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      Wigan Athletic grind out victory at home

      Wigan Athletic emerge victorious against Northampton Town

      Wigan Athletic beat Northampton Town in a close win on Saturday, 2x1, relating to matchweek 2 of the League One. In this competition, Shaun Maloney's team came from a win, and Jon Brady's team came from a defeat.

      With 24 minutes on the clock, Sam Hoskins opened the scoring for Northampton Town.

      After 72 minutes, Charlie Hughes fired home for Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman scored the winning goal with 79 minutes on the clock.

      After the result Northampton Town are 18th in the table, with 0 points, while Wigan Athletic sit 24th place, with -2 points. In their next fixture, Shaun Maloney's team will play away against Carlisle United, while Jon Brady's team will play at home against Lincoln City.

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      Factos Marcantes
      • Beating the highest number of shots recorded this season, with 39 shots

      Wigan Athletic
      • Showed a constant threat to the opposition goal, recording the highest number in the competition with 23 shots

      • Setting a new record for corners won in the competition, with a total of 8

      • Registered the best ball possession percentage of the season, with 54%

      Northampton Town
      • Showed a constant threat to the opposition goal, recording his highest number of shots in the competition with 16 shots

      • Managed to win only 5 corners, a new low in the competition

      • Registered the lowest ball possession percentage of the season, with 46%

      COMPETITION

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      STADIUM

      DW Stadium
      Capacity25 133
      Pitch size105x68
      Founded1999
      Head-to-head
      18
      51% Wins
      6
      17% Wins
      35
      Official matches