West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018

Result

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Wigan Athletic: match report

West Bromwich Albion beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 26 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jay Rodríguez opened the scoring in the 8th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Jay Rodríguez (8') and Jay Rodríguez (69'). Wigan Athletic did not score.

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 3rd on 42 points from 23 and Wigan Athletic 19th on 25 points from 23. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 4th with 83 points, and Wigan Athletic 18th with 52.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-3-3 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jay Rodríguez of West Bromwich Albion (8.7), ahead of Reece James (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 West Bromwich Albion wins, 2 draws and 5 for Wigan Athletic.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Jay RodríguezWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 17'Yellow card · Callum ConnollyWigan Athletic
  • 28'Yellow card · Joe GarnerWigan Athletic
  • 57'Yellow card · K. GibbsWest Bromwich Albion
  • 64'Yellow card · J. LivermoreWest Bromwich Albion
  • 69'Goal · Jay RodríguezWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 3, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 5.

Team news

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-3-3)

Sam Johnstone, Tosin Adarabioyo, Craig Dawson, Ahmed Hegazy, Kieran Gibbs, Matt Phillips, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore, Jay Rodríguez, Dwight Gayle, Harvey Barnes

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

Christian Walton, Reece James, Cédric Kipré, Chey Dunkley, Dan Burn, Gavin Massey, Callum Connolly, Sam Morsy, Kal Naismith, Josh Windass, Joe Garner