Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool

League One 16 Mar 2024, 15:00
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Blackpool
Blackpool
🏟 DW Stadium (Wigan) 👤 J. Linington Round 39

Match report

Wigan Athletic edged past Blackpool 1-0 in the League One on 16 March 2024.

Blackpool had 11 shots to Wigan Athletic's 4.

The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan), with J. Linington in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 4 - 11 On target 1 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Charlie Hughes
Wigan Athletic · 87 passes (83% accurate)
8 Jordan Jones 1 assist
7 Scott Smith 1 goal
7 Sam Tickle 3 saves
7 Jason Kerr captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackpool came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–4 2–7
Shots On Goal 1–2 0–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 2–0 0–3
Attacks 37–38 52–94
Match statistics
7 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 132
29 Dangerous Attacks 46
2 On Target 3
3 Off Target 8
4 Shots Total 11
1 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 5
0 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 5
0 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
2 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 0
503 Passes Total 521
394 Passes Accurate 421
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Tickle
21 S. Smith 6 C. Hughes 15 J. Kerr 24 L. Chambers
26 B. Adeeko 8 M. Smith
17 M. Godo 10 T. Aasgaard 14 J. Jones
11 S. Humphrys
Blackpool · 3-5-2
32 D. Grimshaw
5 M. Pennington 21 M. Ekpiteta 20 O. Casey
4 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 11 K. Dembélé 6 O. Norburn 7 G. Byers 15 H. Coulson
16 J. Rhodes 18 J. Beesley
Wigan Athletic
Coach
S. Maloney
Substitutes
  • 5 Steven Sessegnon
  • 16 Liam Shaw
  • 23 Charlie Kelman
  • 29 Charlie Goode
  • 28 Josh Magennis
  • 12 Ben Amos
  • 18 Jonny Smith
Blackpool
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 22 CJ Hamilton
  • 9 Kyle Joseph
  • 17 Matthew Virtue-Thick
  • 10 Sonny Carey
  • 1 Richard O'Donnell
  • 2 Callum Connolly
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ J. Rhodes Blackpool
  • 69' ↑ C. Hamilton ↓ J. Beesley Blackpool
  • 69' ↑ K. Joseph ↓ K. Dembélé Blackpool
  • 70' ↑ S. Sessegnon ↓ S. Humphrys Wigan Athletic
  • 78' ↑ C. Kelman ↓ M. Godo Wigan Athletic
  • 78' ↑ L. Shaw ↓ M. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 82' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ T. Aasgaard Wigan Athletic
  • 82' ↑ C. Goode ↓ J. Jones Wigan Athletic
  • 83' ↑ M. Virtue-Thick ↓ O. Norburn Blackpool
  • 83' ↑ S. Carey ↓ M. Pennington Blackpool
Cards
  • 22' B. Adeeko Wigan Athletic
  • 42' G. Byers Blackpool
  • 45' C. Hughes Wigan Athletic
  • 49' J. Jones Wigan Athletic
  • 62' M. Pennington Blackpool
Head-to-head
Wigan Athletic 1 3 draws 4 Blackpool
2026-03-07 Blackpool vs Wigan 1 - 1
2025-12-20 Wigan vs Blackpool 0 - 2
2025-04-26 Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool 1 - 1
2024-10-28 Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 2
2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool 1 - 0
2023-09-02 Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 1
Recent form
Wigan Athletic D D W D W
Blackpool D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool?
Wigan Athletic won 1-0 against Blackpool on 16 March 2024.
Who won Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool?
Wigan Athletic won the match 1-0.
Where was Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool played?
The match was played at DW Stadium (Wigan).
Who had more possession in Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool?
Blackpool had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.