Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Burnley 1st with 101 points, Wigan Athletic 24th with 39, 62 apart. Wigan Athletic ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Burnley ran at 1.89 scored and 0.76 conceded, Wigan Athletic at 0.83 and 1.41.
Burnley were unbeaten in 15. Wigan Athletic's winless run stood at 5. Burnley had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Wigan Athletic, 3.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Burnley have 2 wins to Wigan Athletic's 2, with 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was The County Ground in Leyland, with room for 21,401 spectators. On the scoreboard, Burnley led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.