Match summary
Wigan Athletic beat Blackpool 3-2 in the EFL Trophy, Group Stage.
Wigan Athletic vs BlackpoolResult, Lineups & H2H
The DW Stadium
Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Wigan Athletic1W 1D 3L
Wigan AthleticBlackpool
4Pointsof 154
3Goals scored10
7Goals conceded11
1Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row9
3Without a win4
1Conceded in a row4
Head to head22 meetings · Aug 2009 – Mar 2026
- Wigan Athletic wins
- 8
- Draws
- 3
- Blackpool wins
- 11
2.68goals per meeting
45%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
41%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWigan Athletic 1W 3D 1L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- League OneBlackpool1-1Wigan Athletic
- League OneWigan Athletic0-2Blackpool
- League OneWigan Athletic1-1Blackpool
- League OneBlackpool2-2Wigan Athletic
- League OneWigan Athletic1-0Blackpool
Show all 22 meetings
- League OneBlackpool2-1Wigan Athletic
- ChampionshipBlackpool1-0Wigan Athletic
- ChampionshipWigan Athletic2-1Blackpool
- League OneWigan Athletic0-5Blackpool
- League OneBlackpool1-0Wigan Athletic
- League OneWigan Athletic0-2Blackpool
- League OneBlackpool1-3Wigan Athletic
- Carabao CupWigan Athletic2-1Blackpool
- League OneBlackpool0-4Wigan Athletic
- League OneWigan Athletic0-1Blackpool
- ChampionshipBlackpool1-3Wigan Athletic
- ChampionshipWigan Athletic1-0Blackpool
- ChampionshipWigan Athletic0-2Blackpool
- ChampionshipBlackpool1-0Wigan Athletic
- Premier LeagueBlackpool1-3Wigan Athletic
- Premier LeagueWigan Athletic0-4Blackpool
- Carabao CupBlackpool4-1Wigan Athletic
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Wigan AthleticBlackpool
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Blackpool · Josh Earl
- Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Max Power90+4'
- 90'Goal · Blackpool · Jerry Yates3-2
- Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Jon Mellish89'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Sonny Perkins · InOut: Archie Harris84'
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Fraser Murray3-178'
- 72'Penalty · Blackpool · Tom Bloxham2-1 · Penalty
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Morgan Fox · InOut: Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen72'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Jon Mellish · InOut: Bradley Burrowes72'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Fraser Murray · InOut: Jensen Weir60'
- Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Chris Sze · InOut: Scott Hogan59'
- 58'Substitution · Blackpool · Jordan Williams · InOut: Ilmari Niskanen
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Scott Hogan2-057'
- 46'Substitution · Blackpool · Josh Bowler · InOut: Finley Munroe
- 46'Substitution · Blackpool · Oliver Casey · InOut: Zac Ashworth
- 46'Substitution · Blackpool · Albie Morgan · InOut: Theo Upton
- 39'Yellow Card · Blackpool · Andy Lyons
- Goal · Wigan Athletic · Connor Barrett1-03'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Wigan AthleticBlackpool
52%Ball Possession48%
14Shots Total11
6Shots On Target4
3Corners3
9Fouls17
2Yellow Cards2
4Offsides2
2Saves3
521Passes477
6Shots Off Target2
78Attacks106
36Dangerous Attacks42
8Shots Inside Box8
6Shots Outside Box3
3Goals2
17Free Kicks8
2Shots Blocked5
6Substitutions6
1Hit Woodwork1
14Tackles18
3Assists1
463Accurate Passes403
16Total Crosses16
5Accurate Crosses4
8Interceptions10
40Duels Won44
1Big Chances Created2
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-1-3-2
Manager: Gary Caldwell
Starting XI
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JW
Joe Walsh6.4
-
CB
Connor Barrett8.5
-
JW
Jensen Weir6.8
-
AH
Archie Harris7.1
Substitutes
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SP
Sonny Perkins6.5
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CS
Chris Sze6.5
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KM
K'Marni Miller-
JW
Joe WhitworthManager: Ian Ross Evatt
Starting XI
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ZA
Zac Ashworth6.9
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JB
Jordan Brown6.8
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TU
Theo Upton6.5
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FM
Finley Munroe6.5
-
TB
Tom Bloxham7.5
Substitutes
-
SM
Shay Mannix-
CB
Charlie Brier-
OH
Ollie HunterPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Barrett MF | 8.5 | 90' | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | 17(65%) | 1 | 2/9 |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 73(92%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 7.3 | 59' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 13(77%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 25(88%) | 3 | 6/12 | |
| 7.1 | 30' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(89%) | 2 | 2/4 | |
Archie Harris MF | 7.1 | 84' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 34(88%) | 1 | 3/6 |
| 7.0 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 60(90%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.9 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(91%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
Jensen Weir MF | 6.8 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 36(94%) | - | - |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 105(92%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 64(95%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
Chris Sze FW | 6.5 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | - | 4/9 |
Sonny Perkins FW | 6.5 | 6' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1(100%) | - | 0/2 |
Joe Walsh GK | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(81%) | - | - |
| 6.0 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(86%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.0 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(56%) | 1 | 2/5 |
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