League One
Wigan Athletic – Milton Keynes Dons match report
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Wigan Athletic beat Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 in the League One at The Brick Community Stadium. Wigan Athletic owed a lot to J. Weir, who struck twice. It was 1-0 at half-time. M. Power was our player of the match, rated 10.0 by the ScoreMondo model for Wigan Athletic. The match was played on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan.
The story of the match
Wigan Athletic took the lead on 36 minutes thanks to J. Weir, set up by M. Power. Wigan Athletic led 1-0 at the break.
Wigan Athletic extended their lead to 2-0 on 48 minutes thanks to M. Power. Wigan Athletic extended their lead to 3-0 on 74 minutes thanks to J. Weir, set up by B. Burrowes. Milton Keynes Dons pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 82nd minute through A. Collins, set up by M. Ekpiteta.
Match statistics
Wigan Athletic's yellow cards went to F. Burns in the 8th minute and D. Costelloe in the 72nd minute. Booked for Milton Keynes Dons: J. Sanders (18') and A. Gilbey (62').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to J. Weir (Wigan Athletic, 8.6), B. Burrowes (Wigan Athletic, 7.6) and A. Collins (Milton Keynes Dons, 7.6). From the Wigan Athletic bench came R. Walsh on 22 minutes, J. Mellish on 66 minutes, C. Barrett on 66 minutes and B. Burrowes on 74 minutes. Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: M. Ekpiteta for J. Sanders (46'), A. Gilbey for B. Wiles (46'), D. Crowley for D. Barlaser (64') and A. Collins for R. Barnett (64').
The context
P. Howard was the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards per match across 43 matches in our records.
What’s next
Next up for Wigan Athletic: home to Barnsley on Saturday 14 November. Milton Keynes Dons' next match is at home against Burton Albion on 14 November.
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