Luton Town and Wigan Athletic will be coming up against each other in the round three of the FA Cup 2022/23.
Luton Town will be hosting Wigan Athletic in the round three of the FA Cup 2022/23 on Saturday evening. It promises to be an exciting and thrilling encounter. Both the sides are contesting in the EFL Championship this season. Luton are at the seventh spot in the league table while Wigan Athletic have endured a disastrous campaign so far and sit at the bottom of the points table.
Luton Town vs Wigan Athletic | Key Details |
Date | 7 January, 2023 |
Venue | Kenilworth Road |
Kickoff time India | 11:00 pm IST |
Kickoff time England | 5:30 pm GMT |
Referee | David Webb |
Luton Town will be disappointed with their form in recent games. In their last six outings, they have managed just three victories along with two defeats and a draw. Following the departure of former head coach, Nathan Jones to Southampton, Luton have started proceedings under new coach, Rob Edwards in a positive manner. They will certainly fancy their chances to progress to the next round of the FA Cup.
Wigan Athletic have endured difficult and negative results in their recent matches. They have earned just a single victory to go with four defeats and a draw in their last six matches. Their last three matches have seen Wigan concede four goals in each, highlighting their defensive vulnerabilities. League season has hardly brought any positives for Wigan this season, so they will be looking to make amends in the FA Cup where they are renowned for producing surprising results.
Luton Town will miss the services of the injured Fred Onyedinma, Henri Lansbury, James Shea and Sonny Bradley. As for Wigan Athletic, Jason Kerr and Tom Pearce won’t feature.
Luton Town possible line-up: Horvath, Bree, Burke, Potts, Doughty, Berry, Watson, Bell, Cornick, Jerome, Woodrow
Wigan Athletic possible line-up: Jones, Darikwa, Whatmough, Tilt, Bennett, Power, Naylor, Lang, Keane, Aasgard, Fletcher
Luton Town
Opponents | Score |
Huddersfield Town | 1-2 (W) |
QPR | 0-3 (W) |
Norwich City | 2-1 (W) |
Middlesbrough | 2-1 (L) |
Rotherham | 1-1 |
Wigan Athletic
Opponents | Score |
Hull City | 1-4 (L) |
Sunderland | 1-4 (L) |
Middlesbrough | 4-1 (L) |
Sheffield United | 1-2 (L) |
Millwall | 1-1 |
Last 5 Matches | Result |
Luton Town lost to Wigan Athletic | 1-2 |
Wigan Athletic drew with Luton Town | 0-0 |
Luton Town beat Wigan Athletic | 2-1 |
Wigan Athletic drew with Luton Town | 1-1 |
Wigan Athletic beat Luton Town | 3-0 |
The FA Cup fixture between Luton Town and Wigan Athletic will take place at Kenilworth Road on Saturday at 11:00 pm IST.
The FA Cup fixtures are broadcasted in the United Kingdom by BBC Sport and ITV Sport.