English League One

Wigan Athletic vs Accrington Stanley, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Wigan Athletic
  • 14': Tom James
  • 19': Dan Gardner
  • 32': Will Keane (P)
  • 83': Mark Hughes (OG)
FT
4 - 3
Accrington Stanley
  • 61': Joe Pritchard
  • 65': Michael Nottingham
  • 86': Cameron Burgess

About

Wigan Athletic are hosting Accrington Stanley at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Dan Gardner tries a through ball, but Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
  • 4': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom James.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom James.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Nottingham.
  • 6': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Darnell Johnson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 10': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Dan Gardner tries a through ball, but Tom Pearce is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
  • 11': Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Darnell Johnson (Wigan Athletic) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom James following a set piece situation.
  • 12': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Pearce.
  • 14': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Tom James (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Accrington Stanley 0. Dan Gardner (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Dan Gardner (Wigan Athletic).
  • 25': Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Cameron Burgess tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 27': Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley).
  • 31': Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Tom James (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Pearce with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
  • 32': Penalty Wigan Athletic. Tom Pearce draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Accrington Stanley 0. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 33': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Tom James tries a through ball, but Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
  • 34': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Keane.
  • 36': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Toby Savin.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Nottingham.
  • 45'+1': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
  • 45'+2': Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom James.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 3, Accrington Stanley 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 3, Accrington Stanley 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Ryan Cassidy replaces Harvey Rodgers.
  • 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Sean McConville replaces Tariq Uwakwe.
  • 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Oliver Crankshaw replaces Adam Long.
  • 48': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
  • 48': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Gardner.
  • 49': Foul by Oliver Crankshaw (Wigan Athletic).
  • 49': Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
  • 51': Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sean McConville.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Mark Hughes.
  • 55': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Russell replaces Seamus Conneely.
  • 57': Foul by Darnell Johnson (Wigan Athletic).
  • 57': Ryan Cassidy (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Perry.
  • 58': Darnell Johnson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
  • 61': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Accrington Stanley 1. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Dan Gardner (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Keane.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Nottingham.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Darnell Johnson.
  • 65': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Accrington Stanley 2. Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ryan Cassidy (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
  • 68': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Oliver Crankshaw.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross.
  • 70': Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic).
  • 71': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Chris Merrie.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Butcher with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 73': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jamie Jones.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Foul by Dan Gardner (Wigan Athletic).
  • 75': Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Foul by Ryan Cassidy (Accrington Stanley).
  • 76': Oliver Crankshaw (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
  • 77': Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Ryan Cassidy (Accrington Stanley).
  • 77': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
  • 78': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
  • 81': Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Cameron Burgess tries a through ball, but Colby Bishop is caught offside.
  • 83': Own Goal by Mark Hughes, Accrington Stanley. Wigan Athletic 4, Accrington Stanley 2.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop with a headed pass.
  • 85': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ryan Cassidy (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 86': Goal! Wigan Athletic 4, Accrington Stanley 3. Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Colby Bishop following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Jolley replaces Dan Gardner because of an injury.
  • 89': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
  • 89': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Pearce.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
  • 90'+6': Oliver Crankshaw (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Charlie Jolley (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 4, Accrington Stanley 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 4, Accrington Stanley 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England

EFL League One Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bradford City 7 +3 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday 7 +7 14
3 Plymouth Argyle 7 +4 13
4 Huddersfield Town 7 +5 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

WGA Wigan Athletic (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jamie Jones (GK)
4 Curtis Tilt
32 Adam Long
6 Darnell Johnson
15 Dan Gardner
23 Christopher Merrie
24 Alex Perry
3 Tom Pearce
27 Tom James
22 Kyle Joseph
10 Will Keane
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Owen Evans, Charlie Jolley, Oliver Crankshaw, Emeka Obi, Scott Smith, Luke Robinson, Divin Baningime.

ACC Accrington Stanley (3-5-2)

No. Name
40 Toby Savin (GK)
3 Mark Hughes Yellow Card
4 Cameron Burgess
2 Michael Nottingham
10 Joe Pritchard
6 Matt Butcher
28 Seamus Conneely Yellow Card
14 Tariq Uwakwe
18 Harvey Rodgers
19 Colby Bishop
32 Dion Charles
Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
Ben Barclay, Sean Mcconville, Jonathan Russell, Rhys-James Fenlon, Nathan Baxter, Stephen Sama, Ryan Cassidy.

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