Preston North End vs Wigan AthleticLive Score, Lineups & H2H

FA Cup

2025/2026

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Liam Lindsay

Preston North End

7.6

90'+3Yellow Card

Jordan Andrew Thompson

Preston North End

90'+1Substitution

Christian Saydee· In

Dara Costelloe· Out

Wigan Athletic

84'Missed Penalty

Callum Wright

Wigan Athletic

81'Substitution

Brad Potts· In

Liam Lindsay· Out

Preston North End

78'Substitution

Maleace Asamoah· In

Harrison Bettoni· Out

Wigan Athletic

Goal!

0-1

Harrison Bettoni

75'·Wigan Athletic

⚽

72'Substitution

Alfie Devine· In

Lewis Dobbin· Out

Preston North End

71'Yellow Card

Dara Costelloe

Wigan Athletic

65'Substitution

Milutin Osmajic· In

Daniel Jebbison· Out

Preston North End

64'Substitution

Michael Smith· In

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen· Out

Preston North End

46'Substitution

Andrew Hughes· In

Lewis Gibson· Out

Preston North End

Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Wigan Athletic

70%Ball Possession30%

12Shots Total10

2Shots On Target3

3Corners2

9Fouls10

1Yellow Cards1

3Offsides2

2Saves2

558Passes235

7Shots Off Target6

107Attacks79

49Dangerous Attacks38

9Shots Inside Box8

3Shots Outside Box2

0Goals1

10Free Kicks8

3Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions2

16Tackles14

0Assists1

461Accurate Passes146

17Total Crosses16

6Accurate Crosses1

6Interceptions2

59Duels Won36

0Big Chances Created3

0Big Chances Missed3

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

7.2

6.9

7.6

6.8

6.8

Alistair Edward McCann

7.0

Jordan Andrew Thompson

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.4

Substitutes

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.8

Manager: Ryan Lowe

Starting XI

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.0

Raphael Borges Rodrigues

6.6

6.9

6.8

6.3

7.2

6.7

6.2

Substitutes

6.9

Adam Moseley

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Liam Lindsay DF	7.6	81'	-	80(89%)	1	11/13
Daniel Iversen GK	7.2	90'	-	60(87%)	-	-
Jordan Andrew Thompson MF	7.0	90'	0/1	71(87%)	-	4/7
Alistair Edward McCann MF	7.0	90'	-	64(91%)	3	6/11
Alfie Devine MF	6.9	18'	2/3	11(82%)	-	-
Andrew Hughes DF	6.9	44'	-	44(78%)	1	6/6
Jordan Storey DF	6.9	90'	0/2	52(79%)	1	5/8
Lewis Gibson DF	6.8	46'	-	33(91%)	2	6/9
Brad Potts MF	6.8	9'	0/1	3(50%)	-	1/1
Pol Valentín MF	6.8	90'	-	39(82%)	2	5/11
Thierry Small MF	6.7	90'	-	30(73%)	4	4/8
Lewis Dobbin FW	6.7	72'	0/3	15(80%)	-	4/7
Michael Smith FW	6.6	26'	0/1	7(57%)	1	3/4
Milutin Osmajic FW	6.5	25'	0/1	2(50%)	-	1/2
Daniel Jebbison FW	6.5	65'	-	10(73%)	1	2/4
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen FW	6.4	64'	-	37(72%)	-	2/4

Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	W2	2	0	3	0	8/15	7-3
Wigan Athletic	15	L1	0	2	0	2	4/15	4-6

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

Preston North End — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Norwich City2025-12-20
D0-0 @ Stoke City2025-12-26
L1-2 @ Wrexham2025-12-29
W3-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday2026-01-01
W2-0 @ Bristol City2026-01-04

Wigan Athletic — last 5 games

L0-2 vs Blackpool2025-12-20
L1-2 @ Bradford City2025-12-26
W2-0 @ Burton Albion2025-12-29
D1-1 vs Barnsley2026-01-01
L0-1 @ Cardiff City2026-01-04

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 9
Period covered: 2010-09-22 – 2023-02-25
Preston North End wins: 5
Draws: 2
Wigan Athletic wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 2.11
Over 2.5 goals: 56%
Both teams scored: 33%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 1D 1L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 2.11

Aggregated from 9 finished meetings (2010-09-22 – 2023-02-25) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 9)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2023-02-25	Preston North End	2-1	Wigan Athletic
2022-07-30	Wigan Athletic	0-0	Preston North End
2020-02-08	Wigan Athletic	1-2	Preston North End
2019-08-10	Preston North End	3-0	Wigan Athletic
2019-04-22	Wigan Athletic	2-0	Preston North End

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-09

Previous Meetings

Last 9 matches

Won 56%

(5/9)

Draw 22%

(2/9)

Won 22%

(2/9)

Goals

13-6

Total matches

Recent matches (5/9)

Championship•Feb 25, 2023

Preston North End

2-1

Wigan Athletic

Championship•Jul 30, 2022

Wigan Athletic

0-0

Preston North End

Championship•Feb 8, 2020

Wigan Athletic

1-2

Preston North End

Championship•Aug 10, 2019

Preston North End

3-0

Wigan Athletic

Championship•Apr 22, 2019

Wigan Athletic

2-0

Preston North End

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Wigan Athletic wins

Goals Scored

13 - 6

Feb 25, 2023 • Championship

Preston North End

2-1

Wigan Athletic

Jul 30, 2022 • Championship

Wigan Athletic

0-0

Preston North End

Feb 8, 2020 • Championship

Wigan Athletic

1-2

Preston North End

FA Cup — matches this week

Match Report

The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Preston North End, 2 draws and 2 for Wigan Athletic, at 2.11 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.

The venue was Deepdale, with room for 23,408 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.

Goal scorers

Wigan Athletic: Harrison Bettoni (75')

Key stats

Possession: Preston North End 70% · Wigan Athletic 30% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 3-2

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Wigan Athletic — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic?

Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic. FA Cup match played on 9 Jan 2026.

What league is Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic in?

This match is part of the FA Cup. The match was played at Deepdale. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Wigan Athletic?

In 9 meetings between 2010 and 2023: Preston North End has 5 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses against Wigan Athletic.

Where was Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic played?

The match was played at Deepdale.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/9)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Fixtures

FA Cup — matches this week

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions