Sunday , 15 November 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Mon 19 Dec 2022 · 20:00 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Curtis Tilt 15' Y
Y 15' Billy Sharp
Y 40' John Egan
Y 67' Ciaran Clark

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at DW Stadium.

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

4
Wigan Athletic FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2019-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC 2018-10-27 Sheffield United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
12 Nov Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
08 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
05 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
02 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
10 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
12 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
08 Nov Rotherham United FC H 0–1 L
05 Nov Burnley FC H 5–2 W
01 Nov Bristol City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/2
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 5 G 1 A
Sydie Peck 4 G 2 A
Thomas Cannon 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Sheffield United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wigan Athletic FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 8' Magnificent from John Egan! That is 11 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wigan Athletic FC that had 392 games and scored 413 goals.
  • 15' Curtis Tilt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Ireland international Enda Stevens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' It’s high time Kolo Toure made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Jack Whatmough exits the field as Rarmani Edmonds-Green enters on 31.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' John Egan was booked on 40.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Tom Naylor trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Cousins on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Tom Naylor is replaced by Jordan Cousins.
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Billy Sharp makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 57' Billy Sharp does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield United FC surge ahead!
  • 61' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Tendayi Darikwa is replaced by Ryan Nyambe on 61 minute.
  • 65' Magnificent from Nathan Broadhead! That is 40 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' A goal from the Wales international Nathan Broadhead! He fires home on 66 to make it 2-3!
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Ciaran Clark argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Sheffield United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Thomas Doyle on, James McAtee off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Billy Sharp by Oliver McBurnie on 80 minute.
  • 84' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Nathan Broadhead exits the field as Ashley Fletcher enters on 84.
  • 85' Ashley Fletcher is replacing Nathan Broadhead for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Iliman Ndiaye is replaced by Reda Khadra.
  • The points are shared — Wigan Athletic FC 1-2 Sheffield United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kolo Toure

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billy Sharp 6
Nathan Broadhead 2
Iliman Ndiaye 2
Joe Garner 1
Chey Dunkley 1
Kal Naismith 1
David McGoldrick 1
Mark Duffy 1

Head to Head

2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2019-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC 2018-10-27 Sheffield United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-12-10 Millwall FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2022-11-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-11-05 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-11-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-12-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2022-11-08 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC L 2022-11-05 Sheffield United FC 5–2 Burnley FC W 2022-11-01 Bristol City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC26% Draw27% Sheffield United FC47%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
74%
Wigan Athletic FC or Sheffield United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC20% Draw46% Sheffield United FC34%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Sheffield United 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% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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