Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Luton Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, FA Cup 2022-23 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2022-23
Luton Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 17:30 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Potts 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — FA Cup at Kenilworth Road.

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-03 Luton Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-03-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-12-07 Luton Town FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
26 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
10 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
12 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Hull City AFC H 1–4 L
29 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–4 L
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–4 L
19 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Luton Town FC is hosting Wigan Athletic FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' What composure from Tom Naylor! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Wigan Athletic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
  • 42' Jack Whatmough has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Luke Berry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Allan Campbell at the 46 minute mark.
  • 46' Harry Cornick has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 47' GOAL! Harry Cornick scores on 45.
  • 52' Reece Burke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 63' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Reece Burke departs to be replaced by Alfie Doughty.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Cameron Jerome has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Cornick on 72 minute.
  • 74' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 74 minute. Ashley Fletcher leaves to be changed by Will Keane.
  • 76' Louie Watson makes way for Pelly Ruddock at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Charlie Hughes on, Curtis Tilt off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' Tendayi Darikwa is replacing Rarmani Edmonds-Green for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Daniel Potts. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kolo Toure

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 2
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Harry Cornick 2
Kieffer Moore 1
George Moncur 1
Callum McManaman 1
Tom Lockyer 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-03 Luton Town FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2020-03-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-12-07 Luton Town FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Luton Town FC Form

2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Luton Town FC W 2022-12-26 Luton Town FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-11-12 Luton Town FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2023-01-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L 2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC L 2022-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-12-10 Millwall FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC46% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
54%
Luton Town FC or Wigan Athletic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC30% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.