Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Saturday 15 August 2026

Result

Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic

League One · Saturday 15 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · The R Costings Abbey Stadium, Cambridge · half-time 2-0

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Cambridge United 3-2 Wigan Athletic: match report

Cambridge United won against Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the League One on Saturday 15 August 2026 at The R Costings Abbey Stadium. The half-time score was 2-0.

Kell Watts opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Kell Watts (3'), Louis Appéré (34') and Isaac Heath (52'). Wigan Athletic scored through Sonny Perkins (69') and Akeel Higgins (73').

Discipline: Cambridge United received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received no yellow cards.

In the current table Cambridge United are 8th on 21 points and Wigan Athletic are 21st on 11 points.

Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mamadou Jobe of Cambridge United (7.5), ahead of Jensen Weir (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cambridge United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Wigan Athletic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Kell WattsCambridge United · 1-0
  • 34'Goal · Louis AppéréCambridge United · 2-0
  • 52'Goal · Isaac HeathCambridge United · 3-0
  • 69'Goal · Sonny PerkinsWigan Athletic · 3-1
  • 73'Goal · Akeel HigginsWigan Athletic · 3-2
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Zak BradshawCambridge United

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
8Cambridge United145632121021WDLDL
21Wigan Athletic143291122-1111LLLWD

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Cambridge United 3, draws 1, Wigan Athletic 2.

Team news

Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Callum Perry, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, Zak Bradshaw, Ben Knight, Isaac Heath, Louis Appéré

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

Joe Walsh, Llyton Chapman, Morgan Fox, Jon Mellish, Connor Barrett, Jensen Weir, Max Power, Fraser Murray, Chris Sze, Dara Costelloe, Sonny Perkins

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