Bristol City 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2016

Result

Bristol City 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Bristol City 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Bristol City beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 6 August 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Alex Gilbey opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Bristol City's goals came from Hördur Magnússon (81') and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (90'). Wigan Athletic scored through Alex Gilbey (32').

Discipline: Bristol City received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards.

Bristol City went on to finish that season 20th with 52 points, and Wigan Athletic 23rd with 42.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Craig MorganWigan Athletic
  • 32'Goal · Alex GilbeyWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Dan BurnWigan Athletic
  • 72'Yellow card · David PerkinsWigan Athletic
  • 79'Yellow card · Donervon DanielsWigan Athletic
  • 81'Goal · Hördur MagnússonBristol City · 1-1
  • 90'Goal · Bobby De Cordova-ReidBristol City · 2-1
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Lee TomlinBristol City

Team news

Bristol City expected line-up

Tom Heaton, Richard Foster, Lewin Nyatanga, G. Cunningham, Neil Kilkenny, Liam Kelly, Marvin Elliott, Albert Adomah, Steven Davies, Sam Baldock, Matthew Bates

Wigan Athletic expected line-up (4-4-2)

James Perch, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Robert Kiernan, James McClean, Jean Beausejour, Jordi Gómez, Callum McManaman, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Shaun Maloney, G. Caldwell