Middlesbrough 1-0 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 20 August 2019

Result

Middlesbrough 1-0 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Tuesday 20 August 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough 1-0 Wigan Athletic: match report

Middlesbrough won against Wigan Athletic 1-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 20 August 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Britt Assombalonga of Middlesbrough in the 23rd minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 23rd on 1 point from 3 and Wigan Athletic 20th on 3 points from 3. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Wigan Athletic 13th with 59.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Wigan Athletic in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Shotton of Middlesbrough (7.8), ahead of Darren Randolph (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Nathan ByrneWigan Athletic
  • 21'Yellow card · Marcus BrowneMiddlesbrough
  • 23'Goal · Britt AssombalongaMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Daniel AyalaMiddlesbrough
  • 72'Yellow card · C. KipréWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 4, draws 5, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)

Darren Randolph, Yuki Takahashi, Ryan Shotton, Jonathan Howson, Marc Bola, Adam Clayton, Paddy McNair, Lewis Wing, Britt Assombalonga, Marcus Browne, Ashley Fletcher

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

Txiki Acaz, Danny Fox, Cédric Kipré, Chey Dunkley, Nathan Byrne, Antonee Robinson, Sam Morsy, Lee Evans, Jamal Lowe, Gavin Massey, Kieffer Moore