Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic · League One
Cambridge United beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Cambridge United and Wigan Athletic met in the League One at Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Cambridge United: K. Watts 3'; L. Appéré 34'; I. Heath 52'. Wigan Athletic: S. Perkins 69'; A. Higgins 73'.
How the match went
Wigan Athletic saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Cambridge United had 17 shots with 6 on target, Wigan Athletic 18 with 4 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 8 to Cambridge United and 5 to Wigan Athletic. Cambridge United conceded 9 fouls, Wigan Athletic 8. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Cambridge United, 0 for Wigan Athletic).
Line-ups
Cambridge United started in a 3-4-2-1: Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Callum Perry, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, Zak Bradshaw, Ben Knight, Isaac Heath, Louis Appéré.
Wigan Athletic started in a 3-4-2-1: Joe Walsh, Llyton Chapman, Morgan Fox, Jon Mellish, Connor Barrett, Jensen Weir, Max Power, Fraser Murray, Chris Sze, Dara Costelloe, Sonny Perkins.
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Minute by minute
- 3'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Wigan Athletic. K. Watts (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by M. Jobe.
- 34'Goal! Cambridge United 2-0 Wigan Athletic. L. Appéré (Cambridge United) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 2-0 Wigan Athletic.
- 52'Goal! Cambridge United 3-0 Wigan Athletic. I. Heath (Cambridge United) scores.
- 69'Goal! Cambridge United 3-1 Wigan Athletic. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic) scores.
- 73'Goal! Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic. A. Higgins (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by D. Costelloe.
- 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Cambridge United vs Wigan Athletic.
- 2'Attempt missed. Z. Bradshaw (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 3'Attempt blocked. K. Watts (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 3'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Wigan Athletic. K. Watts (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by M. Jobe.
- 5'Attempt blocked. C. Barrett (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 5'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 8'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 9'Attempt missed. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 9'Attempt blocked. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 13'Attempt missed. D. Ball (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 15'Attempt saved. D. Ball (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 16'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 17'Attempt missed. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 20'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 21'Attempt blocked. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 22'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 22'Attempt blocked. K. Watts (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 22'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 24'Offside, Cambridge United.
- 25'Attempt missed. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.04.
- 27'Attempt saved. M. Power (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 28'Attempt missed. M. Power (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 29'Attempt saved. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 29'Offside, Wigan Athletic.
- 34'Goal! Cambridge United 2-0 Wigan Athletic. L. Appéré (Cambridge United) scores.
- 34'Attempt blocked. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 42'Attempt missed. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 2-0 Wigan Athletic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 46'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: A. Harris comes on for L. Chapman.
- 46'Attempt blocked. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 52'Off the woodwork! I. Heath (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.79.
- 52'Attempt saved. S. McLoughlin (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 52'Goal! Cambridge United 3-0 Wigan Athletic. I. Heath (Cambridge United) scores.
- 56'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 57'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 60'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: A. Higgins comes on for C. Sze.
- 60'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: K. Miller comes on for C. Barrett.
- 62'Attempt blocked. M. Power (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 63'Attempt missed. K. Miller (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 67'Attempt missed. M. Fox (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 68'Attempt blocked. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.02.
- 69'Attempt missed. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 69'Off the woodwork! A. Higgins (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 69'Goal! Cambridge United 3-1 Wigan Athletic. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic) scores.
- 72'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 72'Attempt missed. S. Perkins (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 73'Goal! Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic. A. Higgins (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by D. Costelloe.
- 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Kaikai comes on for B. Knight.
- 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: P. Mpanzu comes on for I. Heath.
- 76'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 76'Offside, Cambridge United.
- 78'Attempt saved. Z. Bradshaw (Cambridge United), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 80'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for L. Appéré.
- 85'Attempt missed. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header. xG 0.17.
- 85'Attempt missed. D. Ball (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 87'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. McManaman comes on for D. Costelloe.
- 88'Corner, Wigan Athletic.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+5'Yellow card for Z. Bradshaw (Cambridge United) for foul.
- 90+6'Substitution, Cambridge United: P. Bauer comes on for Z. Bradshaw.
- 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic.