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Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool
20 Dec 2025, 12:30 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
John BusbyLeague One 2025/2026 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Wigan AthleticMin
Blackpool- 9′⇄
Z. Ashworth
Substitution
Off: Hayden Coulson
Dara Costelloe
Yellowcard
Foul
11′- 42′
Fraser Horsfall
Yellowcard
Foul
- 45+4′
Oliver Casey
Yellowcard
Off the ball foul
- 49′
James Husband
Yellowcard
Argument
- 57′⇄
Albie Morgan
Substitution
Off: Josh Bowler
- 58′⇄
Dale Taylor
Substitution
Off: Tom Bloxham
- 59′⚽
Ashley Fletcher 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Dale Taylor
Left foot shot
- 64′⚽
Dale Taylor 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ashley Fletcher
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Harrison Bettoni
Substitution
Off: Christian Saydee
65′ - ⇄
Paul Mullin
Substitution
Off: Dara Costelloe
65′ - ⇄
Tyrese Francois
Substitution
Off: Jensen Weir
75′ - ⇄
Callum McManaman
Substitution
Off: Matthew Smith
75′ - ⇄
Luke Robinson
Substitution
Off: Will Aimson
75′ - 81′⇄
Andy Lyons
Substitution
Off: Oliver Casey
Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Yellowcard
Argument
83′- 88′
Andy Lyons
Yellowcard
Foul
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.28 | |
| 75 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.36 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 6.77 | |
| 75 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 6.95 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.71 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 25 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.74 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 25 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.06 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Wigan Athletic
Latest: Burton Albion · 1–0
Match stats
2 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Burton Albion · 2025/2026
Blackpool
Latest: Rotherham United · 3–0
Match stats
10 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Rotherham United · 2025/2026
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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Wigan Athletic
Goals
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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