What channel is Plymouth v Wigan on?
Plymouth v Wigan kicks off on Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at Home Park, in League One, matchday 45. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Plymouth are 5th with 19 points from 12 matches (6 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost), 2 defeats in a row; Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10 (2 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost). Goals: Plymouth have scored 18 and conceded 17 (+1), Wigan have scored 7 and conceded 15 (-8). Plymouth have taken 9 points from 6 home matches, Wigan 1 point from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Aribim Pepple (4) for Plymouth. Arena Rete's model makes Plymouth favourites (56%), with 1-0 the most likely score. In the 8 previous meetings on record: 1 win for Plymouth, 3 draws, 4 wins for Wigan.
How to watch Plymouth v Wigan in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Plymouth v Wigan yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctStevenage 3-0 Plymouth
- Sat 17 OctPlymouth 0-2 Huddersfield
- Sat 10 OctPlymouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
- Sat 3 OctLeyton Orient 0-2 Plymouth
- Sat 26 SeptPlymouth 0-1 Burton Albion
- Tue 20 OctOxford United 2-1 Wigan
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctStevenage 1-0 Wigan
- Sat 3 OctWigan -1--1 Mansfield
- Sat 19 SeptWigan 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
What is at stake
If it ended today →Plymouth are 5th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 10 pts clear of the relegation zone. Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs. 12 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 12 league matches for Plymouth and 10 for Wigan; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Plymouth v Wigan down the years8 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Plymouth 8, Wigan 11 · 2.4 per match
- 10 Mar 2026Wigan0-3PlymouthLeague One
- 4 Oct 2025Plymouth1-1WiganLeague One
- 23 Apr 2022Wigan1-1PlymouthLeague One
- 27 Nov 2021Plymouth1-2WiganLeague One
- 9 Mar 2021Plymouth0-2WiganLeague One
- 24 Oct 2020Wigan1-1PlymouthLeague One
- 20 Jan 2018Plymouth1-3WiganLeague One
- 26 Sept 2017Wigan1-0PlymouthLeague One
The last meeting was on 10 Mar 2026: Wigan 0-3 Plymouth. With Plymouth at home: 0 home wins, 1 draw and 3 away wins in 4 matches, goals 3-8. Plymouth last won this fixture on 10 Mar 2026 (Wigan 0-3 Plymouth). Wigan last won it on 27 Nov 2021 (Plymouth 1-2 Wigan).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Plymouth on the left, Wigan on the right: league matches only, 12 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Plymouth v Wigan kick off?
- Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at Home Park.
- What channel is Plymouth v Wigan on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Plymouth v Wigan on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Plymouth v Wigan highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Plymouth v Wigan being played?
- At Home Park, capacity 1,500. Plymouth are the home side.
- Where are Plymouth and Wigan in the table?
- Plymouth are 5th with 19 points from 12 matches; Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10. Plymouth are 5th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 10 pts clear of the relegation zone. Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Plymouth and Wigan in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Plymouth: L L W W L (2 defeats in a row). Wigan: L W L L D.
- Who are the top scorers for Plymouth and Wigan?
- Plymouth: Aribim Pepple (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Plymouth v Wigan?
- Arena Rete's model makes Plymouth favourites (56%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Plymouth and Wigan?
- 8 meetings on record: 1 win for Plymouth, 3 draws, 4 wins for Wigan; goals 8-11.
- When did Plymouth and Wigan last meet?
- On 10 Mar 2026 (League One): Wigan 0-3 Plymouth.
- Where can I follow Plymouth v Wigan live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.