Box Occupation
Blackpool
Blackpool kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 11
- Share
- 73%
EFL Trophy · Group North · 2
Wigan
C. Barrett 3'
S. Hogan 57'
F. Murray 78'
3 – 2
FT
HT 1–0
Blackpool
T. Bloxham 72'
J. Yates 90'
EFL Trophy
Group North · 2Wigan3–2Blackpool
9
Shots in the box
8
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
3′57′72′78′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Wigan 3-2 Blackpool
Wigan edged out Blackpool 3-2 at The Brick Community Stadium in EFL Trophy. Barrett opened the scoring for Wigan on 3', Hogan made it 2-0 to Wigan on 57', Bloxham pulled one back for Blackpool on 72' from the penalty spot, Murray made it 3-1 to Wigan on 78' and Yates pulled one back for Blackpool on 90'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Wigan took 9 of their 14 attempts inside the box, Blackpool 8 of 11.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Blackpool graded out for box occupation — 8 of 11 shots in the box.
C. Barrett came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.2 for Wigan from 1 goal, 2 assists and 4 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Blackpool conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
52%Possession48%
14Shots11
What the numbers say
2 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Blackpool scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
C. Barrett — assist: D. Costelloe
⚽3'
🟨39'
Andy Lyons
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
O. Casey ↑ Z. Ashworth ↓
🔄46'
A. Morgan ↑ T. Upton ↓
🔄46'
J. Bowler ↑ F. Munroe ↓
S. Hogan — assist: C. Barrett
⚽57'
🔄58'
J. Williams ↑ I. Niskanen ↓
F. Murray ↑ J. Weir ↓
🔄60'
C. Sze ↑ S. Hogan ↓
🔄60'
J. Mellish ↑ B. Burrowes ↓
🔄72'
⚽72'
T. Bloxham (Pen)
M. Fox ↑ J. Chilokoa-Mullen ↓
🔄73'
F. Murray — assist: C. Barrett
⚽78'
S. Perkins ↑ A. Harris ↓
🔄84'
Jon Mellish
Foul
🟨89'
⚽90'
J. Yates — assist: L. Clarkson
Max Power
Argument
🟨90+4'
🟨90+4'
Joshua Earl
Argument
Match info
Kickoff
VenueThe Brick Community Stadium, Wigan
RefereeG. Rhodes
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup North · 2
StatusMatch Finished