Everton 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 30 August 2009

Result

Everton 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Premier League · Sunday 30 August 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Everton 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Everton beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 30 August 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Paul Scharner opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Everton's goals came from Louis Saha (63') and L. Baines (90', penalty). Wigan Athletic scored through Paul Scharner (57').

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

Going into the game Everton were 19th on 0 points from 2 and Wigan Athletic 16th on 3 points from 3. Everton went on to finish that season 8th with 61 points, and Wigan Athletic 16th with 36.

Everton lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Everton wins, 2 draws and 2 for Wigan Athletic.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Mohamed DiaméWigan Athletic
  • 33'Yellow card · Mario MelchiotWigan Athletic
  • 38'Yellow card · Emmerson BoyceWigan Athletic
  • 41'Yellow card · Hendry Thomas SuazoWigan Athletic
  • 57'Goal · Paul ScharnerWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Leon OsmanEverton
  • 63'Goal · Louis SahaEverton · 1-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Charles N'ZogbiaWigan Athletic
  • 90'Penalty goal · L. BainesEverton · 2-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Everton 4, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 2.

Team news

Everton expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Tim Howard, Tony Hibbert, Joleon Lescott, Joseph Yobo, Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar, Tim Cahill, James Beattie, James McFadden, Nuno Valente, David Weir

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

Mike Pollitt, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Hendry Thomas Suazo, Paul Scharner, Charles N'Zogbia, Jordi Gómez, Mohamed Diamé, Hugo Rodallega, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez