Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 16 March 2008

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Sunday 16 March 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 March 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Emile Heskey of Wigan Athletic in the 34th minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 13th on 28 points from 29 and Bolton Wanderers 18th on 25 points from 28. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 14th with 40 points, and Bolton Wanderers 16th with 37.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Red card · Jason KoumasWigan Athletic
  • 23'Yellow card · El-Hadji DioufBolton Wanderers
  • 34'Goal · Emile HeskeyWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Wilson PalaciosWigan Athletic
  • 79'Yellow card · Ricardo GardnerBolton Wanderers
  • 80'Yellow card · Gavin McCannBolton Wanderers
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Ryan TaylorWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Team news

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

Erik Kenneth Edman, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Mario Melchiot, Wilson Palacios, Jason Koumas, Paul Scharner, Emile Heskey, Marlon King, Chris Kirkland, Michael Brown

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-4-2)

Ali Al-Habsi, Gretar Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Iván Campo, Tamir Cohen, El-Hadji Diouf, Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Gardner, Kevin Davies, Matthew Taylor, Gary Cahill