English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Brentford
  • 24': Neal Maupay
  • 63': Neal Maupay
FT
2 - 0
Wigan Athletic
  • Red Card 58': Sam Morsy

About

Brentford are hosting Wigan Athletic at Griffin Park, Brentford, 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': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 1': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
  • 1': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Cedric Kipre tries a through ball, but Josh Windass is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Christian Walton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 10': Delay in match Christian Walton (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Powell.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
  • 16': Attempt missed. James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Powell.
  • 17': Hand ball by Lewis MacLeod (Brentford).
  • 20': Offside, Brentford. Chris Mepham tries a through ball, but Said Benrahma is caught offside.
  • 23': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
  • 24': Goal! Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Said Benrahma with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
  • 26': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 28': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
  • 28': Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Reece James (Wigan Athletic).
  • 28': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 31': Foul by Said Benrahma (Brentford).
  • 31': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Said Benrahma.
  • 33': Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass with a through ball.
  • 34': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
  • 34': Delay in match Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) because of an injury.
  • 34': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Foul by Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic).
  • 39': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
  • 40': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Delay in match Chris Mepham (Brentford) because of an injury.
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Powell.
  • 44': Delay in match Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 46': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 46': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic).
  • 48': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
  • 50': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 51': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
  • 51': Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
  • 52': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
  • 52': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod with a through ball.
  • 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
  • 57': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match Yoann Barbet (Brentford) because of an injury.
  • 58': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the red card.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
  • 63': Goal! Brentford 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Darron Gibson replaces James Vaughan.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 67': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces Nick Powell.
  • 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
  • 70': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
  • 71': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Neal Maupay.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
  • 72': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
  • 73': Substitution, Brentford. Alan Judge replaces Said Benrahma.
  • 73': Delay in match Chris Mepham (Brentford) because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Julian Jeanvier replaces Chris Mepham because of an injury.
  • 75': Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Foul by Julian Jeanvier (Brentford).
  • 77': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic).
  • 80': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman replaces Josh Windass.
  • 82': Foul by Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic).
  • 82': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic).
  • 84': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Offside, Brentford. Josh McEachran tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 88': Foul by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
  • 88': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic).
  • 89': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Julian Jeanvier (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Judge following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lee Evans.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Brentford 2, Wigan Athletic 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 1
4 Saves 1
46 Possession 54
6 SHOTS 8
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
117 Accurate Passes 150
174 Passes 204
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 0
2 Crosses 3
0.0 Cross % 0.0
55 Long Balls 46
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 4
10 Tackles 5
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 4
9 Effective Clearances 5
9 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 9,951

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
6 Chris Mepham
26 Ezri Konsa
29 Yoann Barbet
22 Henrik Dalsgaard Yellow Card
4 Lewis MacLeod
19 Romaine Sawyers
10 Josh McEachran
9 Neal Maupay
11 Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
21 Saïd Benrahma
Brentford Substitutes:
Josh Clarke, Li Ke, Julian Jeanvier, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Sergi Canós, Luke Daniels, Alan Judge.

WGA Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Christian Walton (GK)
21 Cedric Kipre
22 Cheyenne Dunkley Yellow Card
3 Antonee Robinson
12 Reece James
25 Nick Powell Yellow Card
5 Sam Morsy Red Card
36 Lee Evans
8 James Vaughan
10 Josh Windass Yellow Card
26 Callum Connolly
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Will Grigg, Darron Gibson, Callum McManaman, Joe Garner, Nathan Byrne, Jamie Jones, Michael Jacobs.

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