Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic: How to watch, TV channel, head-to-head stats & team news

Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic begin their League One campaigns with hopes of a top-six finish this weekend.

Shaun Maloney will optimistic of building on Wigan's top-half finish last season, while Charlton should also be looking upwards after finishing 16th last year.

How to watch Wigan v Charlton and TV channel

Wigan v Charlton will be broadcast live on the Sky Sports+ channel.

Wigan v Charlton kick-off time, date and venue

Wigan v Charlton will be played at the Brick Community Stadium in Wigan and kick-off is at 17:30 BST on Saturday 10th August 2024.

Wigan v Charlton stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Wigan and Charlton have both won seven of the 18 meetings between the two sides.

Charlton picked up a win and a draw against Wigan last season and have won three of the last six matches.

The Latics won their last three games last season but Charlton ended the campaign winless in four.

Wigan v Charlton head-to-head record (H2H)

Wigan wins	7
Draws	4
Charlton wins	7

Wigan v Charlton team news

Wigan team news

Manchester United loanee Joe Hugill is expected to lead the line for the opening game of the season.

Jonny Smith will miss out through injury along with new signings Silko Thomas, Tyrese Francois and Michael Olakigbe.

Charlton team news

Luke Berry and Greg Docherty are set to make their debuts in midfield after arriving from Luton Town and Hull City respectively, while fellow new signing Alex Mitchell should start in defence.

Matty Godden and Gassan Ahadme are in contention to start in attack in the absence of Miles Leaburn.