English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 8, 2017
Rotherham United LLLLL 2
–
Wigan Athletic WLLLL 3
1st2ndT
ROT112
WGA123
The Brick Community Stadium · 10,085 att.

Match Report

Substitute Nick Powell scores stoppage-time winner to give Wigan hope

Substitute Nick Powell scores stoppage-time winner to give Wigan hope

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
5
48.6
Possession
51.4
9
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
5
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
201
Accurate Passes
232
345
Passes
356
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
72
14
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.2
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
43
35
Clearances
43

Head to Head

WGA leads series 3-2

Lineups

WGA · 4-3-3

  1. 28Jakob HaugaardG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 20Craig MorganCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WarnockLB
  5. 26Jamie HansonRB
  6. 16Shaun MacDonaldCM
  7. 6Max PowerLM
  8. 7Alex GilbeyRM
  9. 11Gabriel ObertanF
  10. 27Ryan ColcloughLF
  11. 17Michael JacobsRF

Substitutes

  1. 31Jack ByrneSUB
  2. 39Mikael MandronSUB
  3. 8Sam MorsySUB
  4. 35Matt GilksSUB
  5. 12Callum ConnollySUB
  6. 25Nick PowellSUB
  7. 3Jake BuxtonSUB

ROT · 4-4-2

  1. 12Lewis PriceG
  2. 6Richard WoodCD-L
  3. 15Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 3Joe MattockLB
  5. 17Darnell FisherRB
  6. 4Will VaulksCM-L
  7. 33Richard SmallwoodCM-R
  8. 22Joe NewellLM
  9. 7Anthony FordeRM
  10. 9Daniel WardCF-L
  11. 10Carlton MorrisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Alex BraySUB
  2. 19Jonson Clarke-HarrisSUB
  3. 11Jon TaylorSUB
  4. 26Aimen BelaidSUB
  5. 39Jerry YatesSUB
  6. 30Ben PurringtonSUB
  7. 18Richard O'DonnellSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Rotherham United 1. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.
  2. 34' Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Rotherham United 1. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Colclough.
  3. 52' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy replaces Max Power.
  4. 61' Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Rotherham United 2. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Newell.
  5. 65' Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Rotherham United 2. Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan with a through ball.
  6. 72' Substitution, Rotherham United. Aimen Belaid replaces Richard Wood because of an injury.
  7. 74' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Alex Gilbey.
  8. 80' Substitution, Rotherham United. Jon Taylor replaces Joe Newell.
  9. 83' Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jack Byrne replaces Gabriel Obertan because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, Rotherham United. Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Anthony Forde because of an injury.
  12. 90'+6' Lewis Price (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+6' Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+7' Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Rotherham United 2. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

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