Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Tuesday 29 December 2020

Result

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan Athletic

League One · Tuesday 29 December 2020, 18:30 UTC · half-time 2-2

Burton Albion · Wigan Athletic · League One predictions

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan Athletic: match report

Burton Albion lost to Wigan Athletic 3-4 in the League One on Tuesday 29 December 2020. The half-time score was 2-2.

John-Joe O'Toole opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Burton Albion's goals came from John-Joe O'Toole (13'), John Brayford (25') and Kane Hemmings (72'). Wigan Athletic scored through Kyle Joseph (18'), Kyle Joseph (28'), Kyle Joseph (73') and Will Keane (83').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 24th on 13 points from 20 and Wigan Athletic 23rd on 16 points from 19. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Wigan Athletic 20th with 48.

Burton Albion lined up in a 4-3-3 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kyle Joseph of Wigan Athletic (9.5), ahead of Joe Powell (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burton Albion win, 2 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · John-Joe O'TooleBurton Albion · 1-0
  • 18'Goal · Kyle JosephWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 25'Goal · John BrayfordBurton Albion · 2-1
  • 28'Goal · Kyle JosephWigan Athletic · 2-2
  • 72'Goal · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion · 3-2
  • 73'Goal · Kyle JosephWigan Athletic · 3-3
  • 83'Goal · Will KeaneWigan Athletic · 3-4

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Burton Albion 1, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Danny RoweBurton Albion · injury (Ankle Injury)
  • Sam HughesBurton Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Burton Albion line-up (4-3-3)

Kieran O'Hara, John Brayford, John-Joe O'Toole, Michael Bostwick, Colin Daniel, Joe Powell, Kieran Wallace, S. Quinn, Lucas Akins, Kane Hemmings, Charles Vernam

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jamie Jones, Tom James, Darnell Johnson, Curtis Tilt, Tom Pearce, Matt Palmer, Chris Merrie, Ollie Crankshaw, Will Keane, Thelo Aasgaard, Kyle Joseph