Wigan Athletic 1-2 Sheffield United: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the Championship on Monday 19 December 2022. The half-time score was 0-1.

John Egan opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from Nathan Broadhead (65'). Sheffield United scored through John Egan (8') and Billy Sharp (56').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 23rd on 24 points from 22 and Sheffield United 2nd on 41 points from 22. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 23rd with 45 points, and Sheffield United 2nd with 91.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick McCarthy of Sheffield United (7.8), ahead of Oliver Norwood (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 0 draws and 3 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · John EganSheffield United · 0-1
  • 15'Yellow card · Billy SharpSheffield United
  • 15'Yellow card · Curtis TiltWigan Athletic
  • 40'Yellow card · John EganSheffield United
  • 56'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 0-2
  • 65'Goal · Nathan BroadheadWigan Athletic · 1-2
  • 67'Yellow card · Ciaran ClarkSheffield United

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 0, Sheffield United 3.

Team news

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

Jamie Jones, Tendayi Darikwa, Jack Whatmough, Curtis Tilt, Joe Bennett, Max Power, Tom Naylor, Callum Lang, Will Keane, James McClean, Nathan Broadhead

Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Wes Foderingham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Ciaran Clark, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, Sander Berge, Enda Stevens, James McAtee, Patrick McCarthy, Iliman Ndiaye