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Wigan Athletic

3 — 2 Sep 22, 2026 · 11:30 PM IST

Blackpool

EFL Trophy Northern Grp. B · Round 2

Venue The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan

Referee Gareth Rhodes

Attendance 1,496

Player of the Match Connor Barrett 9.0 90' played

Match Events

3' Home ⚽ Connor Barrett — 1-0

HT

57' Home ⚽ Scott Hogan — 2-0

72' Away ⚽ Tom Bloxham — 2-1

78' Home ⚽ Fraser Murray — 3-1

90' Away ⚽ Jerry Yates — 3-2

FT

Match Stats

52 48

Ball possession

14 11

Total shots

6 4

Shots on target

17 32

Touches in opposition box

2 2

Big chances

0 0

Big chances missed

461 (88%) 399 (85%)

Accurate passes

2 2

Yellow cards

3 3

Corners

Lineups

Wigan Athletic (3-4-2-1)

Starting XI

1 Joe Walsh 6.4

4 Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 7.1

23 James Carragher 7.7

5 Finley Burns 7

2 Connor Barrett 9

8 Max Power 8.1

6 Jensen Weir 7.2

16 Archie Harris 7.6

11 Dara Costelloe 8.1

27 Bradley Burrowes 7

25 Scott Hogan 7.5

Substitutes

41 Joe Whitworth

22 Jon Mellish 6.1

3 Morgan Fox 6.3

21 K'Marni Miller

7 Fraser Murray 7.2

19 Chris Sze 6.2

9 Sonny Perkins

Blackpool (4-1-3-2)

Starting XI

23 Luke Southwood 5.9

21 Ilmari Niskanen 5.8

2 Andy Lyons 5.9

32 Josh Earl 6.3

3 Zac Ashworth 6.7

6 Jordan Brown 7.1

29 Theo Upton 6.1

7 Leighton Clarkson 7.3

26 Finley Munroe 6.2

14 Tom Bloxham 7.8

12 Jerry Yates 7.3

Substitutes

43 Charlie Brier

4 Oliver Casey 6.2

28 Jordan Williams 7

8 Albie Morgan 6.6

46 Ollie Hunter ↗

11 Josh Bowler 6.7

39 Shay Mannix