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Wigan Athletic vs GillinghamResult, Lineups & H2H

Wigan Athletic

3–2
FTJan 22, 2022

Gillingham

  • Reeves53'
  • O'Keefe70'
The DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic vs Gillingham in numbers

FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right

Wigan Athletic5W 0D 0L
  1. Won 3-2 vs Oxford United (away), 2021-12-18
  2. Won 6-0 vs Oldham Athletic (away), 2022-01-04
  3. Won 3-2 vs Blackburn Rovers (home), 2022-01-08
  4. Won 2-1 vs Doncaster Rovers (away), 2022-01-15
  5. Won 2-1 vs Morecambe (away), 2022-01-18
Gillingham0W 1D 4L
  1. Lost 1-5 vs Rotherham United (away), 2021-12-07
  2. Lost 1-2 vs Fleetwood Town (away), 2021-12-11
  3. Drew 0-0 vs Milton Keynes Dons (away), 2022-01-01
  4. Lost 0-4 vs Ipswich Town (home), 2022-01-08
  5. Lost 1-3 vs Burton Albion (home), 2022-01-15
Wigan AthleticGillingham
15Pointsof 151
16Goals scored3
6Goals conceded14
1Clean sheets1
12Scored in a row1
15+Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win14
3Conceded in a row2

Head to head7 meetings · Aug 2015 – Oct 2021

Wigan Athletic wins
3
Draws
1
Gillingham wins
3
2.71goals per meeting
43%both teams scored
29%3+ goals
57%won by the host

Last 5 meetingsWigan Athletic 2W 1D 2L · 2.4 goals per game

Meetings

  1. League OneGillingham0-2Wigan Athletic
  2. League OneGillingham1-0Wigan Athletic
  3. League OneWigan Athletic2-3Gillingham
  4. League OneWigan Athletic2-0Gillingham
  5. League OneGillingham1-1Wigan Athletic
Show all 7 meetings
  1. League OneWigan Athletic3-2Gillingham
  2. League OneGillingham2-0Wigan Athletic

League table before kickoffRebuilt from 306 earlier results

Wigan AthleticGillingham
#2Position#23
51Points23 v 25 games18
+22Goal difference-22
1.91Scored per gameleague avg 1.360.76
0.96Conceded per game1.64
#1Form table position#23

How we calculate this

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Gwion Edwards
Gwion EdwardsWigan Athletic
2
Assists
8.4
Wigan AthleticGillingham
  1. Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Graeme Shinnie
    90'
  2. Yellow Card · Wigan Athletic · Tendayi Darikwa
    90'
  3. Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Gavin Massey · InOut: Stephen Humphrys
    86'
  4. 78'
    Substitution · Gillingham · John Akinde · InOut: Ben Reeves
  5. Goal · Wigan Athletic · Will Keane3-2
    77'
  6. 70'
    Goal · Gillingham · Stuart O'Keefe2-2
  7. Substitution · Wigan Athletic · Jason Kerr  · InOut: Gwion Edwards
    67'
  8. 53'
    Goal · Gillingham · Ben Reeves2-1
  9. 46'
    Substitution · Gillingham · Charlie Kelman · InOut: Mustapha Carayol
  10. 46'
    Substitution · Gillingham · Ben Reeves · InOut: Danny Lloyd
  11. 31'
    Yellow Card · Gillingham · Robbie McKenzie
  12. Goal · Wigan Athletic · Stephen Humphrys2-0
    21'
  13. Goal · Wigan Athletic · Will Keane1-0
    8'

Match Statistics

Match stats

Wigan AthleticGillingham
61%Ball Possession39%
16Shots Total7
9Shots On Target2
5Corners1
10Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
1Offsides0
0Saves5
504Passes332
2Shots Off Target3
111Attacks103
50Dangerous Attacks26
11Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box3
3Goals2
5Shots Blocked1
2Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
9Tackles13
3Assists1
408Accurate Passes210
0Red Cards0
22Total Crosses6
6Accurate Crosses2
9Interceptions5
43Duels Won57

Team Lineups

Lineups

4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
Manager: Leam Richardson

Starting XI

Substitutes

Gillingham
Gillingham
Manager: Steve Lovell

Starting XI

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PDPontus Dahlberg
Pontus Dahlberg
6.9
-
RJRyan Jackson
Ryan Jackson
6.6
-
JTJack Tucker
Jack Tucker
6.9
-
MEMax Ehmer
Max Ehmer
7.5
-
RMRobbie McKenzie
Robbie McKenzie
6.3
-
OLOlly Lee
Olly Lee
6.4
-
DLDanny Lloyd
Danny Lloyd
6.4
-
SOStuart O'Keefe
Stuart O'Keefe
7.3
-
KDKyle Dempsey
Kyle Dempsey
6.2
-
MCMustapha Carayol
Mustapha Carayol
6.4
-
VOVadaine Oliver
Vadaine Oliver
7.5

Substitutes

-
DTDavid Tutonda
David Tutonda
-
BRBen Reeves
Ben Reeves
7.5
-
ACAaron Chapman
Aaron Chapman
-
JAJohn Akinde
John Akinde
6.7
-
RBRhys Bennett
Rhys Bennett
-
GSGerald Sithole
Gerald Sithole
-
CKCharlie Kelman
Charlie Kelman
6.5

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Gwion Edwards
MF
8.467'022/421(76%)47/15
Will Keane
MF
8.190'203/422(77%)-2/7
James McClean
MF
7.790'000/136(65%)-8/14
Tom Naylor
MF
7.590'001/270(87%)16/15
Stephen Humphrys
FW
7.286'101/210(78%)11/7
Jason Kerr
DF
7.123'010/113(60%)-4/5
Jack Whatmough
DF
6.890'001/168(87%)13/10
Graeme Shinnie
MF
6.890'00-72(83%)14/7
Kell Watts
DF
6.790'00-58(86%)-1/3
Max Power
DF
6.690'001/166(85%)-4/7
Tendayi Darikwa
DF
6.490'00-40(72%)11/8
Gavin Massey
MF
6.44'00-4(25%)-2/2
Ben Amos
GK
6.190'00-31(90%)--

Matchday 29 — League One

  1. 2 Sept 2026Burton Albion4-1AFC Wimbledon
  2. 2 May 2026Crewe Alexandra0-0Cambridge United
  3. 16 Mar 2024Fleetwood Town1-1Charlton Athletic
  4. 7 Mar 2023Ipswich Town3-0Accrington Stanley
  5. 1 Feb 2025Doncaster Rovers2-1Milton Keynes Dons
  6. 2 Dec 2023Wycombe Wanderers0-2Morecambe
  7. 25 Apr 2026Oxford United4-1Sheffield Wednesday
  8. 7 Feb 2026Plymouth Argyle1-4Lincoln City
  9. 15 Aug 2026Cheltenham Town2-1Rotherham United
  10. 22 Jul 2025Shrewsbury Town2-5Bolton Wanderers

Match summary

Before kickoff, Wigan Athletic (2nd, 51 pts) were 33 points ahead of Gillingham (23rd, 18 pts). Wigan Athletic had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Gillingham had gone 14 matches without a win before this one.

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