Nottingham Forest v Wigan result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan

Championship · Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:00 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Wigan: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 3): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 1 · Wigan 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L · Wigan 0W 4D 1L

Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.33 / 4.83

Corners

against 3.67 / 3.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 3.83 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.33 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Wigan for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.83 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15.33 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.33 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	15.33 for · 14.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alfa Semedo n 8	26.8	3.8 7/2	1.7 4/0	—
J. Bostock n 4	44.3	3.1 4/1	1.5 3/0	—
Rafa Mir n 8	13.8	2.5 3/0	0.8 1/0	—
S. Sow n 8	73.3	2 7/4	1.7 7/3	—
B. Watson n 8	89.5	1.9 6/5	0.6 4/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rafa Mir n 8	13.8	9 6/2	1.6 2/0
João Carvalho n 8	31	3.3 4/3	1.1 3/0
S. Ameobi n 8	72.6	2.9 6/4	0.9 5/1
J. Lolley n 8	85.3	2.8 7/7	0.5 3/1
Alfa Semedo n 8	26.8	2.1 4/1	0.8 2/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alfa Semedo n 8	26.8	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
L. Grabban n 8	89.1	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Bostock n 4	44.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
J. Lolley n 8	85.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
João Carvalho n 8	31	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	73.3	4.1 7/6
A. Adomah n 8	21.5	3.1 3/2
J. Lolley n 8	85.3	2.9 8/7
M. Cash n 8	90	2.5 7/5
Tiago Silva n 8	88.3	2.5 7/6

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.6 6/3

Wigan

Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. MacLeod n 8	79.5	3.5 7/6	0.8 4/1	—
J. Garner n 8	47.8	2.6 5/4	2.1 6/2	—
M. Jacobs n 8	65.9	2.2 6/4	2.2 4/3	—
G. Roberts n 8	36	2.2 4/1	1.9 5/1	—
J. Lowe n 8	81	2.1 7/6	1 4/2	—

Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Gelhardt n 8	19.5	3.5 6/0	1.2 2/0
K. Moore n 8	78.4	2.9 8/6	0.7 5/0
J. Windass n 8	59.4	2.5 6/3	0.8 3/1
G. Massey n 8	61.3	2.2 5/4	0.6 2/1
A. Pilkington n 8	37.1	2.1 3/2	1.2 2/2

Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Garner n 8	47.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Moore n 8	78.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Gelhardt n 8	19.5	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
A. Pilkington n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
G. Roberts n 8	36	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. MacLeod n 8	79.5	4.2 8/7
M. Jacobs n 8	65.9	2.9 7/5
Sam Morsy n 8	90	2.4 8/6
A. Robinson n 8	90	2.1 8/5
L. Evans n 8	60.5	2 5/4

Wigan — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
James Jones n 8	90	2.5 6/2
D. Marshall n 8	90	2.1 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Wigan
35%	Possession	65%
9	Shots	15
1	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	7
6	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	13
5	Offsides	4
15	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	0
273	Passes	484
66%	Pass accuracy	79%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
M. Cash	90	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	8.6
Tobias Figueiredo	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	8.1
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
Chema Rodríguez	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
B. Watson	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
S. Ameobi	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	5.8
Alfa Semedo	90	0	0	1	0	1	7	Y	6.1
L. Grabban	83	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.8
R. Yates	56	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
João Carvalho	56	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	6.2
Tiago Silva sub	34	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
J. Lolley sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Adomah sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5

Wigan player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
James Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
N. Byrne	90	1	0	2	2	Y	6.7
Cédric Kipré	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.8
K. Naismith	90	1	0	1	2	Y	7.3
A. Robinson	90	1	1	2	2	0	7.2
J. Williams	90	3	2	0	2	0	6.9
Sam Morsy	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
J. Windass	90	3	1	2	0	0	6.5
J. Lowe	83	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
L. Evans	77	1	0	0	2	0	6.8
G. Massey	62	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Roberts	28	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Garner	13	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Gelhardt	13	2	0	1	0	0	7.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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Recent form

Nottingham ForestDDLLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

WiganLDDDD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Nottingham Forest 1 · 1 draw · Wigan 1 · 3 goals/game

2019-10-20 Wigan 1–0 Nottingham Forest
2019-01-26 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wigan
2018-08-18 Wigan 2–2 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#7 pos70 pts46 pl+8 GD

Wigan#23 pos47 pts46 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Wigan scored1.24

Nottingham Forest conceded1.09

Wigan conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Wigan?: In their last 3 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Wigan won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Wigan?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L; Wigan 0W 4D 1L.

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