Wigan Athletic vs Bristol Rovers, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season

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Wigan Athletic are hosting Bristol Rovers 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': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
1': Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
6': Hand ball by Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers).
7': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
9': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
9': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers).
13': Attempt blocked. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Ehmer.
13': Attempt blocked. Ali Koiki (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
14': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Adam Long.
16': Foul by Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers).
16': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic).
17': Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
17': Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
18': Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Hand ball by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
20': Attempt missed. Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
22': Attempt blocked. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
22': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Chris Merrie.
24': Ali Koiki (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Tom James (Wigan Athletic).
26': Foul by Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers).
26': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
31': Foul by Jack Baldwin (Bristol Rovers).
31': Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tom James.
34': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Josh Hare tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
36': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
37': Ali Koiki (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Tom James (Wigan Athletic).
38': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Luke McCormick.
39': Attempt missed. Adam Long (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom James with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt saved. Ali Koiki (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer.
39': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
39': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers).
42': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Jamie Jones tries a through ball, but Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
43': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tom James.
44': Attempt saved. Max Ehmer (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer with a cross.
45': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
45': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
46': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Matthew Palmer.
51': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Alex Perry.
53': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers).
53': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Koiki.
56': Attempt missed. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
56': Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Pearce.
58': Foul by Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers).
58': Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt saved. Tom James (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
60': Foul by Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic).
60': Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Ali Koiki (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
61': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Chris Merrie.
63': Attempt missed. Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Leahy.
64': Attempt blocked. Erhun Oztumer (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Baldwin.
65': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Josh Barrett replaces Ali Koiki.
65': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Zain Walker replaces Erhun Oztumer.
66': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Zain Westbrooke replaces Luke McCormick.
71': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Bristol Rovers).
72': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
72': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Josh Grant (Bristol Rovers).
75': Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers).
76': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Josh Hare (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Alfie Kilgour replaces Josh Hare.
82': Foul by Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers).
82': Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
83': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Harry McHugh replaces Chris Merrie.
83': Attempt blocked. Josh Barrett (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
83': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tom James.
84': Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic).
85': Attempt blocked. Zain Walker (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Kilgour.
87': Foul by Alex Perry (Wigan Athletic).
87': Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Alex Perry (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Oliver Crankshaw replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
90': Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Wigan Athletic).
90'+3': Hand ball by Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers).
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Grant with a headed pass.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.

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

Wigan Athletic (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Jones (GK)
32	Adam Long
4	Curtis Tilt
3	Tom Pearce
27	Tom James
23	Christopher Merrie
24	Alex Perry
12	Matthew Palmer
11	Gavin Massey
22	Kyle Joseph
30	Thelo Aasgaard

Wigan Athletic Substitutes:

Charlie Jolley, Owen Evans, Harry Mchugh, Emeka Obi, Divin Baningime, Luke Robinson, Oliver Crankshaw.

Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
32	Anssi Jaakkola (GK)
26	Jack Baldwin
5	Max Ehmer
3	Luke Leahy
22	Josh Hare
41	Erhun Oztumer
6	Edward Upson
4	Josh Grant
11	Sam Nicholson
47	Ali Koiki
14	Luke McCormick

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Zain Westbrooke, Cian Harries, Zain Walker, Ben Liddle, Josh Barrett, Alfie Kilgour, Jordi van Stappershoef.

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