English League Championship

FT Friday, September 23, 2016
Wigan Athletic LLLLD 0
–
Preston North End LLWLW 1
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WGA000
PNE101
Deepdale · 13,077 att.

Match Report

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Jordan Hugill earns Preston North End a 1-0 win over Wigan

Jordan Hugill's early deflected goal earned Preston a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Wigan.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
64.6
Possession
35.4
18
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
399
Accurate Passes
168
498
Passes
267
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
6
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
76
30
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
11
25
Clearances
21

Head to Head

WGA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 22Chris MaxwellG
  2. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  3. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 27Alex BaptisteRB
  6. 8Alan BrowneCM-L
  7. 12Paul GallagherCM-R
  8. 37Callum RobinsonLM
  9. 14Aiden McGeadyRM
  10. 25Jordan HugillCF-L
  11. 9Simon MakienokCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Daniel JohnsonSUB
  2. 18Ben PringleSUB
  3. 7Chris HumphreySUB
  4. 13Eoin DoyleSUB
  5. 4Ben PearsonSUB
  6. 1Anders LindegaardSUB
  7. 23Paul HuntingtonSUB

WGA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Adam BogdanG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 3Jake BuxtonCD-R
  4. 16Shaun MacDonaldDM
  5. 23Stephen WarnockLB
  6. 10Nathan ByrneRB
  7. 14Jordi GómezCM-L
  8. 6Max PowerCM-R
  9. 31Yanic WildschutLM
  10. 17Michael JacobsRM
  11. 9Will GriggF

Substitutes

  1. 11Adam Le FondreSUB
  2. 21Craig DaviesSUB
  3. 4David PerkinsSUB
  4. 19Luke GarbuttSUB
  5. 18Kaiyne WoolerySUB
  6. 22Jussi JaaskelainenSUB
  7. 25Nick PowellSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Preston North End 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady following a corner.
  2. 30' Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Shaun MacDonald.
  5. 59' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. David Perkins replaces Michael Jacobs.
  6. 67' David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Paul Gallagher.
  8. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Pearson replaces Simon Makienok.
  9. 75' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 79' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Davies replaces Nathan Byrne.

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