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Wigan Athletic vs Northampton Town
2 Aug 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Alex ChilowiczLeague One 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Wigan AthleticMin
Northampton Town- ⚽
Fraser Murray 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Joseph Hungbo
Left foot shot
29′ - ⚽
Jensen Weir 2-0
Goal · Header
With: Joseph Hungbo
Header
43′ - 46′⇄
E. List
Substitution
Off: Joe Wormleighton
- 46′⇄
C. McCarthy
Substitution
Off: Jack Perkins
- ⚽
Fraser Murray 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
46′ - ⇄
Ryan Trevitt
Substitution
Off: Tobias Brenan
61′ - 64′
Jordan Thorniley
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Isaac Mabaya
Substitution
Off: Joseph Hungbo
70′ - 70′⚽
Michael Forbes 3-1
Goal · Header
With: Dean Campbell
Header
- 76′
C. McCarthy
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Jon Mellish
Substitution
Off: Steven Sessegnon
83′ - ⇄
Maleace Asamoah
Substitution
Off: Dara Costelloe
84′ - ⇄
Paul Mullin
Substitution
Off: Christian Saydee
84′ - 90′⇄
Max Dyche
Substitution
Off: Jordan Thorniley
- 90′⇄
Jordan Willis
Substitution
Off: Michael Forbes
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 83 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9.06 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7.66 | |
| 70 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7.79 | |
| 84 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.21 | |
| 84 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.22 | |
| 20 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.70 | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.78 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 |
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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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Northampton Town
Latest: Crawley Town · 0–3
Match stats
26 Apr 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Crawley Town · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Wigan Athletic’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Wigan Athletic’s home games with Northampton Town’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
Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Wigan Athletic
Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.