Wigan Athletic 2-1 Watford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 March 2014

Result

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Watford

Championship · Saturday 22 March 2014, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Wigan Athletic · Watford · Championship predictions

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Watford: match report

Wigan Athletic beat Watford 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 22 March 2014. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lewis McGugan opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Jean Beausejour (40') and Martyn Waghorn (57'). Watford scored through Lewis McGugan (36').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Watford received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 5th on 59 points from 35 and Watford 11th on 48 points from 35. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 5th with 74 points, and Watford 13th with 60.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Watford in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Wigan Athletic wins, 2 draws and 1 for Watford.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Lewis McGuganWatford · 0-1
  • 40'Goal · Jean BeausejourWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · Martyn WaghornWigan Athletic · 2-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Dániel TőzsérWatford
  • 60'Yellow card · Martyn WaghornWigan Athletic
  • 83'Yellow card · S. DiakitéWatford
  • 89'Yellow card · Joel EkstrandWatford

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Wigan Athletic 0, draws 2, Watford 1.

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

Watford expected line-up (3-5-2)

Almunia, Lloyd Doyley, Daniel Pudil, Joel Ekstrand, Gabriele Angella, Ikechi Anya, Jonathan Hogg, Troy Deeney, Fernando Forestieri