English League Championship

Brentford vs Wigan Athletic, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Brentford
  • 19': Saïd Benrahma
  • 57': Saïd Benrahma
  • 66': Saïd Benrahma
FT
3 - 0
Wigan Athletic
  • Red Card 81': Joe Garner

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic).
  • 1': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
  • 6': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Gavin Massey replaces Leon Balogun because of an injury.
  • 7': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Rico Henry.
  • 9': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 13': Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
  • 14': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 16': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Kal Naismith tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
  • 19': Goal! Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes with a headed pass.
  • 21': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 22': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic).
  • 23': Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 30': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
  • 34': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 42': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Shandon Baptiste because of an injury.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Williams.
  • 43': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 44': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 44': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams with a headed pass.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+6': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 48': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
  • 49': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic).
  • 50': Foul by Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic).
  • 50': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cedric Kipre.
  • 57': Goal! Brentford 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 59': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic).
  • 59': Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces Kieffer Moore.
  • 60': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Daniel Fox replaces Jamal Lowe.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
  • 62': Kieran Dowell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. César Joel Valencia Castillo replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 66': Goal! Brentford 3, Wigan Athletic 0. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  • 73': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jan Mlakar replaces Nathan Byrne.
  • 73': Substitution, Brentford. Jan Zamburek replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 73': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Lee Evans replaces Kieran Dowell.
  • 74': Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 75': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jan Mlakar (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Garner with a headed pass.
  • 78': Foul by Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic).
  • 78': Jan Zamburek (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Jan Mlakar (Wigan Athletic).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Joel Valencia Castillo.
  • 80': Foul by Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic).
  • 80': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
  • 81': Jan Zamburek (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) is shown the red card.
  • 84': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Brentford).
  • 84': Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  • 90': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
  • 90': Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic).
  • 90'+1': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Daniel Fox (Wigan Athletic).
  • 90'+2': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Wigan Athletic 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 0
37.6 Possession 62.4
3 SHOTS 18
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 420
308 Passes 495
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 60
32 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
32 Effective Clearances 6
32 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
18 Pontus Jansson
3 Rico Henry
22 Henrik Dalsgaard
6 Christian Nørgaard
26 Shandon Baptiste
17 Emiliano Marcondes
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Saïd Benrahma
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Julian Jeanvier, Josh Dasilva, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Jan Zamburek, Joel Valencia, Mads Roerslev, Mathias Jensen, Luke Daniels, Halil Dervisoglu.

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

No. Name
1 David Marshall (GK)
37 Leon Balogun
21 Cedric Kipre
3 Antonee Robinson Yellow Card
2 Nathan Byrne
30 Kieran Dowell
5 Sam Morsy
20 Joe Williams
19 Kieffer Moore
33 Kal Naismith
9 Jamal Lowe
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Daniel Fox, Joe Garner, Lee Evans, Joe Gelhardt, Lewis MacLeod, Tom Pearce, Gavin Massey, Jan Mlakar, Jamie Jones.

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