Wigan Athletic vs Northampton Town, 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Wigan Athletic

29': Fraser Murray
43': Jensen Weir
46': Fraser Murray

FT
3 - 1

Northampton Town

70': Michael Forbes

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Match Commentary

29': Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 29'
43': Jensen Weir (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 43'
45': Elliott List (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
45': Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
46': Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 46'
61': Ryan Trevitt (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 61'
64': Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 64'
70': Isaac Mabaya (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 70'
70': Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) Goal at 70'
76': Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 76'
83': Jon Mellish (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 83'
84': Maleace Asamoah (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 84'
84': Paul Mullin (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 84'
90': Jordan Willis (Northampton Town) Substitution at 90'
90': Max Dyche (Northampton Town) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

NHT		WGA
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	3
50	Possession	50
8	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 9,471

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	12	+11	26
2	Stevenage	11	+8	25
3	Bradford City	12	+7	25
4	AFC Wimbledon	13	+5	25

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wigan Athletic (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Sam Tickle (GK)
15	Jason Kerr
5	Steven Sessegnon
23	James Carragher
35	Tyrese Francois
6	Jensen Weir
27	Tobias Brenan
44	Joseph Hungbo
7	Fraser Murray
11	Dara Costelloe
9	Christian Saydee

Wigan Athletic Substitutes:

Paul Mullin, Isaac Mabaya, Callum Wright, Maleace Asamoah, Ryan Trevitt, Tom Watson, Jon Mellish.

Northampton Town (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Lee Burge (GK)
15	Jordan Thorniley
18	Michael Forbes
2	Jack Burroughs
14	Tyrese Fornah
4	Dean Campbell
21	Jack Perkins
16	Joe Wormleighton
19	Ethan Wheatley
7	Sam Hoskins
8	Cameron McGeehan

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Jack Baldwin, Conor McCarthy, Elliott List, Jordan Willis, Max Dyche, Ross Fitzsimons, Joshua Tomlinson.

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