Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bradford City · League One
Wigan Athletic beat Bradford City 2-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Wigan Athletic and Bradford City met in the League One at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Wigan Athletic: C. Vickers 20'; J. Taylor 78'. Bradford City did not score.
How the match went
Bradford City saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Wigan Athletic had 5 shots with 3 on target, Bradford City 7 with 2 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 2 to Wigan Athletic and 2 to Bradford City. Wigan Athletic conceded 15 fouls, Bradford City 16. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (5 for Wigan Athletic, 2 for Bradford City).
Line-ups
Wigan Athletic started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Tickle, Jason Kerr, Will Aimson, Llyton Chapman, Raphael Rodrigues, Jensen Weir, Owen Moxon, Fraser Murray, Caylan Vickers, Callum Wright, Joe Taylor.
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Matthew Pennington, Curtis Tilt, Ibou Touray, Josh Neufville, Jenson Metcalfe, Max Power, Tyreik Wright, Antoni Sarcevic, Bobby Pointon, Ethan Wheatley.
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Minute by minute
- 20'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bradford City. C. Vickers (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by F. Murray.
- 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bradford City.
- 78'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bradford City. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by C. Wright.
- 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bradford City.
Full commentary (33 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Wigan Athletic vs Bradford City.
- 0'Yellow card for G. Caldwell (Wigan Athletic) for argument.
- 1'Attempt saved. E. Wheatley (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 8'Attempt blocked. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 10'Attempt missed. C. Vickers (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 14'Attempt missed. B. Pointon (Bradford City), header. xG 0.30.
- 20'Goal! Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bradford City. C. Vickers (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by F. Murray.
- 31'Yellow card for W. Aimson (Wigan Athletic) for off the ball foul.
- 39'Yellow card for J. Kerr (Wigan Athletic) for time wasting.
- 41'Attempt saved. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bradford City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bradford City: P. Mullin comes on for E. Wheatley.
- 46'Substitution, Bradford City: W. Swan comes on for A. Sarcevic.
- 46'Substitution, Bradford City: S. Humphrys comes on for B. Pointon.
- 54'Attempt saved. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 59'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: M. Smith comes on for C. Vickers.
- 64'Attempt missed. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 66'Yellow card for I. Touray (Bradford City) for foul.
- 68'Yellow card for Weir (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
- 75'Substitution, Bradford City: H. Ashby comes on for M. Pennington.
- 78'Goal! Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bradford City. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by C. Wright.
- 78'Attempt missed. J. Metcalfe (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 82'Yellow card for R. Rodrigues (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
- 84'Attempt missed. P. Mullin (Bradford City), header. xG 0.08.
- 85'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. Saydee comes on for O. Moxon.
- 90'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: L. Robinson comes on for J. Taylor.
- 90'Attempt missed. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: J. Hungbo comes on for L. Chapman.
- 90+5'Yellow card for H. Ashby (Bradford City) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bradford City.