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Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool
26 Apr 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2024/2025
Referee
Matthew RussellLeague One 2024/2025 · 8 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Wigan AthleticMin
Blackpool- ⚽
Jon Mellish 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Will Aimson
Left foot shot
3′ - 57′⇄
Tom Bloxham
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: James Husband
- ⇄
Callum McManaman
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Dale Taylor
62′ - ⇄
Chris Sze
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Maleace Asamoah
63′ - 70′
Lee Evans
Yellowcard
Argument
Callum McManaman
Yellowcard
Foul
70′- 74′⚽
Lee Evans 1-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Toby Sibbick
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Luke Robinson
77′ - ⇄
Jonny Smith
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Owen Dale
77′ - 78′⇄
Joshua Onomah
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ashley Fletcher
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6.84 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.63 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.94 | |
| 77 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.90 | |
| 77 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.90 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 63 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.70 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.82 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.57 | |
| 28 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.61 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Wigan Athletic
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Match stats
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Blackpool
Latest: Stevenage · 3–1
Match stats
18 Apr 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Stevenage · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Wigan Athletic’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Wigan Athletic’s home games with Blackpool’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Wigan Athletic
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
Previous meetings
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