Everton 2-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2006

Result

Everton 2-2 Wigan Athletic

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2006, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Everton · Wigan Athletic · Premier League predictions

Everton 2-2 Wigan Athletic: match report

Everton drew with Wigan Athletic 2-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 September 2006. The half-time score was 0-0.

Andy Johnson opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Everton's goals came from Andy Johnson (49') and James Beattie (66', penalty). Wigan Athletic scored through Paul Scharner (63') and Paul Scharner (69').

Discipline: Everton received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Everton were 3rd on 10 points from 4 and Wigan Athletic 13th on 3 points from 3. Everton went on to finish that season 6th with 58 points, and Wigan Athletic 17th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Everton wins, 1 draw and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

Going into the match Everton's last five read W-W-D-W and Wigan Athletic's L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Chris KirklandWigan Athletic
  • 19'Yellow card · Arjan de ZeeuwWigan Athletic
  • 30'Yellow card · Phil NevilleEverton
  • 31'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaWigan Athletic
  • 49'Goal · Andy JohnsonEverton · 1-0
  • 63'Goal · Paul ScharnerWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 66'Penalty goal · James BeattieEverton · 2-1
  • 69'Goal · Paul ScharnerWigan Athletic · 2-2
  • 78'Yellow card · Emile HeskeyWigan Athletic
  • 80'Yellow card · L. BainesWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Everton 0, draws 1, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

Everton expected line-up

Nigel Martyn, Tony Hibbert, Joseph Yobo, Leon Osman, Kevin Kilbane, Simon Davies, James Beattie, Tim Cahill, James McFadden, David Weir, Nuno Valente

Wigan Athletic line-up

Fitz Hall, Arjan de Zeeuw, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Leighton Baines, Kevin Kilbane, Andreas Johansson, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Emile Heskey, Chris Kirkland