Wigan Athletic 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League One · Wednesday 2 September 2026

Result

Wigan Athletic 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Wednesday 2 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · The DW Stadium, Wigan · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 in the League One on Wednesday 2 September 2026 at The DW Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jensen Weir opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Jensen Weir (36'), Max Power (48') and Jensen Weir (74'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Aaron Collins (81').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 24th on 0 points from 3 and Milton Keynes Dons 19th on 3 points from 3. In the current table Wigan Athletic are 21st on 11 points and Milton Keynes Dons are 12th on 18 points.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Max Power of Wigan Athletic (8.6), ahead of Jensen Weir (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 2 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Finley BurnsWigan Athletic
  • 18'Yellow card · Jack SandersMilton Keynes Dons
  • 36'Goal · Jensen WeirWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 48'Goal · Max PowerWigan Athletic · 2-0
  • 62'Yellow card · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 72'Yellow card · Dara CostelloeWigan Athletic
  • 74'Goal · Jensen WeirWigan Athletic · 3-0
  • 81'Goal · Aaron CollinsMilton Keynes Dons · 3-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
12Milton Keynes Dons134632220+218WLWWW
21Wigan Athletic143291122-1111LLLWD

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Wigan Athletic 3, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 2.

Team news

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

Joe Whitworth, James Carragher, Finley Burns, Morgan Fox, Jensen Weir, Max Power, Charlie Gray, Fraser Murray, Dara Costelloe, Luke Harris, Sonny Perkins

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-1-4-2)

Craig MacGillivray, Charlie Goode, Jack Sanders, Curtis Nelson, Dan Barlaser, Ryan Barnett, Ben Wiles, Ryan Wintle, Cohen Bramall, Sam Nombe, Callum Paterson

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