English League Championship

FT Friday, February 3, 2017
Sheffield Wednesday DLWLD 1
–
Wigan Athletic LWWWL 0
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SHW101
WGA000
The Brick Community Stadium · 13,037 att.

Match Report

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Ross Wallace's deflected goal gives Sheffield Wednesday win at Wigan

A deflected goal from Ross Wallace just before the interval sent Sheffield Wednesday into the playoff places thanks to a slender 1-0 win at Wigan.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
0
49.9
Possession
50.1
5
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
289
407
Passes
409
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
93
Long Balls
67
32
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
36
35
Clearances
36

Head to Head

SHW leads series 3-2

Lineups

WGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jakob HaugaardG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 3Jake BuxtonCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WarnockLB
  5. 12Callum ConnollyRB
  6. 8Sam MorsyAM
  7. 16Shaun MacDonaldLM
  8. 6Max PowerRM
  9. 9Will GriggF
  10. 17Michael JacobsAM-L
  11. 4David PerkinsAM-R

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 39Vincent SassoCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 3David JonesCM-L
  7. 41Barry BannanCM-R
  8. 9Adam ReachLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-L
  11. 17Jordan RhodesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a headed pass.
  2. 56' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum McManaman replaces Ross Wallace.
  3. 62' Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 67' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Omar Bogle replaces William Grigg.
  5. 67' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James Weir replaces David Perkins.
  6. 81' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Almen Abdi replaces Fernando Forestieri.
  7. 85' Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 90'+1' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Josè Semedo replaces Daniel Pudil because of an injury.

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