Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 25 January 2011

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Tuesday 25 January 2011, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa: match report

Wigan Athletic were beaten by Aston Villa 1-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 25 January 2011. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Gabriel Agbonlahor opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from James McCarthy (80'). Aston Villa scored through Gabriel Agbonlahor (50') and A. Young (62', penalty).

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 18th on 22 points from 23 and Aston Villa 16th on 25 points from 23. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 16th with 42 points, and Aston Villa 9th with 48.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Aston Villa in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Wigan Athletic wins, 3 draws and 3 for Aston Villa.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Maynor FigueroaWigan Athletic
  • 22'Yellow card · Jean MakounAston Villa
  • 50'Goal · Gabriel AgbonlahorAston Villa · 0-1
  • 62'Penalty goal · A. YoungAston Villa · 0-2
  • 64'Yellow card · Lohoré GohouriWigan Athletic
  • 80'Goal · James McCarthyWigan Athletic · 1-2
  • 89'Yellow card · Carlos CuéllarAston Villa
  • 90'Yellow card · Brad FriedelAston Villa

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wigan Athletic 4, draws 3, Aston Villa 3.

Team news

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

Ali Al-Habsi, Lohoré Gohouri, Steven Caldwell, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, James McCarthy, Hendry Thomas Suazo, Charles N'Zogbia, James McArthur, Franco Di Santo, Hugo Rodallega, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez

Aston Villa line-up (4-3-3)

Richard Dunne, Ashley Young, James Collins, Stewart Downing, Jean Makoun, Nigel Reo-Coker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Darren Bent, Brad Friedel, Carlos Cuéllar, Nathan Baker