Wigan Athletic 2-3 Gillingham: result and report

League One · Saturday 19 September 2020

Result

Wigan Athletic 2-3 Gillingham

League One · Saturday 19 September 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Wigan Athletic 2-3 Gillingham: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Gillingham 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 19 September 2020. The half-time score was 1-2.

Joe Garner opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Joe Garner (21') and Kal Naismith (64'). Gillingham scored through J. Graham (22'), J. Graham (30') and Trae Coyle (62').

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

Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 20th with 48 points, and Gillingham 10th with 67.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Gillingham in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordan Graham of Gillingham (8.6), ahead of Vadaine Oliver (8.0).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Danny FoxWigan Athletic
  • 21'Goal · Joe GarnerWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 22'Goal · J. GrahamGillingham · 1-1
  • 30'Goal · J. GrahamGillingham · 1-2
  • 34'Yellow card · Josh EcclesGillingham
  • 62'Goal · Trae CoyleGillingham · 1-3
  • 64'Goal · Kal NaismithWigan Athletic · 2-3
  • 89'Yellow card · Nathan CameronWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 1, Gillingham 1.

Team news

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

Jamie Jones, Tom James, Nathan Cameron, Danny Fox, Tom Pearce, Lee Evans, Alex Perry, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Gary Roberts, Kal Naismith, Joe Garner

Gillingham line-up (4-3-3)

Jack Bonham, Ryan Jackson, Christian Maghoma, Jack Tucker, Connor Ogilvie, Josh Eccles, Scott Robertson, Jacob Mellis, Jordan Graham, Vadaine Oliver, Trae Coyle