Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United

Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Newcastle United 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 26 December 2007. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Ryan Taylor of Wigan Athletic in the 65th minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 19th on 13 points from 18 and Newcastle United 10th on 26 points from 18. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 14th with 40 points, and Newcastle United 12th with 43.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 0 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Michael BrownWigan Athletic
  • 57'Yellow card · Emre BelözogluNewcastle United
  • 57'Yellow card · James MilnerNewcastle United
  • 65'Goal · Ryan TaylorWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 80'Yellow card · Alan SmithNewcastle United
  • 88'Yellow card · Steven TaylorNewcastle United

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 0, Newcastle United 3.

Team news

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

Ryan Taylor, Antonio Valencia, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Antoine Sibierski, Kevin Kilbane, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Marcus Bent, Chris Kirkland, Michael Brown

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Shay Given, Damien Duff, Abdoulaye Faye, Steven Taylor, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Mark Viduka, Emre Belözoğlu, Alan Smith, Habib Beye