Wigan Athletic FC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Gillingham FC — League One at The DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gareth Mellor
- Referee Stephen Wade
- Referee Tom Nield
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep Gillingham FC H 2–3 L 13 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L 22 Jul Fulham FC H 1–1 D 18 Jul Charlton Athletic FC A 2–2 D 14 Jul Hull City AFC H 8–0 W 11 Jul Barnsley FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 3–2 W 12 Sep Hull City AFC H 0–2 L 07 Mar Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D 29 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L 22 Feb Lincoln City FC A 0–0 D 18 Feb Southend United FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds The DW Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wigan Athletic FC and Gillingham FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising Gillingham FC does not make any changes. Trae Coyle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 13' It’s a booking for Wigan Athletic FC player. Danny Fox gets a Yellow card.
- 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 21' Joe Garner puts Wigan Athletic FC on the lead.
- 22' Goal! Jordan Graham scores his 13 goal in 349 matches.
- 27' The travelling Gillingham FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Sensational shot from Jordan Graham. Gillingham FC is back in the lead.
- 34' It’s a booking for Gillingham FC player. Josh Eccles gets a Yellow card.
- 39' It’s high time Steve Evans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' Vadaine Oliver has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 49' 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.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Bonham made 291 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' Gillingham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 62' GOAL! Trae Coyle scores on 62.
- 64' Goal! Kal Naismith scores his 14 goal in 380 matches.
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gillingham FC that had 182 games and scored 239 goals.
- 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Perry, as he is very good at scoring at The DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 79' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mattew Willock suffering a number of foals already.
- 83' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Jacob Mellis is replaced by Mattew Willock.
- 85' The Gillingham FC manager makes a substitution. Vadaine Oliver departs to be replaced by John Akinde.
- 89' Nathan Cameron is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- 90' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Crankshaw is hanging Gary Roberts on the field on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wigan Athletic FC.
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Wigan Athletic FC
Starting XI- 4
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Gary Roberts ↓ Oliver Crankshaw 90'
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Bench- 32
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Oliver Crankshaw ↑ 90'
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Coach John SheridanGillingham FC
Starting XI- 10
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- 5
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- 17
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Jacob Mellis ↓ Mattew Willock 83'
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Vadaine Oliver ↓ John Akinde 85'
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Bench- 14
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John Akinde ↑ 85'
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Mattew Willock ↑ 83'
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Coach Steve Evans -
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