Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 2–03 – 2
K'Marni Miller 27′Josh Feeney 40′ (og)Dara Costelloe 81′
Tommi O'Reilly 75′Kane Taylor 78′
Player of the matchRodrigo Monteiro FortesAST · 1 assist · 96′ played · 4 key passes · 6 duels won · 2 big chances
7.5- Possession
- 46%54%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 9 (6)12 (5)
- Corners
- 37
EFL TrophyMatchday 2The DW StadiumRef S. Jackson
This meeting
Match strip & events
WIG 3–2 AST · 1–1 yellow1′HT90′Aston Villa U21 on top 48 of 90 min · WIG 43% · AST 57% pressure · peaks WIG 40′, AST 75′
- Full time 3–2
- Dara Costelloe3–2Goal · left foot · assist Reece Greenhalgh
- Kane Taylor2–2Goal · left foot · assist Ben Broggio
- Tommi O'Reilly2–1Goal · right foot · assist Rodrigo Fortes
- Jack McGrathfor Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
- Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenYellow card
- Leon Routhfor Lino Sousa
- Callum McManamanfor Akeel Higgins
- Dara Costelloefor Adam Moseley
- TJ Carrollfor Josh Feeney
- Reece Greenhalghfor Connor Barrett
- Jensen Weirfor Max Power
- Morgan Foxfor Finley Burns
- Half-time 2–0
- Josh Feeney2–0Own goal
- K'Marni Miller1–0Goal · left foot · assist Connor Barrett
- Ben BroggioYellow card
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Kane TaylorAST3 (1)
- Tommi O'ReillyAST3 (1)
- K'Marni MillerWIG3 (2)
Big chances created
- Rodrigo Monteiro FortesAST2
- Connor BarrettWIG2
- Akeel HigginsWIG1
Passes
- Sam BollandWIG64/66
- Woody Jack Robert BurgessAST63/69
- Rodrigo Monteiro FortesAST59/67
Key passes
- Rodrigo Monteiro FortesAST4
- Ben BroggioAST3
- Connor BarrettWIG2
Duels won
- Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenWIG13/14
- Max Daniel JennerAST8/9
- Kane TaylorAST7/10
Dribbles
- Tommi O'ReillyAST5/7
- Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenWIG3/3
- Ben BroggioAST2/6
Tackles
- Archie HarrisWIG4
- Kane TaylorAST3
- Max Daniel JennerAST3
Clearances
- J. FeeneyAST7
- Morgan FoxWIG5
- Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenWIG4
Saves
- Blade EarleyAST4
- Joe WalshWIG3
Referee
S. Jackson- Cards / match
- 3.63this match 2 (-1.63)
- Yellows / match
- 3.56this match 2
- Reds / match
- 0.07
- Penalties / match
- 0.2220% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 19.6this match 24
1.51Home 1.51 vs Away 2.05 yellows/match · +0.54 away · 4–3 red · 5 coach cards2.05
49%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 16%35%
home winsaway wins- With Wigan Athletic
- 2-0-0 in 2 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 100 of 132 career matches.
What stands out
- 2–0half-time
The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before 1–2 after the break (3–2 full time).
- 9–12shots
Wigan Athletic recorded 9 shots (6 on target) against 12 (5 on target) for Aston Villa U21.
Team stats
37 figures- 46%Possession54%
- 9Shots12
- 6Shots on target5
- 4Big chances5
- 3Corners7
- 438Passes511
- 14Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards1
All 37 stats
- Attack
- 6Accurate crosses3
- 57Attacks92
- 2Big chances missed4
- 17Crosses21
- 42Dangerous attacks54
- 12Dribble attempts21
- 1Hit woodwork0
- 2Offsides2
- 67%Shot accuracy42%
- 0Shots blocked2
- 7Shots inside box10
- 3Shots off target5
- 2Shots outside box2
- 4Successful dribbles12
- Passing
- 17Accurate long passes24
- 381Accurate passes452
- 8Key passes8
- 38%Long pass accuracy60%
- 45Long passes40
- 87%Pass accuracy88%
- Defence
- 49Duels won49
- 9Goal kicks4
- 8Interceptions4
- 3Saves4
- 14Tackles14
- Discipline
- 10Free kicks14
- Other
- 103Possession lost119
- 5Substitutions3
- 15Throw-ins22
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 16.4Joe Walsh96′
- 47.3Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenYC 96′
- 56.9Finley Burns↓46′
- 537.2Sam Bolland96′
- 87.3Alessio Gambirasio↓46′
- 27.4Connor BarrettA ↓62′
- 166.7Archie Harris96′
- 515.8Harrison Rimmer96′
- 216.5K'Marni MillerG 96′
- 177.0Akeel Higgins↓63′
- 246.5Adam Moseley↓63′
- 506.9Blade Earley96′
- 707.5Rodrigo Monteiro FortesA 96′
- 596.4J. Feeney↓63′
- 806.4Woody Jack Robert Burgess96′
- 566.2Lino Sousa↓63′
- 206.4Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba↓73′
- 736.8Max Daniel Jenner96′
- 647.4Kane TaylorG 96′
- 627.0Ben BroggioA YC 96′
- 587.2Tommi O'ReillyG 96′
- 576.5Rory Wilson96′
- 3Morgan FoxDF · ↑46′6.3
- 6Jensen WeirMF · ↑46′6.1
- 11Dara CostelloeFW · G ↑63′7.0
- 20Callum McManamanMF · ↑63′6.4
- 55Reece GreenhalghFW · A ↑62′6.6
- 12Tom WatsonGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Gary Caldwell (1.25 PPG) · James ShanG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 66Leon George RouthDF · ↑63′6.4
- 71Theodore James CarrollDF · ↑63′6.3
- 83Jack McGrathMF · ↑73′6.3
- 68Trai-Varn Divinche MulleyFW
- 79Fletcher BoydMF
- 81Theo HoustonGK
Top ratings
XI avg 6.81 v 6.80- RFRodrigo Monteiro FortesAST7.5
Kane TaylorAST7.4
Connor BarrettWIG7.4
Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenWIG7.3
Alessio GambirasioWIG7.3
Matchday 2
EFL Trophy · the other 10 games- Leyton Orient
1–2
Arsenal U21 - Swindon Town
1–2
Crystal Palace U21 - Chesterfield
5–3
Manchester City U21 - York City
1–3
Newcastle United U21 - Colchester United
1–1
Luton Town - Milton Keynes Dons
7–1
Brentford U21 - Cambridge United
2–1
Northampton Town - AFC Wimbledon
0–0
Barnet - Newport County
2–2
Plymouth Argyle - Peterborough United
4–1
Ipswich Town U21
Match info
- Competition
- EFL Trophy
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 3
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- The DW Stadium, Wigan
- Capacity
- 25,138 · grass
- Weather
- 17 °C · light rain · humidity 62%
- Referee
- S. Jackson
- WIG coach
- Gary Caldwell (1.25 PPG)
- AST coach
- James Shan
Match summary
Wigan Athletic beat Aston Villa U21 3-2 in the EFL Trophy, Group Stage.
Goals came from K'Marni Miller (27'), Josh Feeney (40' og) and Dara Costelloe (81') for Wigan Athletic and Tommi O'Reilly (75') and Kane Taylor (78') for Aston Villa U21.
Wigan Athletic — live results and scheduleAston Villa U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 3-0W14 Apr
- 0-0D19 Apr
- 0-1L25 Apr
- 0-1L2 May
- 1-3L18 Jul
- 3-0W25 Jul
- 0-0D31 Jul
- 0-2L1 Aug
- 1-1D8 Aug
- 2-3L15 Aug
2-3-5goals 10:110.90pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 0-4L6 Mar
- 2-1W13 Mar
- 3-2W20 Mar
- 0-0D3 Apr
- 2-1W6 Apr
- 0-2L10 Apr
- 1-0W17 Apr
- 3-3D24 Apr
- 2-3L1 May
- 2-1W21 Jul
5-2-3goals 15:171.70pts/game
- A
Cambridge United2–3 - A
Barnsley1–1 - A
Grimsby Town0–2 - A
Southport0–0 - A
Fylde3–0
latest 5
- A
Tamworth2–1 - H
Manchester City U212–3 - A
Southampton U213–3 - A
Stoke City U211–0 - H
Middlesbrough U210–2
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.2Goals per game (both sides)3.47
- 67%Over 1.580%
- 47%Over 2.560%
- 20%Over 3.540%
- 33%Both teams scored60%
- 40%Clean sheets27%
- 47%Failed to score27%
- Wigan Athletic at home v Aston Villa U21 away
- 6Played8
- 3Won4
- 1Drawn4
- 2Lost0
- 8-5Goals (for-against)12-8
- 1.67Points per game2
- 50%Over 2.550%
- 50%Clean sheets38%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 8-81st-half goals (for-against)11-15
- 9-82nd-half goals (for-against)15-11
- 53%Goals after half-time58%
- 67%Goal before half-time80%
- 5-6-4Half-time W-D-L4-6-5
Updated