English Carabao Cup

Wigan Athletic vs Wycombe Wanderers, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup
Wigan Athletic
    FT
    0 - 2
    Wycombe Wanderers
    • 32': Caolan Boyd-Munce
    • 62': Donnell Mcneilly

    About

    Wigan Athletic are hosting Wycombe Wanderers at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Will Aimson.
    • 3': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Will Aimson.
    • 7': Delay in match (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Fin Back (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Joseph Hungbo (Wigan Athletic).
    • 16': Attempt missed. James Tilley (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Donnell McNeilly.
    • 17': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Maleace Asamoah is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dara Costelloe following a fast break.
    • 22': Donnell McNeilly (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Morgan Fox (Wigan Athletic).
    • 26': Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Caolan Boyd-Munce (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 27': Donnell McNeilly (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic).
    • 27': Foul by Niall Huggins (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 27': Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic).
    • 28': George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 1. Caolan Boyd-Munce (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
    • 41': Foul by Fin Back (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 41': Joseph Hungbo (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Fin Back (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Will Aimson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Fox following a set piece situation.
    • 44': Foul by Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic).
    • 44': George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Bradley Fink (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 45': Jensen Weir (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Caolan Boyd-Munce (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic). Assisted by Niall Huggins.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Sam Tickle.
    • 45'+4': Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Magnus Westergaard (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 45'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Will Norris (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+9': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 45'+9': Attempt blocked. Fin Back (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+9': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman replaces Maleace Asamoah.
    • 45': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Alex Lowry replaces Magnus Westergaard.
    • 46': Foul by Alex Lowry (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 46': Will Aimson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Baba Adeeko (Wigan Athletic).
    • 47': George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Dan Casey (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Dara Costelloe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 52': Foul by James Tilley (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 52': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury James Tilley (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Declan Skura replaces James Tilley because of an injury.
    • 57': Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Foul by Anders Hagelskjær (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 59': Foul by Niall Huggins (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 59': Ollie Cooper (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Niall Huggins (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Fin Back (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Donnell McNeilly.
    • 61': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 62': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Will Aimson.
    • 62': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 2. Donnell McNeilly (Wycombe Wanderers) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by George Abbott following a corner.
    • 64': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
    • 64': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Anders Hagelskjær.
    • 65': Donnell McNeilly (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic).
    • 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Trevitt replaces Ollie Cooper.
    • 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Matt Smith replaces Baba Adeeko.
    • 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Fraser Murray replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
    • 70': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Luke Leahy replaces Donnell McNeilly.
    • 71': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Jaiden Bartolo replaces Bradley Fink.
    • 75': Offside, Wycombe Wanderers. Jaiden Bartolo is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Jaiden Bartolo (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 76': Will Aimson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Jaiden Bartolo (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 77': Will Aimson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic).
    • 78': George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Alex Lowry (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Paul Mullin replaces Joseph Hungbo.
    • 81': Callum Wright (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Luke Leahy (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 82': Foul by George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers).
    • 82': Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jensen Weir (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
    • 86': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Arthur Gregory replaces Niall Huggins.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Alex Lowry (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic). Assisted by George Abbott.
    • 89': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Sam Tickle.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+2': George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Callum Wright.
    • 90'+4': Alex Lowry (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Dara Costelloe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+5': Luke Leahy (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Dara Costelloe (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Wycombe Wanderers 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    8 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 316
    507 Passes 387
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 29
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    44 Long Balls 51
    14 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    14 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 18
    25 Effective Clearances 27
    25 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
    Location: Wigan, England

    Line-Ups

    WGA Wigan Athletic (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Tickle (GK)
    4 Will Aimson
    3 Morgan Fox
    6 Jensen Weir
    16 Babajide Adeeko
    8 Callum Wright Yellow Card
    31 Oliver Cooper
    44 Joseph Hungbo
    21 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
    37 Maleace Asamoah
    11 Dara Costelloe Yellow Card
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Matthew Smith, Fraser Murray, Jack Rogers, Ryan Trevitt, Paul Mullin, Luke Robinson, Tobias Brenan, Callum McManaman, Toby Savin.

    WYC Wycombe Wanderers (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    50 Will Norris (GK)
    17 Dan Casey
    45 Anders Hagelskjaer
    22 Finley Back Yellow Card
    30 George Abbott
    42 Magnus Westergaard
    8 Caolan Boyd-Munce
    15 James Tilley
    23 Niall Huggins
    24 Donnell Mcneilly
    9 Bradley Fink
    Wycombe Wanderers Substitutes:
    Stuart Moore, Luke Leahy, Jaiden Bartolo, Taylor Allen, Mekhi Savage, Declan Skura, Alexander Lowry, Fred Onyedinma, Arthur Gregory.

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