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Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic · League One

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

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Match report

Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic met in the League One at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Monday, 6 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Northampton Town: J. Evans 80'. Wigan Athletic: C. Wright 15'; J. Guthrie 45'; W. Aimson 88'.

How the match went

Northampton Town saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Northampton Town had 7 shots with 3 on target, Wigan Athletic 10 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 2 to Northampton Town and 8 to Wigan Athletic. Northampton Town conceded 7 fouls, Wigan Athletic 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Northampton Town, 3 for Wigan Athletic).

Line-ups

Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Lee Burge, Jack Burroughs, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Kyle McAdam, Cameron McGeehan, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Michael Jacobs, Jake Evans, Sam Hoskins.

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

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

Minute by minute

  1. 15'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by M. Smith.
  2. 45'Goal! Northampton Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic. Own goal by J. Guthrie.
  3. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic.
  4. 80'Goal! Northampton Town 1-2 Wigan Athletic. J. Evans (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by K. Mcadam.
  5. 88'Goal! Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic. W. Aimson (Wigan Athletic) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Wigan Athletic.
  2. 0'Yellow card for J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic) for argument.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. J. Taylor (Wigan Athletic), header. xG 0.10.
  5. 13'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.52.
  6. 14'Yellow card for J. Carragher (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
  7. 15'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic) scores, assisted by M. Smith.
  8. 35'Attempt blocked. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 36'Attempt saved. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  10. 45'Goal! Northampton Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic. Own goal by J. Guthrie.
  11. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  12. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic.
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: T. Fornah comes on for C. McGeehan.
  15. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: T. Eaves comes on for S. Hoskins.
  16. 48'Attempt blocked. T. Taylor (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 52'Attempt blocked. J. Evans (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  18. 56'Attempt blocked. M. Smith (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  19. 58'Attempt missed. K. Mcadam (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  20. 59'Attempt blocked. M. Smith (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  21. 59'Attempt blocked. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 60'Attempt missed. W. Aimson (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  23. 66'Substitution, Northampton Town: K. Edwards comes on for M. Jacobs.
  24. 72'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. Vickers comes on for D. Costelloe.
  25. 78'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Perkins comes on for T. Taylor.
  26. 78'Substitution, Northampton Town: N. Guinness-Walker comes on for K. Edwards.
  27. 80'Goal! Northampton Town 1-2 Wigan Athletic. J. Evans (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by K. Mcadam.
  28. 83'Yellow card for C. Wright (Wigan Athletic) for foul.
  29. 85'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. Saydee comes on for J. Taylor.
  30. 86'Attempt blocked. J. Perkins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  31. 88'Goal! Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic. W. Aimson (Wigan Athletic) scores.
  32. 88'Attempt blocked. J. Kerr (Wigan Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  33. 90'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: J. Hungbo comes on for J. Carragher.
  34. 90'Substitution, Wigan Athletic: M. Fox comes on for C. Wright.
  35. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  36. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic.
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