Wigan Athletic 1-0 Luton Town: result and report

League One · Wednesday 18 February 2026

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Luton Town

League One · Wednesday 18 February 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Luton Town: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Luton Town 1-0 in the League One on Wednesday 18 February 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Joe Taylor of Wigan Athletic in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards; Luton Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 22nd on 31 points from 30 and Luton Town 9th on 45 points from 31. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Luton Town 7th with 74.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 5-3-2 and Luton Town in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Morgan Fox of Wigan Athletic (7.9), ahead of Joe Taylor (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 1 draw and 3 for Luton Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Will AimsonWigan Athletic
  • 27'Yellow card · Raphael Borges RodriguesWigan Athletic
  • 35'Yellow card · J. RichardsLuton Town
  • 37'Yellow card · Owen MoxonWigan Athletic
  • 63'Yellow card · Nigel Cello LonwijkLuton Town
  • 73'Goal · Joe TaylorWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Steven SessegnonWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 1, Luton Town 3.

Team news

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Wigan Athletic line-up (5-3-2)

Sam Tickle, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Will Aimson, Jason Kerr, Morgan Fox, Fraser Murray, Jensen Weir, Owen Moxon, Callum Wright, Joe Taylor, Christian Saydee

Luton Town line-up (4-4-2)

Josh Keeley, Nigel Lonwijk, Teden Mengi, Mads Andersen, Kal Naismith, Jake Richards, Kasey Palmer, Jordan Clark, Isaiah Jones, Devante Cole, Ali Al-Hamadi