Wigan Athletic vs Brentford, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipWigan Athletic 2-1 Brentford
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Brentford
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 2': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 10': Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Tom Field (Brentford).
- 14': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 14': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
- 15': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
- 17': Tom Field (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Lasse Vibe (Brentford).
- 18': Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
- 22': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Warnock with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but Sam Morsy is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
- 24': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 27': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 27': Attempt missed. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 28': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Brentford 0. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Perkins.
- 30': Attempt missed. Tom Field (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
- 32': Attempt saved. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Perkins.
- 32': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 32': Own Goal by Harlee Dean, Brentford. Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 0.
- 34': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
- 34': Harlee Dean (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 34': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 36': Maxime Colin (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Tom Field (Brentford).
- 37': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
- 40': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
- 40': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 43': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 45'+1': 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.
- 45'+1': Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tom Field (Brentford).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 0.
- 47': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by John Egan.
- 47': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by William Grigg following a corner.
- 47': Delay in match Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) because of an injury.
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 50': Attempt missed. John Egan (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Field with a headed pass following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 53': Attempt missed. Tom Field (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
- 56': Substitution, Brentford. Jota replaces Josh McEachran.
- 56': Foul by Maxime Colin (Brentford).
- 56': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
- 58': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Power.
- 61': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 61': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tom Field.
- 62': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 63': Substitution, Brentford. Philipp Hofmann replaces John Egan.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland.
- 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 65': Attempt saved. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nico Yennaris with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jakob Haugaard.
- 66': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 66': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
- 69': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but Max Power is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Romaine Sawyers.
- 76': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces David Perkins.
- 79': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
- 79': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Maxime Colin (Brentford).
- 79': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
- 81': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
- 81': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Adam Le Fondre replaces Max Power.
- 86': Attempt saved. Philipp Hofmann (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 86': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 1. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
- 88': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 88': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 90'+1': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Morgan replaces William Grigg.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tom Field (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
| 485 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 29 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,244
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,244
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 (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Jakob Haugaard (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald  |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 12 | Callum Connolly |
| 4 | David Perkins |
| 8 | Sam Morsy |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
| 6 | Max Power |
| 9 | Will Grigg |
Brentford (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 6 | Harlee Dean |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 14 | John Egan |
| 8 | Li Ke |
| 10 | Josh McEachran |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 30 | Tom Field |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 21 | Lasse Vibe |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
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