English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Wigan Athletic, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 88': Jack Grealish
FT
1 - 0
Wigan Athletic

    Aston Villa 1-0 Wigan Athletic

    Aston Villa 1-0 Wigan Athletic

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mile Jedinak.
    • 3': Foul by Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 3': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
    • 6': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 9': Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
    • 9': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Morgan.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 12': Foul by Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 12': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 14': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 16': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 23': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 29': Delay in match Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Reece Burke (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 32': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic).
    • 32': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Reece Burke.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 36': Attempt saved. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
    • 38': Delay in match Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Reece Burke (Wigan Athletic).
    • 41': Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Garbutt.
    • 44': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
    • 44': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic).
    • 45'+1': Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jordi Gómez replaces Reece Burke.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 47': Delay in match Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Offside, Aston Villa. Alan Hutton tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
    • 49': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Jake Buxton tries a through ball, but Yanic Wildschut is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
    • 51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
    • 54': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
    • 54': Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
    • 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross McCormack replaces Gary Gardner.
    • 61': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).
    • 61': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 64': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic).
    • 64': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross McCormack.
    • 68': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
    • 68': Ross McCormack (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Ross McCormack (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
    • 70': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
    • 70': Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Albert Adomah.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
    • 76': Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
    • 78': Ross McCormack (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
    • 79': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
    • 83': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 85': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 86': Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
    • 90': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. William Grigg replaces Michael Jacobs.
    • 90': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Dan Burn replaces David Perkins.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+3': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Jack Grealish.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+5': Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Stephen Warnock tries a through ball, but Max Power is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Wigan Athletic 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 0
    44 Possession 56
    6 SHOTS 15
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 417
    408 Passes 526
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 59
    17 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    12 Effective Tackles 16
    22 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    32 Effective Clearances 26
    32 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 29,392

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    # 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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
    12 James Chester
    6 Tommy Elphick
    23 Jordan Amavi
    21 Alan Hutton Yellow Card
    40 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
    25 Mile Jedinak
    22 Gary Gardner
    26 Jonathan Kodjia
    10 Jordan Ayew
    37 Albert Adomah
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Matija Sarkic, Aaron Tshibola, Aly Cissokho, Ross McCormack, Ashley Westwood, Rudy Gestede, Leandro Bacuna.

    WGA Wigan Athletic (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Jussi Jaaskelainen (GK)
    3 Jake Buxton
    20 Craig Morgan
    16 Shaun MacDonald Yellow Card
    23 Stephen Warnock
    32 Reece Burke
    4 David Perkins Yellow Card
    6 Max Power
    17 Michael Jacobs
    19 Luke Garbutt Yellow Card
    31 Yanic Wildschut
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Will Grigg, Craig Davies, Jordi Gómez, Andy Kellett, Dan Lavercombe, Dan Burn, Adam Le Fondre.

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