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Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United · League One

Wigan Athletic beat Rotherham United 3-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Wigan Athletic fixtures and results · Rotherham United fixtures and results · League One table

Match report

Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United met in the League One at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Wigan Athletic: J. Kerr 15'; J. Taylor 52'; C. Wright 63'. Rotherham United did not score.

How the match went

Wigan Athletic saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Wigan Athletic had 13 shots with 7 on target, Rotherham United 6 with 0 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 11 to Wigan Athletic and 1 to Rotherham United. Wigan Athletic conceded 18 fouls, Rotherham United 16. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Wigan Athletic, 2 for Rotherham United).

Line-ups

Wigan Athletic started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Tickle, James Carragher, Jason Kerr, Will Aimson, Raphael Rodrigues, Matthew Smith, Jensen Weir, Fraser Murray, Dara Costelloe, Callum Wright, Joe Taylor.

Rotherham United started in a 4-3-3: Ted Cann, Joe Rafferty, Lenny Agbaire, Zak Jules, Brandon Cover, Jamal Baptiste, Daniel Gore, Cohen Lee, Gabriele Biancheri, Sam Nombe, Harry Gray.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 15'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United. J. Kerr (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Carragher.
  2. 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United.
  3. 52'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Rotherham United. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by M. Smith.
  4. 63'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by R. Rodrigues.
  5. 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Wigan Athletic vs Rotherham United.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. Weir (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. B. Cover (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 14'Attempt saved. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  6. 15'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United. J. Kerr (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Carragher.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 25'Attempt blocked. D. Gore (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 29'Attempt saved. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  11. 34'Attempt blocked. Z. Jules (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  12. 41'Yellow card for J. Baptiste (Rotherham United) for off the ball foul.
  13. 43'Attempt missed. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 1-0 Rotherham United.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 52'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Rotherham United. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by M. Smith.
  18. 54'Attempt blocked. C. Lee (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 55'Attempt missed. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.70.
  20. 55'Attempt saved. J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  21. 60'Attempt missed. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for G. Biancheri.
  23. 63'Goal! Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by R. Rodrigues.
  24. 64'Yellow card for F. Murray (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
  25. 66'Attempt missed. Weir (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 69'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: M. Fox comes on for J. Carragher.
  27. 70'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: R. Trevitt comes on for D. Costelloe.
  28. 72'Yellow card for B. Cover (Rotherham United) for foul.
  29. 73'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Hugill comes on for J. Baptiste.
  30. 73'Substitution, Rotherham United: E. Adegboyega comes on for B. Cover.
  31. 73'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Clarke comes on for C. Lee.
  32. 80'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: J. Hungbo comes on for R. Rodrigues.
  33. 80'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: H. Bettoni comes on for J. Taylor.
  34. 83'Attempt missed. H. Bettoni (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  35. 85'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: O. Moxon comes on for Weir.
  36. 88'Yellow card for W. Aimson (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
  37. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  38. 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 3-0 Rotherham United.
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