Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 31 Aug 2021, 18:00
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Wolves U21
🏟 DW Stadium (Wigan) 👤 M. Edwards Round 2

Match report

Wolves U21 edged past Wigan Athletic 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 31 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Wigan Athletic had 8 shots to Wolves U21's 6.

The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan), with M. Edwards in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 8 - 6 On target 4 - 3 Corners 3 - 0 Fouls 12 - 7 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Lewis Richards
Wolves U21 · captained the side
8 Luke Cundle 93 passes (88% accurate)
8 Chem Campbell captained the side
7 Jamie Jones 3 saves
7 Kieran Lloyd captained the side
First half vs second half
Wolves U21 came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 0–5
Shots On Goal 4–1 0–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–0 0–0
Attacks 65–37 67–45
Match statistics
0 Substitution 3
132 Attacks 82
55 Dangerous Attacks 27
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 3
8 Shots Total 6
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 0
4 Shots Inside Box 2
4 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 7
3 Corners 0
1 Offsides 1
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 4
546 Passes Total 453
476 Passes Accurate 370
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Jones
35 K. Lloyd 31 J. Carragher 32 A. Long 34 L. Robinson
20 T. Bayliss 36 S. Smith
11 G. Massey 30 T. Aasgaard 7 G. Edwards
39 S. Humphrys
Wolves U21 · 3-5-2
13 L. Moulden
95 F. Mabete 92 K. Kandola 42 L. Richards
85 H. Birtwistle 89 E. Bugarín 39 L. Cundle 79 O. Hesketh 83 A. Keto-Diyawa
53 C. Carty 77 C. Campbell
Wigan Athletic
Coach
L. Richardson
Substitutes
  • 40 Sam Tickle
  • 99 Charlie Hughes
  • 97 Babajide Adeeko
  • 38 Harry McHugh
  • 41 Dean Pinnington
  • 33 Tom Costello
  • 98 Chris Sze
Wolves U21
Coach
J. Collins
Substitutes
  • 91 James Pardington
  • 96 Marvin Kaleta
  • 81 Dexter Lembikisa
  • 97 Mason Rees
  • 93 Harvey Griffiths
  • 94 Owen Farmer
  • 87 Tyler Roberts
Substitutions
  • 45+1' ↑ H. Griffiths ↓ Erik Bugarín Wolves U21
  • 63' ↑ T. Roberts ↓ O. Hesketh Wolves U21
  • 88' ↑ M. Rees ↓ H. Griffiths Wolves U21
Cards
  • 34' T. Bayliss Wigan Athletic
  • 73' C. Campbell Wolves U21
  • 90+1' S. Humphrys Wigan Athletic
Head-to-head
Wigan Athletic 0 0 draws 2 Wolves U21
2025-10-07 Wigan vs Wolves U21 1 - 2
2021-08-31 Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21 0 - 1
Recent form
Wigan Athletic D D W D W
Wolves U21 D L D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21?
Wigan Athletic lost 0-1 against Wolves U21 on 31 August 2021.
Who won Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21?
Wolves U21 won the match 1-0.
Where was Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21 played?
The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan).
Who had more possession in Wigan Athletic vs Wolves U21?
Wigan Athletic had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.