Loan Report: Vickers nets first Wigan goal in vital win

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Plenty of talking points from the EFL and further afield.

Charlie Hanson

2026-03-16T10:45+00:00

Caylan Vickers scored on his first start for Wigan. 📸 by Bernard Platt.

Caylan Vickers grabbed the first goal of his Wigan Athletic career in a 2-0 win over Bradford City on Saturday.

The winger - who was making his first start for the Latics - opened the scoring after 20 minutes, before Joe Taylor scored with 12 minutes to play. It’s proved to be a huge three points for Wigan, who are now three points clear of the bottom three.

First start: ✅
First goal: ✅

A good afternoon’s work for Caylan! 💙#wafc 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/N9H0CR2R5l
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) March 14, 2026

Reading have run hot and cold this campaign and sit just a point outside the League One play-offs despite drawing 2-2 with Plymouth Argyle at the weekend. Kamari Doyle has been a key player for the Royals, starting and finishing Saturday’s contest.

In the tier above, Eiran Cashin’s Blackburn grabbed a terrific 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Millwall at the Den. Having been 1-0 down, Rovers took full advantage of the Lions being reduced to ten men by scoring twice in the final ten minutes to move three points clear of danger.

Eiran Cashin's Blackburn Rovers are now three points clear of the bottom three in the Championship. 📸 by Simon Roe.

Carl Rushworth’s Coventry have a seven-point cushion cushion at the top despite losing 2-1 by Southampton with eight games to play.

Middlesbrough were seconds away from shrinking that gap to five points thanks to Lewis Castledine’s opener against Bristol City. Jeremy Sarmiento started against the Robins, but watched on from the bench as the visitors equalised in the dying seconds when Adan Randell headed in.

James Beadle’s Birmingham were only able to draw 1-1 with Sheffield United, with the Blades reduced to ten men after 23 minutes. Beadle saved a penalty while Ibrahim Osman provided the assist for their midweek winner against QPR, before playing 70 minutes against United. Seven points off sixth place, Chris Davies’s team need a significant uplift in form to make the play-offs.

In League Two, Dan Udoh broke Harrogate hearts as he scored an 85th-minute winner for Salford City in a 1-0 victory. Jacob Slater’s side now have nine games to climb off the bottom of the table, with three points between themselves and safety.

Matthew Hayden came on for the final ten minutes of Dagenham & Redbridge’s goalless draw at Enfield Town in National League South.

North of the border, Jess Pegram played 84 minutes in Rangers Women’s 3-2 defeat to Hearts, with the Gers now eight points off top of the table Glasgow City.

Heading overseas, Diego Coppola’s Paris FC drew 1-1 with Strasbourg – a result that sees them sit 13th in Ligue 1.

In the Dutch second tier, Yoon Doyoung’s Dordrecht were defeated 2-1 by De Graafschap, while in the Swedish Women’s League Cup, Melina Loeck’s Hammarby came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Vaxjo.

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— VfB Stuttgart 1893 (@VfB) March 15, 2026

Former Albion man Deniz Undav gets a mention in this report thanks to him netting the only goal in Stuttgart’s 1-0 win over RB Leipzig. Brajan Gruda came on for Leipzig for the final 25 minutes, but couldn’t help his team find a leveller.