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Lincoln City vs Wigan Athletic
6 Sept 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Alan YoungLeague One 2025/2026 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Lincoln CityMin
Wigan Athletic- 10′⚽
Paul Mullin 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Sam Tickle
Right foot shot
Tom Bayliss
Yellowcard
Foul
24′Tendayi Darikwa
Yellowcard
Foul
27′- ⚽
James Collins 1-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
31′ - ⚽
James Collins 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ryley Towler
Right foot shot
34′ - 50′⚽
Callum Wright 2-2
Goal · Header
With: Christian Saydee
Header
- ⇄
Ben House
Substitution
Off: James Collins
61′ - ⇄
Adam Reach
Substitution
Off: Freddie Draper
62′ Robert Street
Yellowcard
Foul
64′- 68′
Christian Saydee
Redcard
Foul
- ⇄
Oscar Thorn
Substitution
Off: Tom Bayliss
74′ - 76′⇄
Babajide Adeeko
Substitution
Off: Callum Wright
- 76′⇄
Dara Costelloe
Substitution
Off: Paul Mullin
Robert Street
Yellow/Red card
Foul
77′Ryley Towler
Yellowcard
Foul
79′- ⇄
Francis Okoronkwo
Substitution
Off: Reeco Hackett
85′ - 88′⇄
Oliver Cooper
Substitution
Off: Fraser Murray
- 88′⇄
Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Substitution
Off: Ryan Trevitt
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.06 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 77 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5.47 | |
| 62 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.65 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7.36 | |
| 61 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.77 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.53 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.64 | |
| 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.98 | |
| 28 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.68 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Lincoln City
Latest: Mansfield Town · 1–1
Match stats
30 Aug 2025, 15:15 · Home vs Mansfield Town · 2025/2026
Wigan Athletic
Latest: Rotherham United · 2–2
Match stats
23 Aug 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Rotherham United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Lincoln City’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Lincoln City’s home games with Wigan Athletic’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.
Lincoln City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Wigan Athletic
Goals
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.
Lincoln City
Wigan Athletic
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Lincoln City
Wigan Athletic
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.
Lincoln City
Wigan Athletic
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.