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Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town · League One

Wigan Athletic beat Northampton Town 3-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town met in the League One at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan on Saturday, 2 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Wigan Athletic: F. Murray 29', 46'; Weir 43'. Northampton Town: M. Forbes 70'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Wigan Athletic, 2 for Northampton Town).

Line-ups

Wigan Athletic started in a 3-1-4-2: Sam Tickle, James Carragher, Jason Kerr, Steven Sessegnon, Tyrese Francois, Fraser Murray, Tobias Brenan, Jensen Weir, Joseph Hungbo, Christian Saydee, Dara Costelloe.

Northampton Town started in a 3-4-3: Lee Burge, Jack Burroughs, Jordan Thorniley, Michael Forbes, Joe Wormleighton, Dean Campbell, Tyrese Fornah, Jack Perkins, Cameron McGeehan, Ethan Wheatley, Sam Hoskins.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 29'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Northampton Town. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Hungbo.
  2. 43'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Northampton Town. Weir (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Hungbo.
  3. 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 2-0 Northampton Town.
  4. 46'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-0 Northampton Town. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic) scores.
  5. 70'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town. M. Forbes (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by D. Campbell.
  6. 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town.
Full commentary (45 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Wigan Athletic vs Northampton Town.
  2. 21'Attempt missed. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.12.
  3. 24'Attempt saved. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 29'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Northampton Town. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Hungbo.
  5. 38'Off the woodwork! C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), header. xG 0.05.
  6. 42'Attempt missed. T. Brenan (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.08.
  7. 43'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Northampton Town. Weir (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Hungbo.
  8. 43'Attempt saved. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.13.
  9. 45'Attempt blocked. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  11. 45+1'Attempt blocked. J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  12. 45+1'Attempt saved. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 2-0 Northampton Town.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 46'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-0 Northampton Town. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic) scores.
  16. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: C. McCarthy comes on for J. Perkins.
  17. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. List comes on for J. Wormleighton.
  18. 48'Attempt missed. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  19. 49'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 51'Attempt blocked. C. Saydee (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  21. 61'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: R. Trevitt comes on for T. Brenan.
  22. 61'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  23. 62'Attempt blocked. C. Saydee (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 64'Yellow card for J. Thorniley (Northampton Town) for foul.
  25. 65'Attempt blocked. T. Francois (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  26. 70'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town. M. Forbes (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by D. Campbell.
  27. 70'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: I. Mabaya comes on for J. Hungbo.
  28. 71'Attempt blocked. I. Mabaya (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  29. 74'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  30. 74'Attempt saved. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  31. 76'Yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town) for foul.
  32. 77'Attempt saved. J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  33. 78'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), header. xG 0.05.
  34. 81'Attempt missed. T. Francois (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  35. 83'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: J. Mellish comes on for S. Sessegnon.
  36. 83'Attempt missed. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.65.
  37. 84'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: P. Mullin comes on for C. Saydee.
  38. 84'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: M. Asamoah comes on for D. Costelloe.
  39. 86'Attempt missed. M. Asamoah (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  40. 87'Attempt saved. P. Mullin (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.56.
  41. 89'Attempt saved. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  42. 90'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Willis comes on for M. Forbes.
  43. 90'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Dyche comes on for J. Thorniley.
  44. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  45. 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town.
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