Wigan Athletic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 27 September 2016

Result

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Tuesday 27 September 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Wigan Athletic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 27 September 2016. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adam Le Fondre opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Adam Le Fondre (5') and Will Grigg (88'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through Prince Oniangué (34').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 24th on 5 points from 9 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 6th on 15 points from 9. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 23rd with 42 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 14th with 58.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Stephen Warnock of Wigan Athletic (8.2), ahead of Prince Oniangué (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 3 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Adam Le FondreWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Jordi GómezWigan Athletic
  • 34'Goal · Prince OnianguéWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-1
  • 41'Yellow card · SílvioWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 44'Yellow card · Max PowerWigan Athletic
  • 53'Yellow card · Romain SaïssWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 56'Yellow card · Stephen WarnockWigan Athletic
  • 71'Yellow card · Prince OnianguéWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 88'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · N. PowellWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Wigan Athletic 4, draws 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.

Team news

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

Ádám Bogdán, David Perkins, Jake Buxton, Dan Burn, Stephen Warnock, Shaun MacDonald, Nathan Byrne, Max Power, Jordi Gómez, Y. Wildschut, Adam Le Fondre

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-3-3)

Carl Ikeme, Matt Doherty, Dominic Iorfa, Danny Batth, Sílvio, Dave Edwards, Romain Saïss, Prince Oniangué, Hélder Costa, Ivan Cavaleiro, João Teixeira