Comments, predictions Wigan vs Northampton: Resilient underdogs

Latest Wigan vs Northampton team information

Wigan have made a splash in the transfer market by signing striker Paul Mullin from Wrexham – who has lost his place since the Welsh club were promoted to the Championship. Mullin could make his full debut in this game.

Another new signing – Dara Costelloe, on loan from Burnley – could also feature, especially as he played for Northampton last season.

Tyrese Francois, Stephen Sessegnon and Matt Smith have all returned from pre-season injuries, but Dion Rankine remains sidelined.

Northampton will be without Tom Eaves, Jon Guthrie and Liam Shaw, who picked up injuries in the opening game, but centre-back Jordan Willis is back, along with club icon Sam Hoskins, who missed the final month of last season.

Michael Forbes – a loan signing from West Ham – is likely to start, with Nolan particularly pleased to have secured a young centre-back from his former club.

Latest predicted lineup Wigan vs Northampton

Wigan Athletic:

Tickle; Carragher, Kerr, Mellish, Sessengnon; Smith, Weir, Francois, Darcy; Mullin, Costelloe

Northampton Town:

Burge; Burroughs, Forbes, Thorniley, Wormleighton; McGeehan, Campbell, Perkins; Hoskins, Jacobs, Fornah

Latest football review Wigan vs Northampton

With a history of competing in the Premier League, Wigan Athletic certainly expect to make a significant step forward after finishing only 15th in League One last season.

Despite remaining unbeaten in their final eight games of the 2024-25 season, Wigan have only managed two wins in that run – largely due to a lack of attacking firepower.

In total, Wigan have scored just 40 goals – the fewest in League One. Fortunately for them, a solid defence – conceding only the top two teams – has kept them from getting into more dangerous situations.

Since being relegated from the Premier League, Wigan have oscillated between the Championship and League One, having won the Third Division three times. However, they are not as favourites this season – odds of winning the title were 25/1 before kick-off.

In terms of results, Ryan Lowe's team's pre-season has been quite positive: they won against Chorley, Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and drew with Curzon Ashton.

Wigan's first opponents are Northampton – a team they beat 2-1 at home last season, and then drew 1-1 in the final round thanks to a 96th-minute equaliser from Dale Taylor.

Northampton Town, for their part, finished 19th in the 2024-25 season and are currently the second-highest-ranked team in the table this season – despite having survived relegation for two seasons in a row.

This is the first time since the late 2000s that Northampton have enjoyed a third consecutive season in League One, and manager Kevin Nolan will be tasked with helping the club maintain that status.

After a shaky start, Northampton have picked up their form – they beat Birmingham City's youth team 3-0, after a draw with West Ham U21s.

They have lost to Millwall, Norwich and Cambridge, and drawn with Brackley Town (a team outside the professional league system). However, friendlies do not always reflect true pre-season performance.

Latest Wigan vs Northampton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Wigan vs Northamptonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Wigan 1-2 Northampton

• WhoScore:Wigan 2-1 Northampton
• Our newspaper predicts:Wigan 1-1 Northampton

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