Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic

League One 21 Oct 2023, 14:00
Exeter City
Exeter City
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
🏟 St James Park (Exeter, Devon) 👤 B. Atkinson Round 14

Match report

Wigan Athletic beat Exeter City 2-0 in the League One on 21 October 2023.

Exeter City dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 28 shots to Wigan Athletic's 5.

The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon), with B. Atkinson in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 28 - 5 On target 4 - 1 Corners 17 - 1 Fouls 10 - 16 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Liam Morrison
Wigan Athletic · captained the side
8 Tom Pearce captained the side
7 Martial Godo 1 goal
7 Pierce Sweeney 76 passes (88% accurate)
7 Will Aimson 97 passes (95% accurate)
First half vs second half
Exeter City stepped it up after the break, with 20 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 20–1
Shots On Goal 0–1 4–0
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 7–1 10–0
Attacks 60–37 64–26
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
124 Attacks 63
84 Dangerous Attacks 16
5 On Target 2
24 Off Target 4
28 Shots Total 5
4 Shots On Goal 1
14 Shots Off Goal 1
10 Shots Blocked 3
19 Shots Inside Box 3
9 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 16
17 Corners 1
1 Offsides 0
72% Ball Possession 28%
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 3
570 Passes Total 235
486 Passes Accurate 158
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter City · 4-4-2
1 V. Sinisalo
26 P. Sweeney 4 W. Aimson 5 A. Hartridge 3 Z. Jules
31 V. Harper 6 T. Carroll 8 R. Trevitt 7 D. Mitchell
29 J. Aitchison 10 A. Muskwe
Wigan Athletic · 3-4-3
1 S. Tickle
7 S. Clare 6 C. Hughes 4 L. Morrison
5 S. Sessegnon 21 S. Smith 26 B. Adeeko 3 T. Pearce
11 S. Humphrys 25 J. Stones 17 M. Godo
Exeter City
Coach
G. Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 17 Caleb Watts
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 11 James Scott
  • 13 Yanic Wildschut
  • 30 Shaun MacDonald
  • 24 Jack Fitzwater
  • 16 Harry Kite
Wigan Athletic
Coach
S. Maloney
Substitutes
  • 16 Liam Shaw
  • 23 Omar Rekik
  • 28 Josh Magennis
  • 14 Jordan Jones
  • 12 Ben Amos
  • 20 Callum McManaman
  • 10 Thelo Aasgaard
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Watts ↓ A. Hartridge Exeter City
  • 63' ↑ L. Shaw ↓ J. Stones Wigan Athletic
  • 72' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ S. Humphrys Wigan Athletic
  • 72' ↑ O. Rekik ↓ S. Sessegnon Wigan Athletic
  • 74' ↑ R. Cole ↓ T. Carroll Exeter City
  • 74' ↑ J. Scott ↓ A. Muskwe Exeter City
  • 81' ↑ J. Jones ↓ M. Godo Wigan Athletic
  • 84' ↑ Y. Wildschut ↓ V. Harper Exeter City
Cards
  • 26' T. Pearce Wigan Athletic
  • 32' V. Harper Exeter City
  • 45+2' Z. Jules Exeter City
  • 56' M. Godo Wigan Athletic
  • 82' C. Watts Exeter City
  • 90+4' S. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 90+8' R. Cole Exeter City
Head-to-head
Exeter City 1 3 draws 2 Wigan Athletic
2026-03-21 Wigan vs Exeter 2 - 0
2025-11-08 Exeter vs Wigan 1 - 1
2025-04-08 Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic 1 - 1
2024-09-28 Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City 0 - 0
2024-02-10 Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City 1 - 2
2023-10-21 Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic 0 - 2
Recent form
Exeter City W D D W D
Wigan Athletic D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic?
Exeter City lost 0-2 against Wigan Athletic on 21 October 2023.
Who won Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic?
Wigan Athletic won the match 2-0.
Where was Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic played?
The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon).
Who had more possession in Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic?
Exeter City had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.