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A Villa U21
Wigan vs A Villa U21: match report
Wigan Athletic hosted Aston Villa U21 at DW Stadium on Tuesday 18 August 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Scott Jackson is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Wigan 3-2 A Villa U21. Goals: K'Marni Miller 27' for Wigan; Josh Feeney 40' (own goal) for Wigan; Tommi O'Reilly 75' for A Villa U21; Kane Taylor 78' for A Villa U21; Dara Costelloe 81' for Wigan.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 22' Yellow card: Ben Broggio (A Villa U21)
- 27' Goal: K'Marni Miller (Wigan)
- 40' Own goal: Josh Feeney (Wigan)
- 66' Yellow card: Jeremiah Mullen (Wigan)
- 75' Goal: Tommi O'Reilly (A Villa U21)
- 78' Goal: Kane Taylor (A Villa U21)
- 81' Goal: Dara Costelloe (Wigan)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 46.1% | Possession | 53.9% |
| 9 | Shots | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Wigan 3-1-4-2
Coach: Gary Caldwell
- 1 Joe Walsh GK
- 4 Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen DEF
- 5 Finley Burns DEF
- 53 Sam Bolland DEF
- 8 Max Power MID
- 16 Archie Harris DEF
- 51 Harry Rimmer MID
- 2 Connor Barrett MID
- 21 K'Marni Miller MID
- 17 Akeel Higgins MID
- 24 Adam Moseley FWD
Bench
- 12 Tom Watson GK
- 3 Morgan Fox DEF
- 20 Callum McManaman MID
- 6 Jensen Weir MID
- 11 Dara Costelloe FWD
- 55 Reece Greenhalgh FWD
A Villa U21 3-4-2-1
Coach: James Shan
- 50 Trialist 1 GK
- 80 Woody Jack Robert Burgess DEF
- 59 Josh Feeney DEF
- 70 Rodrigo Fortes DEF
- 64 Kane Taylor MID
- 73 Max Daniel Jenner MID
- 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba MID
- 56 Lino Sousa MID
- 58 Tommi O'Reilly FWD
- 62 Ben Broggio FWD
- 57 Rory Wilson FWD
Bench
- 66 Leon Routh DEF
- 71 TJ Carroll DEF
- 79 Fletcher Boyd MID
- 81 Theo James Houston GK
- 83 Jack McGrath MID
- 68 Trai-Varn Divinche Mulley FWD