Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Wigan Athletic FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Paul Cook made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 7' Tom Barkhuizen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Pearce made 368 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Sean Maguire is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 48' What a strike from Daniel Johnson! The score is 0-2.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Lee Evans has done his job and it is now time for Michael Jacobs to step up.
  • 57' A goal from the Jamaica international Chey Dunkley! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-2!
  • 62' Kal Naismith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chey Dunkley on 66.
  • 70' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Scott Sinclair has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Harrop to step up.
  • 72' Preston North End FC make a change. Andrew Hughes trudges off to be replaced by Tom Clarke on 72 minutes.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Declan Rudd on 75 minutes.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' Joe Garner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kieffer Moore at the 81 minute mark.
  • 84' Darnell Fisher picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Wigan Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Jayden Stockley is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for Preston North End FC.

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
Callum Robinson 1
Chey Dunkley 1
Greg Cunningham 1
Callum Robinson 1
Thomas Cannon 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.