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Wigan Athletic U21 — Huddersfield Town U21: 2:1, Professional Development League

Professional Development League
Wigan Athletic U21 L25 Aug · Home Cardiff City U21 · 2:5D1 Sep · Away Charlton Athletic U21 · 2:2L4 Sep · Away Sheffield Wednesday U21 · 1:4W15 Sep · Home Colchester United U21 · 6:4D22 Sep · Home Coventry City U21 · 2:2W29 Sep · Home Huddersfield Town U21 · 2:1
2:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Huddersfield Town U21 W18 Aug · Home Gillingham Fc U21 · 4:1W25 Aug · Away Millwall U21 · 4:2W1 Sep · Home Queens Park Rangers U21 · 3:1D7 Sep · Away Swansea City U21 · 2:2L14 Sep · Away Swansea City U21 · 0:2L29 Sep · Away Wigan Athletic U21 · 1:2
Venue: Wigan Athletic Academy Stadium City: Wigan

In the Professional Development League game on 29 September 2026, Wigan Athletic U21 beat Huddersfield Town U21 2:1.

Match report

Wigan Athletic U21 and Huddersfield Town U21 met in the Professional Development League regular season on Tuesday, and the hosts took all three points with a 2:1 victory. The match played out at the home ground, with both sides showing the kind of attacking intent that defines this age group. By then, you could feel the tension building as the game settled into its rhythm.

The breakthrough came in the thirty-seventh minute when C. Simms found the back of the net for the home side. It was a well-taken effort that gave Wigan the lead they would need to hold on for. To be fair, the away defence looked a touch disorganised in those opening stages.

Huddersfield responded with purpose, and J. Gilbertson pulled one back in the fifty-second minute. The equaliser shifted the momentum, and suddenly the visitors had something to play for.

And here's the thing — the decisive moment arrived later than most would expect. In the eighty-first minute, an own goal handed Wigan the winner, capping a match that had swung back and forth. The home side had pinned the visitors back in the closing stages, and the error proved costly for the visitors.

The result keeps Wigan in twelfth place on six points from six games, while Huddersfield remain tenth after just three fixtures. Both sides carry the same number of points, though the away side has played fewer matches.

For Wigan, this victory followed a run of mixed results that included heavy defeats and hard-fought draws. Huddersfield's form has been more consistent, with two wins and a defeat from their opening three games. The gap between them in the table remains narrow, and this encounter will have given both sets of coaches plenty to work on.

Prepared from match data

Match events

  1. 37' Wigan Athletic U21 Goal C. Simms
  2. 52' Wigan Athletic U21 Goal J. Gilbertson
  3. 81' Huddersfield Town U21 Own goal

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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L25 Aug · Home Cardiff City U21 · 2:5D1 Sep · Away Charlton Athletic U21 · 2:2L4 Sep · Away Sheffield Wednesday U21 · 1:4W15 Sep · Home Colchester United U21 · 6:4D22 Sep · Home Coventry City U21 · 2:2W29 Sep · Home Huddersfield Town U21 · 2:1

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