English League Championship

Wigan Athletic vs Aston Villa, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wigan Athletic
  • 41': Gary Roberts
  • 79': Michael Jacobs
  • 83': Joe Garner (P)
FT
3 - 0
Aston Villa

    About

    Wigan Athletic are hosting Aston Villa at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by James Bree (Aston Villa).
    • 1': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Anthony Pilkington.
    • 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
    • 7': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
    • 13': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 13': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
    • 19': Foul by Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic).
    • 19': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Yannick Bolasie is caught offside.
    • 21': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
    • 22': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 22': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Anthony Pilkington (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
    • 25': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
    • 25': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 30': Foul by Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic).
    • 30': Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 34': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 38': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
    • 41': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Aston Villa 0. Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
    • 43': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
    • 43': Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 45'+1': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lee Evans.
    • 49': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Reece James (Wigan Athletic).
    • 50': Hand ball by Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic).
    • 54': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
    • 54': Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Roberts with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Garner with a headed pass.
    • 60': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
    • 60': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs replaces Anthony Pilkington.
    • 61': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
    • 61': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Tommy Elphick.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
    • 64': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
    • 64': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Roberts with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
    • 66': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 70': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Byrne replaces Gary Roberts.
    • 73': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
    • 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
    • 77': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
    • 77': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
    • 79': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Aston Villa 0. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Evans with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
    • 80': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Penalty Wigan Athletic. Josh Windass draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 82': Penalty conceded by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 83': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Aston Villa 0. Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
    • 84': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James Vaughan replaces Joe Garner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+1': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+2': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+3': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Aston Villa 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Aston Villa 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Aston Villa 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 0
    50.6 Possession 49.4
    4 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    290 Accurate Passes 271
    363 Passes 352
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    22 Crosses 27
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 75
    27 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    1 Interceptions 2
    28 Effective Clearances 20
    28 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
    Location: Wigan, England
    Attendance: 13,882

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Millwall 2 +5 6
    2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
    3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    23 Jamie Jones (GK)
    21 Cedric Kipre
    22 Cheyenne Dunkley
    20 Kal Naismith
    12 Reece James
    36 Lee Evans
    5 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
    18 Gary Roberts
    13 Anthony Pilkington
    41 Joe Garner Yellow Card
    10 Josh Windass Yellow Card
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Callum Connolly, Nathan Byrne, Will Grigg, Callum McManaman, Michael Jacobs, Christian Walton, James Vaughan.

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

    No. Name
    28 Lovre Kalinic (GK)
    5 James Chester
    24 Tommy Elphick
    20 Birkir Bjarnason Yellow Card
    3 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
    16 James Bree
    14 Conor Hourihane
    7 John McGinn
    11 Yannick Bolasie
    22 Anwar El Ghazi
    18 Tammy Abraham
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Scott Hogan, Keinan Davis, Glenn Whelan, Alan Hutton, Albert Adomah, Jed Steer, Kortney Hause.

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