Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers

League Cup - 2nd Round 24 Aug 2021, 18:45
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
🏟 DW Stadium (Wigan) 👤 T. Bramall

Match report

Wigan Athletic edged past Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 24 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Wigan Athletic had 15 shots to Bolton Wanderers' 9.

The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan), with T. Bramall in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 9 On target 6 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 16 - 15 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Kelland Watts
Wigan Athletic · captained the side
8 Matthew Gilks 6 saves
8 Alex Baptiste captained the side
7 Jamie Jones 3 saves
7 Tendayi Darikwa captained the side
First half vs second half
Wigan Athletic stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 9–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 4–3
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 2–3 3–0
Attacks 52–45 48–39
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
100 Attacks 84
51 Dangerous Attacks 27
6 On Target 3
9 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 15
5 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
5 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 6
347 Passes Total 327
269 Passes Accurate 249
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Jones
27 T. Darikwa 4 T. Naylor 2 K. Watts 3 T. Pearce
36 S. Smith 8 M. Power
11 G. Massey 7 G. Edwards 23 J. McClean
39 S. Humphrys
Bolton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Gilks
21 H. Brockbank 27 A. Baptiste 6 G. Johnston 29 L. Gordon
20 K. Lee 25 G. Thomason
7 N. Delfouneso 8 J. Sheehan 17 O. Afolayan
24 E. Kachunga
Wigan Athletic
Coach
L. Richardson
Substitutes
  • 12 Ben Amos
  • 32 Adam Long
  • 35 Kieran Lloyd
  • 34 Luke Robinson
  • 30 Thelo Aasgaard
  • 14 Jordan Jones
  • 19 Callum Lang
Bolton Wanderers
Coach
I. Evatt
Substitutes
  • 12 Joel Dixon
  • 2 Gethin Jones
  • 3 Declan John
  • 5 Ricardo Almeida Santos
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic
  • 18 Andrew Tutte
  • 9 Eoin Doyle
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ E. Doyle ↓ E. Kachunga Bolton Wanderers
  • 66' ↑ C. Lang ↓ G. Edwards Wigan Athletic
  • 68' ↑ A. Sarcevic ↓ G. Thomason Bolton Wanderers
  • 70' ↑ T. Aasgaard ↓ T. Darikwa Wigan Athletic
  • 72' ↑ G. Jones ↓ H. Brockbank Bolton Wanderers
  • 86' ↑ Jordan Jones ↓ J. McClean Wigan Athletic
Cards
  • 38' S. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 41' T. Darikwa Wigan Athletic
  • 43' J. McClean Wigan Athletic
  • 44' M. Power Wigan Athletic
  • 45+1' E. Kachunga Bolton Wanderers
  • 60' T. Pearce Wigan Athletic
  • 75' O. Afolayan Bolton Wanderers
  • 86' K. Lee Bolton Wanderers
Head-to-head
Wigan Athletic 7 1 draws 3 Bolton Wanderers
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2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers vs Wigan Athletic 0 - 2
2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0
2023-08-19 Bolton Wanderers vs Wigan Athletic 0 - 4
Recent form
Wigan Athletic D D W D W
Bolton Wanderers D L W L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers?
Wigan Athletic won 1-0 against Bolton Wanderers on 24 August 2021.
Who won Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers?
Wigan Athletic won the match 1-0.
Where was Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers played?
The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan).
Who had more possession in Wigan Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers?
Wigan Athletic had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.