English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 1, 2017
Wigan Athletic DLWLL 1
–
Newcastle United WWDLD 2
1st2ndT
WGA011
NEW112
St. James' Park · 51,849 att.

Match Report

Newcastle edge closer to promotion after beating relegation-threatened Wigan

Newcastle edge closer to promotion after beating relegation-threatened Wigan

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
47.6
Possession
52.4
6
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
373
447
Passes
487
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
78
Long Balls
74
30
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
26
26
Clearances
26

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 8Vurnon AnitaRB
  6. 4Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 12Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  8. 20Yoan GouffranLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 9Dwight GayleF
  11. 15Mohamed DiaméRCF

Substitutes

  1. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  2. 21Robert ElliotSUB
  3. 27Jesús GámezSUB
  4. 14Isaac HaydenSUB
  5. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  6. 18Chancel MbembaSUB
  7. 45Aleksandar MitrovicSUB

WGA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 35Matt GilksG
  2. 3Jake BuxtonCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 12Callum ConnollyCD-R
  5. 16Shaun MacDonaldCM-L
  6. 6Max PowerCM-R
  7. 23Stephen WarnockLM
  8. 26Jamie HansonRM
  9. 14Omar BogleF
  10. 8Sam MorsyCF-L
  11. 17Michael JacobsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Gabriel ObertanSUB
  2. 4David PerkinsSUB
  3. 28Jakob HaugaardSUB
  4. 31Jack ByrneSUB
  5. 7Alex GilbeySUB
  6. 27Ryan ColcloughSUB
  7. 20Craig MorganSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé with a cross.
  4. 39' Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Omar Bogle.
  6. 46' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Gilbey replaces Sam Morsy.
  7. 46' Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 45'
  8. 50' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Wigan Athletic 1. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Gilbey.
  9. 57' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  10. 61' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Morgan replaces Shaun MacDonald.
  11. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Mohamed Diamé.
  12. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Yoan Gouffran.
  13. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dwight Gayle.

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