Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipVilla finish with a flourish to push Wigan closer to the drop
Villa finish with a flourish to push Wigan closer to the drop
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Shaun MacDonald tries a through ball, but Omar Bogle is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andy Kellett.
- 8': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 9': Delay in match Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 12': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 13': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 13': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Gary Gardner (Aston Villa).
- 15': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Offside, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Shaun MacDonald.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Jacobs.
- 20': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 20': Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 23': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 23': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 29': Attempt missed. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Bogle.
- 29': Foul by Gary Gardner (Aston Villa).
- 29': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 42': Hand ball by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 42': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Andy Kellett (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
- 43': Hand ball by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Foul by Gary Gardner (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 47': Hand ball by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 49': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 49': Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy tries a through ball, but Andy Kellett is caught offside.
- 51': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Andy Kellett (Wigan Athletic).
- 54': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly replaces Andy Kellett because of an injury.
- 55': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but Omar Bogle is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 56': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 58': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
- 58': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces James Bree.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Gary Gardner.
- 61': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Gabriel Obertan.
- 61': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
- 62': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 62': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 62': Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 63': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 64': Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
- 64': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jamie Hanson.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 66': Offside, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
- 70': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
- 70': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
- 71': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 71': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 73': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 1. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 75': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt saved. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 76': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 77': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Omar Bogle tries a through ball, but Ryan Colclough is caught offside.
- 78': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 80': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 80': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 80': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Gilbey replaces Sam Morsy.
- 84': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 2. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tommy Elphick replaces Albert Adomah.
- 88': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 203 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 329 | Passes | 423 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 91 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 31 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 14,811
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 14,811
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Matt Gilks (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 13 | Andy Kellett |
| 20 | Craig Morgan |
| 8 | Sam Morsy |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 26 | Jamie Hanson  |
| 14 | Omar Bogle |
| 11 | Gabriel Obertan |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 25 | Mile Jedinak |
| 12 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 22 | Gary Gardner |
| 23 | Jordan Amavi |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
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