Northampton Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Tuesday 9 February 2021

Result

Northampton Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic

League One · Tuesday 9 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Northampton Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Northampton Town were beaten by Wigan Athletic 0-1 in the League One on Tuesday 9 February 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Callum Lang of Wigan Athletic in the 81st minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 22nd on 24 points from 25 and Wigan Athletic 23rd on 21 points from 25. Northampton Town went on to finish that season 22nd with 45 points, and Wigan Athletic 20th with 48.

Northampton Town lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Thelo Aasgaard of Wigan Athletic (7.8), ahead of Tendayi Darikwa (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Northampton Town win, 0 draws and 2 for Wigan Athletic.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Jack SowerbyNorthampton Town
  • 35'Yellow card · Leam RichardsonWigan Athletic
  • 41'Yellow card · C. BolgerNorthampton Town
  • 64'Yellow card · Curtis TiltWigan Athletic
  • 65'Yellow card · Peter KiosoNorthampton Town
  • 81'Goal · Callum LangWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Will KeaneWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Northampton Town 1, draws 0, Wigan Athletic 2.

Team news

Northampton Town line-up (3-4-1-2)

J. Mitchell, Lloyd Jones, Cian Bolger, Fraser Horsfall, Peter Kioso, Shaun McWilliams, Jack Sowerby, Joseph Mills, Sam Hoskins, Danny Rose, Ryan Edmondson

Wigan Athletic line-up (5-4-1)

Jamie Jones, Tendayi Darikwa, Scott Wootton, Curtis Tilt, George Johnston, Luke Robinson, Will Keane, F. Ojo, Chris Merrie, Thelo Aasgaard, Callum Lang