Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21Live Score, Lineups & H2H

EFL Trophy

2026/2027

Wigan Athletic

Miller27'

Costelloe81'

-FT

Aug 18, 2026

The DW Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Rodrigo Monteiro Fortes

Aston Villa U21

Assists

7.5

Goal!

3-2

Dara Costelloe

81'·Wigan Athletic

⚽

Goal!

2-2

Kane Taylor

78'·Aston Villa U21

⚽

Goal!

2-1

Tommi O'Reilly

75'·Aston Villa U21

⚽

73'Substitution

Jack McGrath· In

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba· Out

Aston Villa U21

66'Yellow Card

Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen

Wigan Athletic

63'Substitution

Theodore James Carroll· In

J. Feeney· Out

Aston Villa U21

63'Substitution

Dara Costelloe· In

Adam Moseley· Out

Wigan Athletic

63'Substitution

Callum McManaman· In

Akeel Higgins· Out

Wigan Athletic

63'Substitution

Leon George Routh· In

Lino Sousa· Out

Aston Villa U21

62'Substitution

Reece Greenhalgh· In

Connor Barrett· Out

Wigan Athletic

46'Substitution

Morgan Fox· In

Finley Burns· Out

Wigan Athletic

46'Substitution

Jensen Weir· In

Alessio Gambirasio· Out

Wigan Athletic

Goal!

2-0

J. Feeney

40'·Wigan Athletic

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Goal!

1-0

K'Marni Miller

27'·Wigan Athletic

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22'Yellow Card

Ben Broggio

Aston Villa U21

Statistics of the Game

Wigan Athletic

Aston Villa U21

46%Ball Possession54%

9Shots Total12

6Shots On Target5

3Corners7

14Fouls10

1Yellow Cards1

2Offsides2

3Saves4

438Passes511

3Shots Off Target5

57Attacks92

42Dangerous Attacks54

7Shots Inside Box10

2Shots Outside Box2

3Goals2

10Free Kicks14

0Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions3

1Hit Woodwork0

14Tackles14

381Accurate Passes452

17Total Crosses21

6Accurate Crosses3

8Interceptions4

49Duels Won49

4Big Chances Created5

2Big Chances Missed4

Wigan Athletic

Manager: Gary Caldwell

Starting XI

Joe Walsh

6.4

Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen

7.3

6.9

7.2

7.3

7.4

6.7

5.8

6.5

7.0

6.5

Substitutes

6.3

6.1

7.0

6.4

6.6

Manager: James Shan

Starting XI

Blade Earley

6.9

Woody Jack Robert Burgess

6.4

J. Feeney

6.4

Rodrigo Monteiro Fortes

7.5

Kane Taylor

7.4

Max Daniel Jenner

6.8

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

6.4

6.2

7.2

7.0

6.5

Substitutes

Leon George Routh

6.4

Trai-Varn Divinche Mulley

Theodore James Carroll

6.3

Fletcher Boyd

Theo Houston

Jack McGrath

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Connor Barrett MF	7.4	62'	0	1	1/1	17(71%)	2	6/7
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen DF	7.3	90'	0	0	1/2	44(93%)	1	13/14
Alessio Gambirasio MF	7.3	46'	0	0	-	38(87%)	1	5/5
Sam Bolland DF	7.2	90'	0	0	0/1	66(97%)	-	1/5
Akeel Higgins FW	7.0	63'	0	0	-	23(87%)	1	4/5
Dara Costelloe FW	7.0	27'	1	0	1/1	5(100%)	-	0/3
Finley Burns DF	6.9	46'	0	0	-	48(98%)	-	4/7
Archie Harris MF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	40(83%)	4	4/6
Reece Greenhalgh FW	6.6	28'	0	1	-	3(100%)	-	0/6
K'Marni Miller MF	6.5	90'	1	0	2/3	14(71%)	2	4/13
Adam Moseley FW	6.5	63'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	2/5
Joe Walsh GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	40(70%)	-	-
Callum McManaman MF	6.4	27'	0	0	1/1	7(86%)	1	1/3
Morgan Fox DF	6.3	44'	0	0	-	38(92%)	1	2/3
Jensen Weir MF	6.1	44'	0	0	-	32(88%)	-	1/4
Harrison Rimmer MF	5.8	90'	0	0	-	18(72%)	1	2/12

Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21 — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Wigan Athletic	15	L1	0	4	2	3	5/15	6-6
Aston Villa U21	15	L1	0	2	3	2	7/15	8-9

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Wigan Athletic — last 5 games

W3-0 @ Fylde2026-07-25
D0-0 @ Southport2026-07-31
L0-2 @ Grimsby Town2026-08-01
D1-1 @ Barnsley2026-08-08
L2-3 @ Cambridge United2026-08-15

Aston Villa U21 — last 5 games

W2-1 @ Blackburn Rovers U212026-04-06
L0-2 vs Middlesbrough U212026-04-10
W1-0 @ Stoke City U212026-04-17
D3-3 @ Southampton U212026-04-24
L2-3 vs Manchester City U212026-05-01

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form
Wigan Athletic	4	0	0	0	—
Aston Villa U21	1	0	0	0	—

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsWigan Athletic 0 · Aston Villa U21 0
Positions: #4 vs #1

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-18

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Match Report

The points column showed no gap: 0 apiece, Wigan Athletic 4th and Aston Villa U21 1st.

The referee was S. Jackson, with 100 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. The venue was The DW Stadium, with room for 25,138 spectators. On the scoreboard, Wigan Athletic led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.

Goal scorers

Wigan Athletic: K'Marni Miller (27'), J. Feeney (40' og), Dara Costelloe (81') · Aston Villa U21: Tommi O'Reilly (75'), Kane Taylor (78')

Key stats

Possession: Wigan Athletic 46% · Aston Villa U21 54% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-7

More details:

Wigan Athletic — live results and schedule Aston Villa U21 — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21?

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa U21. EFL Trophy match played on 18 Aug 2026.

What league is Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21 in?

This match is part of the EFL Trophy. The match was played at The DW Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21 played?

The match was played at The DW Stadium.

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Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21 — computed insights

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