2021–22_Wigan_Athletic_F.C._season

2021–22 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

2021–22 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 season was Wigan Athletic's 90th year in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 April 2022.

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First-team squad

As of 8 August 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Statistics

Appearances & Goals

As of 2 March 2022
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Goals record

As of 2 March 2022
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Disciplinary record

As of 2 March 2022
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Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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  1. On 14 January, Tilt was recalled by parent club Rotherham.[21]

Loans out

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Transfers out

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Pre-season friendlies

Wigan Athletic announced friendlies against Oldham Athletic,[41] AFC Fylde,[42] Bootle,[43] Stoke City[44] and Preston North End[45] as part of their pre-season preparations.

17 July 2021 Friendly Oldham Athletic 1–2 Wigan Athletic Oldham
15:00 BST Hope 30' Report Edwards 5'
Lang 14'
Stadium: Boundary Park
20 July 2021 Friendly AFC Fylde 0–1 Wigan Athletic Fylde
19:30 BST Report Humphrys 49' Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
23 July 2021 Friendly Bootle 1–3 Wigan Athletic Bootle
19:00 BST Report Aasgaard 20'
Naylor 43'
Lang 54'
Stadium: Berry Street Garage Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Wigan Athletic 2–1 Stoke City Wigan
19:30 BST Lang 35'
Humphrys 80'
Report Ince 42' Stadium: DW Stadium
30 July 2021 Friendly Wigan Athletic 3–2 Preston North End Wigan
19:30 BST Keane 26'
Humphrys 54'
Lang 69'
Report Darikwa 48' (o.g.)
Rodwell-Grant 87'
Stadium: DW Stadium

Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: 18 April 2022
Source: Competitions

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One

The league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[47]

7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 17' (pen.)
Stewart 53'
Winchester Yellow card 57'
Report Edwards 15' Yellow card 50'
Power Yellow card 38'
Darikwa Yellow card 87'
Wyke Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,549
Referee: Robert Madley
14 August 2021 2 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rotherham United Wigan
15:00 BST Robinson Yellow card 25'
Wyke Yellow card 45+1'
Lang Yellow card 75'
Massey Yellow card 87'
Keane 90+5'
Report Harding Yellow card 54' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 August 2021 3 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Wigan
19:45 BST Lang 47'
Wyke Yellow card 55'
Cousins Yellow card 66'
Amos Yellow card 81'
Report Pendlebury Yellow card 53'
Obita Yellow card 87'
Stewart 90+1'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,671
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 August 2021 4 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Wigan Athletic Charlton
15:00 BST Report Darikwa 88'
McClean 90+5'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,839
Referee: Craig Hicks
28 August 2021 5 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Lang 78'
Whatmough Yellow card 90+2'
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,571
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
11 September 2021 7 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Whatmough Yellow card 11'
Keane 24', 52'
McClean Yellow card 25'
Wyke Yellow card 73'
Power Yellow card 75'
Report Rowe 22'
Dodoo Yellow card 25'
Smith Yellow card 31'
Olowu Yellow card 48'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,975
Referee: Tom Nield
18 September 2021 8 Accrington Stanley 1–4 Wigan Athletic Accrington
15:00 BST Nottingham 52', Yellow card 86'
Sykes Yellow card 63'
Report Whatmough 6'
Keane 18'
Power Yellow card 40'
Lang Yellow card 41'
Wyke 58', 90+4'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Andy Haines
25 September 2021 9 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Cheltenham Town Wigan
15:00 BST Lang 8', Yellow card 65'
Cousins Yellow card 25'
Wyke 46'
Keane Yellow card 68'
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,867
Referee: Josh Smith
28 September 2021 10 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wigan
19:45 BST Whatmough Yellow card 15'
Power Yellow card 52'
Wyke 82' (pen.)
Report Power 23' (o.g.)
Paterson Yellow card 39', 60'
Dunkley Yellow card 87'
Peacock-Farrell Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,884
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 October 2021 11 Gillingham 0–2 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Dempsey Yellow card 36' Report Naylor Yellow card 14'
Power 64'
Keane 82'
Massey Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Neil Hair
16 October 2021 13 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic Bolton
15:00 BST Johnston Yellow card 27'
Santos Yellow card 64'
Thomason Yellow card 87'
Report Keane 6'
McClean 50', 81'
Lang Yellow card 56', 65'
Cousins Yellow card 48'
Pearce Yellow card 77'
Massey Yellow card 84'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 October 2021 14 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Wigan
19:45 BST Wyke 20'
Bayliss Yellow card 58'
Report Kioso 30'
Darikwa 37' (o.g.)
Harvie Yellow card 66'
O'Riley Yellow card 73'
Kasumu Yellow card 85'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,351
Referee: Darren Droysdale
23 October 2021 15 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
15:00 BST Report Kalambayi 50' (o.g.)
Watts Yellow card 30'
McClean Yellow card 40' 54'
Derikwa Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,979
Referee: Ollie Yates
26 October 2021[lower-alpha 1] 12 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Lincoln City Wigan
19:45 BST Darikwa Yellow card 18'
Watts Yellow card 25'
Lang Yellow card 30'
Massey 90+5'
Report Nlundulu 14'
Robson Yellow card 30'
Eyoma 57'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,787
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 October 2021 16 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Burton Albion Wigan
15:00 BST McClean 9'
Darikwa Yellow card 36'
Bayliss Yellow card 39'
Tilt 51'
Smith Red card 15' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,020
Referee: Carl Brook
2 November 2021[lower-alpha 2] 6 Fleetwood Town 2–3 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Andrew 8', Yellow card 37'
Morton 52' (pen.)
Batty Yellow card 84'
Morris Yellow card 87'
Report Darikwa Yellow card 35'
Lang 62', Yellow card 79'
Keane 68'
Tilt 72'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 November 2021 19 Cambridge United 2–2 Wigan Athletic Cambridge
19:45 GMT Ironside 44'
May 53'
Knibbs Yellow card 86'
Weir Yellow card 89'
Keane 84'
Lang 87'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Declan Bourne
27 November 2021 20 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Wigan Athletic Plymouth
15:00 GMT Mayor 43'
Camara Yellow card 73'
Keane 35'
Naylor Yellow card 86'
Lang 90'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,329
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 December 2021 21 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
19:45 GMT Darikwa 2'
Aasgaard 90+2'
Humphrys Yellow card 90+6'
Report Bowman 39'
Daniels Yellow card 89'
Cosgrove Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,098
Referee: David Rock
11 December 2021 22 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Ipswich Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Lang 22', Yellow card 77'
Darikwa Yellow card 90+2'
Report Chaplin Yellow card 30'
Norwood 77'
Edmundson Yellow card 83'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,296
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 December 2021 23 Oxford United 2–3 Wigan Athletic Oxford
15:00 GMT Williams 33'
Taylor Yellow card 36', 59'
McGuane Yellow card 90+1'
Keane 8'
Darikwa Yellow card 30'
Power 32', Yellow card 36'
Naylor Yellow card 42'
Whatmough Yellow card 72'
McClean 86', Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,354
Referee: James Bell
15 January 2022 28 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Wigan Athletic Doncaster
15:00 GMT Hasani Yellow card 45+4'
Bogle 60'
Galbraith Yellow card 70'
Dodoo Yellow card 84'
Report Power 11'
Keane 54'
Amos Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,169
Referee: Alan Young
18 January 2022[lower-alpha 3] 17 Morecambe 1–2 Wigan Athletic Morecambe
19:45 GMT Stockton 7'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'
Report Keane 45+1'
Watts Yellow card 70'
Humphrys 73'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Samuel Barrott
22 January 2022 29 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Gillingham Wigan
15:00 GMT Keane 8',77'
Humphrys 21'
Darikwa Yellow card 90'
Report McKenzie Yellow card 30'
Reeves 53'
O'Keefe 70'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,359
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 January 2022 30 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Wigan Athletic Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Williams Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 90+2' Report Shinnie Yellow card 45+2'
McClean Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,405
Referee: Paul Howard
1 February 2022[lower-alpha 4] 18 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Oxford United Wigan
19:45 GMT Lang 36', Yellow card 65'
Shinnie Yellow card 49'
Report Taylor 23'
Moore Yellow card 34'
Kane Yellow card 45+2'
Brannagan Yellow card 65'
McNally Yellow card 69'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,958
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
8 February 2022 32 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Wigan Athletic Sheffield
19:45 GMT Bannan Yellow card 21'
53' (pen.)
Paterson Yellow card 76'
Report Power Yellow card 76' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 February 2022 33 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Charlton Athletic Wigan
15:00 GMT Darikwa Yellow card 24'
Keane 26' (pen.)
Humphrys 74'
Report Clare Yellow card 4'
Lee 7'
Dobson Yellow card 55'
Kanu Yellow card 90'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,657
Referee: Tom Nield
15 February 2022 24 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Wigan
19:45 GMT Naylor Yellow card 16'
Lang 57'
McClean 82'
Watts Yellow card 88'
Report Murphy Yellow card 47' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,509
Referee: Tom Reeves
18 February 2022 34 Rotherham United 1–1 Wigan Athletic Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ihiekwe Yellow card 73'
Rathbone 75'
Wiles Yellow card 90+1'
Report Humphrys 28'
McClean Yellow card 52'
Lang Yellow card 68'
Rea Yellow card 90+4'
Massey Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,588
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 February 2022 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Wigan Athletic High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Kaikai 22' Report Tilt Yellow card 57'
Naylor 70'
Lang 78' (82)
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Thomas Bramall
26 February 2022 36 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Power Yellow card 38'
Magennis Yellow card 45+1'
Tilt Yellow card 84'
Naylor Yellow card 85'
Report Wright 2'
Matete Yellow card 8'
Stewart 38' (pen.), Yellow card 82', 87' (pen.)
Gooch Yellow card 45+2'
Embleton Yellow card 71'
Pritchard Yellow card 77'
Cirkin Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,136
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 March 2022[lower-alpha 5] 25 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:45 GMT Shinnie Yellow card 14'
Keane 37' (pen.)
McClean 42', Red card 90+7'
Darikwa Yellow card 66'
Power Yellow card 81'
Report Garner Red card 90+7' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,627
Referee: Martin Coy
5 March 2022 37 Wigan Athletic 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Wigan
15:00 GMT Keane 21'
Edwards Yellow card 54'
Naylor Yellow card 77'
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 March 2022 38 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Wigan Athletic Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT McEachran Yellow card 58'

Kasumu Yellow card 75'
Darling 88'
Report Massey Yellow card 31'
Lang Yellow card 39'
Tom Naylor 58'
Tilt Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 11,193
Referee: Robert Madley
15 March 2022[lower-alpha 6] 24 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wigan Athletic Crewe
19:45 GMT Porter Yellow card 89' Report Magennis 43'
Keane 53'
Bennett Yellow card 62'
Darikwa Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Alexandra Park
Attendance: 5,310
Referee: Ben Toner
19 March 2022 39 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Morecambe Wigan
15:00 GMT Magennis 19'
Kerr 44'
Keane 67'
Humphrys 68'
Connolly 49' (pen.)
Stockton Yellow card 75'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,072
Referee: James Oldham
2 April 2022 41 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Wigan
12:30 BST McClean 7', Yellow card 16' Santos Yellow card 66'
Bodvarsson 83'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,279
Referee: Samuel Barrott
5 April 2022[lower-alpha 7] 26 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Accrington Stanley Wigan
19:45 BST Bennett Yellow card 33', 38'
Magennis 42'
Keane 58'
Naylor Yellow card 77'
Report Nottingham Yellow card 36'
Rich-Baghuelou Yellow card 53'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,139
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 April 2022 42 Lincoln City 1–3 Wigan Athletic Lincoln
15:00 BST Scully 14'
Cullen Yellow card 38'
Lang 8', 72'
Keane 21'
Naylor Yellow card 38'
Watts Yellow card 54'
Kerr Yellow card 56'
Darikwa Yellow card 82'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 April 2022[lower-alpha 8] 40 Burton Albion 0–0 Wigan Athletic Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Mancienne Yellow card 35'
Niasse Yellow card 59'
Kokolo Yellow card 79'
Report Watts Yellow card 17'
Power Yellow card 79'
Kerr Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Andy Haines
15 April 2022 43 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Cambridge United Wigan
17:15 BST Lang Yellow card 26'
Power Yellow card 29'
Naylor 78'
Report Knibbs 33'
Smith 43'
Williams Yellow card 57'
Digby Yellow card 90+4'
Mitov Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,576
Referee: Ross Joyce
18 April 2022 44 Ipswich Town 2–2 Wigan Athletic Ipswich
15:00 BST Morsy Yellow card 40', 73'
Woolfenden Yellow card 42'
Chaplin 61'
Burns Yellow card 71'
Bakinson Yellow card 90+6'
Report Watts Yellow card 26'
Keane 45', 86'
Lang Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,329
Referee: Will Finnie
23 April 2022 45 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Wigan
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 62'
Whatmough 74'
Pearce Yellow card 79'
Keane Yellow card 80'
Report Houghton Yellow card 58'
Jephcott 63'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,130
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 April 2022 27 Portsmouth 3–2 Wigan Athletic Milton
19:45 BST[lower-alpha 9] Hirst 62', 64'
Curtis Yellow card 64'
O'Brien 87'
Report Lang 38'
Darikwa Yellow card 42'
Keane 45+3'
Amos Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,637
Referee: Craig Hicks
30 April 2022 46 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Wigan Athletic Shrewsbury
12:30 BST Vela Yellow card 61'
Leahy Yellow card 90+3'
Report Vela 43' (o.g.)
Keane 50' (pen.), 65'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 8,369
Referee: Steve Martin
  1. original match on 9 October postponed due to international callups
  2. original match on 4 September postponed, due to international callups
  3. original match on 13 November Postponed, due to international callups
  4. original match on 20 November postponed, due to Covid-19
  5. original match on 29 December Postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Fleetwood squad.
  6. original match on 26 December postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Wigan squad
  7. original match on 1 January postponed, due to international callups
  8. original match on 26 March postponed, due to international callups
  9. original match on 8 January postponed, due to Wigan participating in the FA Cup 3rd Round

FA Cup

Wigan were drawn at home to Solihull Moors in the first round.[48] away to Colchester United in the second round.[49] at Home to Blackburn Rovers in the third round.[50] and away to Stoke City in the Fourth round.[51]

6 November 2021 First round Wigan Athletic 0–0 Solihull Moors Wigan
15:00 GMT Darikwa Yellow card 52'
Kerr Yellow card 88'
Report Williams Yellow card 74' Stadium: DW Stadium
16 November 2021 First round replay Solihull Moors 1–2 (a.e.t.) Wigan Athletic Solihull, West Midlands
19:45 GMT Rooney 48' (pen.) Yellow card 68'
Harry Boyes Yellow card 60'
Maynard Yellow card 74'
Storer Yellow card 90+5'
Report Kerr 66'
Lang Yellow card 60',
104'
Pearce Yellow card 90+5'
Sze Yellow card 111'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Charles Breakspear
5 December 2021 Second round Colchester United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Colchester, Essex
12:30 GMT Jasper Yellow card 6'
Dobra Yellow card 42'
Sears 45+1'
Report Lang 24', 75'
Cousins Yellow card 62'
Edwards Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Jobserve Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Carl Brook
8 January 2022 Third round Wigan Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 GMT Power 61', Yellow card 86'
McClean Yellow card 73'
Whatmough 75'
Aasgaard 90+4'
van Hecke Yellow card 21'
Dolan Yellow card 33'
Khadra 49'
Buckley Yellow card 64'
Butterworth Yellow card 72'
Ayala 89'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 February 2022 Fourth round Stoke City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Stoke on Trent
15:00 GMT Maja 14'
Thompson Yellow card 53'
Wilmot Yellow card 60'
Brown 62'
Kerr Yellow card 45'
Edwards Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 74'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Cup

The Latics were drawn away to Hull City in the first round[52][53] Bolton Wanderers at home in the second round[54] and Sunderland again at home in the third round.[55]

10 August 2021 First round Hull City 1–1
(7–8 p)
Wigan Athletic Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Lewis-Potter 55' Report Humphrys 50' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
Eaves soccer ball with check mark
Scott soccer ball with check mark
Wood soccer ball with check mark
Emmanuel soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Jarvis soccer ball with check mark
Fleming soccer ball with check mark
Bernard soccer ball with red X
Keane soccer ball with check mark
Aasgaard soccer ball with check mark
Jo. Jones soccer ball with check mark
Massey soccer ball with check mark
Naylor soccer ball with check mark
Ja. Jones soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with check mark
Cousins soccer ball with check mark
24 August 2021 Second round Wigan Athletic 0–0
(5–4 p)
Bolton Wanderers Wigan
19:45 BST Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,660
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Power soccer ball with check mark
Aasgaard soccer ball with check mark
Jo. Jones soccer ball with red X
Naylor soccer ball with check mark
Humphrys soccer ball with check mark
Ja. Jones soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Doyle
soccer ball with check mark Sarcevic
soccer ball with red X Lee
soccer ball with check mark Afolayan
soccer ball with check mark Sheehan
soccer ball with red X Delfouneso
21 September 2021 Third round Wigan Athletic 0–2 Sunderland Wigan
19:45 BST Edwards Yellow card 56' Report Broadhead 26'
O'Nien Yellow card 45+1', 54'
Evans Yellow card 81'
Embleton Yellow card 82'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Leigh Doughty

EFL Trophy

Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s.[56] The group stage fixtures were announced on July 15.[57][58] In the knock-out stages, they were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the third round[59] at home to Arsenal U21 in the quarter-final.[60] and at home to Sutton United in the Semi Final.[61]

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31 August 2021 Group game 1 Wigan Athletic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Wigan
19:00 BST Bayliss Yellow card 34'
Humphrys Yellow card 90+1'
Report Campbell Yellow card 73' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Marc Edwards
Penalties
Humphrys soccer ball with check mark
Massey soccer ball with check mark
Aasgaard soccer ball with red X
Edwards soccer ball with red X
Carty soccer ball with check mark
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Cundle soccer ball with check mark
Richards soccer ball with red X
Kandola soccer ball with check mark
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Wigan Athletic Crewe
19:00 BST Finney 14'
Griffiths Yellow card 37'
Smith 60' (o.g.)
Mandron Yellow card 90+2'
Report Lloyd Yellow card 43'
Humphrys soccer ball with red X 52'
Pearce Yellow card 73'
Kerr Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 925
Referee: Tom Reeves
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
19:00 BST Long 9'
Sze 54' Yellow card 88'
Wilson Yellow card 4'
Leahy Yellow card 84'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Scott Oldham
30 November 2021 Second round Accrington Stanley 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Wigan Athletic Accrington
19:45 GMT Pell 18'
Sherring Yellow card 51'
Nottingham Yellow card 63'
Sykes Yellow card 64'
Report Humphrys 53'
Bayliss Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Bobby Madley
Penalties
Savin soccer ball with check mark
Bishop soccer ball with check mark
Pell soccer ball with check mark
Sykes soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with red X
Jones soccer ball with check mark
Massey soccer ball with check mark
Bayliss soccer ball with check mark
Watts soccer ball with check mark
Kerr soccer ball with check mark
4 January 2022 Third round Oldham Athletic 0–6 Wigan Athletic Oldham
19:00 GMT Cissé Yellow card 35' Report Naylor 28'
Keane 34'
Power 36'
Massey 47'
Edwards 64', 67'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Ross Joyce
25 January 2022 Quarter-final Wigan Athletic 1–0 Arsenal U21 Wigan
19:00 GMT Sze Yellow card 24'
Carragher Yellow card 64'
Baningime 83'
Report Patino Yellow card 45' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Ben Toner
8 March 2022 Semi-final Wigan Athletic 1–1
(6–7 p)
Sutton United Wigan
GMT McClean 39'
Magennis Yellow card 46'
Shinnie Yellow card 65'
Randall 29'
Ajiboye Yellow card 69'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Power soccer ball with red X
Shinnie soccer ball with check mark
Keane soccer ball with check mark
McClean soccer ball with check mark
Magennis soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
McGrath soccer ball with check mark
Darikwa soccer ball with red X
Eastmond soccer ball with check mark
Beautyman soccer ball with red X
Milsome soccer ball with check mark
Goodliffe soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with check mark
Boldewijn soccer ball with check mark
Bouzanis soccer ball with check mark
John soccer ball with check mark

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