Wigan Athletic FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Wigan Athletic FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
- Assistant 2 Harry Lennard
48 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 4 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–2 L 01 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–1 D 29 Dec Carlisle United FC H 2–0 W 26 Dec Derby County FC H 0–1 L 23 Dec Reading FC A 0–2 L 16 Dec Port Vale FC A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W 30 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L 26 Dec Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 23 Dec West Ham United FC A 0–2 L 17 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–0 D 12 Dec FC Bayern Munchen H 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wigan Athletic FC and Manchester United FC has kicked off!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Charlie Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Shaw, as he is very good at scoring at DW Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 22' Goal! Diogo Dalot scores his 9 goal in 396 matches.
- 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omari Forson made 396 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 37' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 396 games and scored 601 goals.
- 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 52' 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.
- 57' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' Josh Magennis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephen Humphrys on 59 minute.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' What a strike from Bruno Fernandes! The score is 0-2.
- 78' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Jordan Jones by Callum McManaman on 78 minute.
- 83' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Diogo Dalot is replaced by Willy Kambwala.
- 87' Facundo Pellistri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alejandro Garnacho on 87 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Martial Godo as he departs to be replaced by Callum Lang.
- With this win, Manchester United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Wigan Athletic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
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16
Liam Shaw ↓ Jonny Smith 78'
- 11
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14
Jordan Jones ↓ Callum McManaman 78'
- 10
- 1
- 6
- 26
- 4
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17
Martial Godo ↓ Callum Lang 90'
Bench
- 12
- 9
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28
Josh Magennis ↑ 59'
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20
Callum McManaman ↑ 78'
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19
Callum Lang ↑ 90'
- 15
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18
Jonny Smith ↑ 78'
- 31
- 34
Coach Shaun MaloneyManchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 35
- 29
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10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Omari Forson 90'
- 39
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20
Diogo Dalot ↓ Willy Kambwala 83'
- 24
- 19
- 8
- 11
- 17
- 37
Bench
- 22
- 1
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28
Facundo Pellistri ↑ 87'
- 47
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46
Hannibal Mejbri ↑ 90'
- 66
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62
Omari Forson ↑ 90'
- 52
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53
Willy Kambwala ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diogo Dalot 1 Bruno Fernandes 1 Wigan Athletic FC Form
2024-01-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-01-01 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Carlisle United FC W 2023-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-12-16 Port Vale FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC LManchester United FC Form
2024-01-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2023-12-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC W 2023-12-23 West Ham United FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L 2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2023-12-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 FC Bayern Munchen L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.91 Wigan Athletic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.26 Manchester United FC xGI would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 59%Draw or Manchester United FC 72%Wigan Athletic FC or Manchester United FC 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 13.8%0 – 1 13.3%1 – 0 9.2%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8%2 – 1 5.7%2 – 0 4.5%2 – 2 3.7%0 – 3 3.6%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 1.7%Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC
Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 16% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 23% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 13% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.