English League Championship

FT Saturday, March 18, 2017
Aston Villa WWWLW 2
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Wigan Athletic LDLWL 0
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Match Report

Villa finish with a flourish to push Wigan closer to the drop

Villa finish with a flourish to push Wigan closer to the drop

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 35Matt GilksG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 3Jake BuxtonCD-R
  4. 13Andy KellettLB
  5. 20Craig MorganRB
  6. 8Sam MorsyAM
  7. 16Shaun MacDonaldLM
  8. 26Jamie HansonRM
  9. 14Omar BogleF
  10. 11Gabriel ObertanAM-L
  11. 17Michael JacobsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Callum ConnollySUB
  2. 28Jakob HaugaardSUB
  3. 21Alex BruceSUB
  4. 4David PerkinsSUB
  5. 7Alex GilbeySUB
  6. 6Max PowerSUB
  7. 27Ryan ColcloughSUB

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 34Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 25Mile JedinakCD-L
  3. 12James ChesterCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 16James BreeRB
  6. 14Conor HourihaneCM-L
  7. 22Gary GardnerCM-R
  8. 23Jordan AmaviLM
  9. 21Alan HuttonRM
  10. 26Jonathan KodjiaCF-L
  11. 37Albert AdomahCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 39Keinan DavisSUB
  2. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  3. 4Micah RichardsSUB
  4. 5Henri LansburySUB
  5. 9Scott HoganSUB
  6. 31Mark BunnSUB
  7. 6Tommy ElphickSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 54' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly replaces Andy Kellett because of an injury.
  4. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces James Bree.
  5. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Gary Gardner.
  6. 61' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Gabriel Obertan.
  7. 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.
  8. 75' Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 82' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Gilbey replaces Sam Morsy.
  10. 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.
  11. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tommy Elphick replaces Albert Adomah.

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