Watford FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D 14 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W 11 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L 04 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D 25 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L 20 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar Watford FC A 1–1 D 14 Mar Coventry City FC H 1–1 D 11 Mar Burnley FC A 0–3 L 07 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L 04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 25 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Wigan Athletic FC has kicked off!
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 12' The supporters are chanting for Omar Rekik. He replaces Charlie Hughes on 12 minute.
- 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 380 games and scored 405 goals.
- 28' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
- 29' Max Power was booked on 29.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' Keinan Davis puts Watford FC on the lead.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danel Sinani.
- 46' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Steven Caulker by Callum Lang on 46 minute.
- 51' What a strike from James McClean! The score is 1-1.
- 56' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Lang made 14 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Leandro Bacuna is replaced by Britt Assombalonga on 64 minute.
- 67' Tendayi Darikwa is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
- 70' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Magennis is hanging Will Keane on the field on 70 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Christ Tiehi is replaced by Thelo Aasgaard on 74 minute.
- 75' Yaser Asprilla is replacing Ryan Porteous for the Watford FC side.
- 80' Ben Amos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' James Morris is replacing Ken Sema for the Watford FC side.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Keinan Davis. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Watford FC
Starting XI- 25
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12
Ken Sema ↓ James Morris 87'
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- 44
- 7
- 1
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22
Ryan Porteous ↓ Yaser Asprilla 75'
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- 10
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2
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Mario Gaspar 64'
- 11
Bench- 27
- 26
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34
Britt Assombalonga ↑ 64'
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3
Mario Gaspar ↑ 64'
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42
James Morris ↑ 87'
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18
Yaser Asprilla ↑ 75'
- 21
Coach Chris WilderWigan Athletic FC
Starting XI- 4
- 11
- 27
- 12
- 8
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10
Will Keane ↓ Josh Magennis 70'
- 2
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29
Steven Caulker ↓ Callum Lang 46'
- 25
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32
Charlie Hughes ↓ Omar Rekik 12'
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22
Christ Tiehi ↓ Thelo Aasgaard 74'
Bench- 9
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 70'
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- 1
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19
Callum Lang ↑ 46'
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24
Omar Rekik ↑ 12'
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30
Thelo Aasgaard ↑ 74'
Coach Shaun Maloney -
Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Wigan Athletic FC Form
2023-03-18 Watford FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-03-11 Burnley FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L