Wrexham 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Sunday 29 December 2024

Result

Wrexham 2-1 Wigan Athletic

League One · Sunday 29 December 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Wrexham · Wigan Athletic · League One predictions

Wrexham 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Wrexham won against Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the League One on Sunday 29 December 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.

Ryan Barnett opened the scoring in the 60th minute. Wrexham's goals came from Ryan Barnett (60') and Steven Fletcher (90+1'). Wigan Athletic scored through Joe Hugill (79').

Discipline: Wrexham received 2 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wrexham were 3rd on 45 points from 22 and Wigan Athletic 14th on 27 points from 21. Wrexham went on to finish that season 2nd with 92 points, and Wigan Athletic 15th with 56.

Wrexham lined up in a 3-5-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Steven Fletcher of Wrexham (7.8), level with Silko Thomas (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Baba AdeekoWigan Athletic
  • 27'Yellow cardWigan Athletic
  • 60'Goal · Ryan BarnettWrexham · 1-0
  • 61'Yellow card · Ryan BarnettWrexham
  • 77'Yellow card · Will AimsonWigan Athletic
  • 79'Goal · Joe HugillWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Jensen WeirWigan Athletic
  • 90+1'Goal · Steven FletcherWrexham · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · James McCleanWrexham

Team news

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Wrexham line-up (3-5-2)

Mark Howard, Max Cleworth, Eoghan O'Connell, Lewis Brunt, Ryan Barnett, George Dobson, Matty James, Oliver Rathbone, James McClean, Ollie Palmer, Paul Mullin

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

Sam Tickle, Toby Sibbick, Jason Kerr, Will Aimson, Steven Sessegnon, Scott Smith, Jonny Smith, Baba Adeeko, Thelo Aasgaard, Michael Olakigbe, Dale Taylor