Wigan Athletic 3-2 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Sunday 15 December 2013

Result

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Sunday 15 December 2013, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Wigan Athletic · Bolton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Wigan Athletic won against Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in the Championship on Sunday 15 December 2013. The half-time score was 2-0.

Ben Watson opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Ben Watson (11', penalty), N. Powell (24') and Callum McManaman (68'). Bolton Wanderers scored through N. Danns (49') and André Moritz (64', penalty).

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

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 15th on 22 points from 18 and Bolton Wanderers 19th on 20 points from 19. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 5th with 74 points, and Bolton Wanderers 14th with 57.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Penalty goal · Ben WatsonWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 2-0
  • 49'Goal · N. DannsBolton Wanderers · 2-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Emmerson BoyceWigan Athletic
  • 63'Yellow card · Lee Chung-YongBolton Wanderers
  • 64'Penalty goal · André MoritzBolton Wanderers · 2-2
  • 68'Goal · Callum McManamanWigan Athletic · 3-2
  • 90+5'Yellow card · N. PowellWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wigan Athletic 3, draws 4, Bolton Wanderers 3.

Team news

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

Scott Carson, Leon Barnett, Thomas Rogne, Jean Beausejour, Nick Powell, James McArthur, Jordi Gómez, Callum McManaman

Bolton Wanderers expected line-up

Ádám Bogdán, Alex Baptiste, Matthew Mills, Kevin McNaughton, Tim Ream, Medo, Jay Spearing, Neil Danns, Liam Feeney, Jermaine Beckford