Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Wigan Athletic, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipWigan boost survival fight and add to Wolves' misery
Wigan boost survival fight and add to Wolves' misery
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 2': Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 8': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 8': Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
- 11': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 14': Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 14': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 14': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 15': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 20': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 22': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 24': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 26': Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 30': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
- 33': Foul by Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Power.
- 36': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 36': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 38': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt missed. Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Enobakhare.
- 45'+1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Wigan Athletic 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jamie Hanson replaces Michael Jacobs because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 47': Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 49': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Delay in match Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 52': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
- 54': Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 55': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Foul by Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 59': Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic).
- 60': Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Gabriel Obertan replaces Omar Bogle.
- 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Lee Evans.
- 66': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
- 66': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Connor Ronan.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Power with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
- 70': Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 73': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 73': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt saved. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
- 74': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Hanson.
- 76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conor Coady replaces Ben Marshall.
- 77': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Hanson.
- 78': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic).
- 79': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Coady with a cross.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Grigg.
- 81': Attempt blocked. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Power.
- 82': Attempt missed. Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Andreas Weimann replaces Bright Enobakhare.
- 83': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Andreas Weimann (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
- 88': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Wigan Athletic 1. Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Power with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt missed. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Coady.
- 90'+1': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 90'+2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Gilks.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by William Grigg.
- 90'+3': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Wigan Athletic 1.
Statistics
 WGA |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 203 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 338 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 98 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 30 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 48 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 48 | Clearances | 46 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 17,156
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 17,156
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Ikeme (GK) |
| 5 | Richard Stearman |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 64 | Ben Marshall |
| 26 | Bright Enobakhare  |
| 14 | Lee Evans |
| 4 | David Edwards |
| 22 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 43 | Connor Ronan |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
Wigan Athletic (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Matt Gilks (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 12 | Callum Connolly |
| 8 | Sam Morsy |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
| 6 | Max Power |
| 14 | Omar Bogle |
| 9 | Will Grigg |
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