Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 8 Feb 2020 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Chey Dunkley 66' Y
Y 75' Declan Rudd
Y 84' Darnell Fisher
Y 90' Jayden Stockley

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
4
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
01 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–0 W
28 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
11 Jan Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Birmingham City FC A 3–2 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
21 Jan Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
18 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
11 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The 33-year-old Patrick Bauer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 7' The England Tom Barkhuizen breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' England international Ben Pearson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Ben Davies is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' David Marshall has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Wigan Athletic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 47' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' GOAL! Daniel Johnson scores on 48. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Cook might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Michael Jacobs is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Evans at the 55 minute mark.
  • 57' Chey Dunkley makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Wigan Athletic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 70' Joshua Harrop is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott Sinclair at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Andrew Hughes is replaced by Tom Clarke.
  • 75' Declan Rudd has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' 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 Joshua Harrop suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Joe Garner on, Kieffer Moore off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Darnell Fisher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jayden Stockley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Barkhuizen 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Paul Gallagher 2
Thomas Cannon 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Dan Burn 1
Leon Clarke 1

Head to Head

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-01 Leeds United FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-01-28 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-01-18 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-01-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-01-21 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC27% Draw28% Preston North End FC45%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Preston North End FC
73%
Wigan Athletic FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC19% Draw47% Preston North End FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
9%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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