Wigan 3–2 Blackpool
Wigan
3–2HT 1–0
Blackpool
Wigan played Blackpool in the EFL Trophy on 22 September 2026 at The Brick Community Stadium. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 3'Connor Barrett (assist by Dara James Morgan Costelloe)
- 39'Andy Lyons — Yellow card
- 57'Scott Hogan (assist by Connor Barrett)
- 72'Tom Bloxham
- 78'Fraser Murray (assist by Connor Barrett)
- 89'Jon Mellish — Yellow card
- 90'Jerry Yates (assist by Leighton Clarkson)
- 90+4'Max Power — Yellow card
- 90+4'Joshua Earl — Yellow card
Line-ups
Wigan 3-4-2-1
- J. Walsh
- J. Chilokoa-Mullen
- J. Carragher
- F. Burns
- C. Barrett
- M. Power
- J. Weir
- Archie Harris
- D. Costelloe
- B. Burrows
- S. Hogan
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Fox
- J. Mellish
- K'Marni Miller
- F. Murray
- S. Perkins
- C. Sze
- J. Whitworth
- COACHES: G. Caldwell
Blackpool 4-1-3-2
- L. Southwood
- I. Niskanen
- A. Lyons
- J. Earl
- Z. Ashworth
- J. Brown
- T. Upton
- L. Clarkson
- Finley Munroe
- T. Bloxham
- J. Yates
- SUBSTITUTES
- Shay Mannix
- O. Hunter
- O. Casey
- C. Brier
- J. Bowler
- J. Williams
- A. Morgan
- COACHES: I. Evatt
Match statistics
| Wigan | Blackpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 462 | Accurate passes | 400 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 16 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 520 | Total passes | 475 |
| 14 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 52% | Possession | 48% |