Match Report
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Wright | E. Wright |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Joe Wainwright | J. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Vadym Karavayev | V. Karavayev |  | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Lars Ziegenhagen | L. Ziegenhagen | |||||||||
| Greg Prior | G. Prior | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Ivan Bridge | I. Bridge | |||||||||
| Gary Newton | G. Newton | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Sebastien Tatarian | S. Tatarian | |||||||||
| Marc Elliott | M. Elliott | | 41 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 |  | Nicolas Ferrer | N. Ferrer | |||||||||
| Damien Venus | D. Venus | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Yassine Djoudi | Y. Djoudi | |||||||||
| Danny Wilcox | D. Wilcox | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Nwankwo Maclean | N. Maclean | |||||||||
| Edward Owen | E. Owen | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Gavin Beckham | G. Beckham | |||||||||
| Steve Venus | S. Venus | | 57 | A | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Richard Wise | R. Wise | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Nigel Fletcher | N. Fletcher | |||||||||
| James Drake | J. Drake | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Kemal Bastin | K. Bastin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,518 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Wigan Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.43
0-0Edward Owen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Wise. Richard Wise whips in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
6.43
1-0Vadym Karavayev makes a probing pass to Edward Owen. Edward Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus lofts in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Joe Wainwright had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
9.14
Danny Wilcox makes a probing pass to James Drake. James Drake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.11
1-0Sebastien Tatarian hacks Richard Wise from behind! Sebastien Tatarian is given a warning by the referee! Richard Wise stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.28
Ivan Bridge plays a long ball forward. Kemal Bastin shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.06
1-0Gavin Beckham threads the ball through to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher finds some space and shoots from distance but Eddie Wright is on top of it.
30.37
1-0Danny Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastien Tatarian.
33.23
Edward Owen threads the ball through to James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Joe Wainwright!
34.40
1-0Wigan Athletic are easily keeping Rotherham United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
38.44
Adrian Hunt clumsily knocks into Damien Venus. Adrian Hunt is warned by the referee! Damien Venus stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Edward Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Wise. Richard Wise tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Joe Wainwright manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rotherham United kick off!
49.47
Adrian Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.51
Damien Venus kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Wise. Richard Wise sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.24
Edward Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastien Tatarian.
57.20
Marc Elliott makes a simple pass to Damien Venus. Damien Venus makes a probing pass to Steve Venus. Steve Venus lofts in a cross ball towards James Drake. James Drake flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Joe Wainwright.
59.13
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.08
Edward Owen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Drake. James Drake shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.28
Edward Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Drake. James Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Wise. Richard Wise is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
67.02
Nwankwo Maclean sees a break and surges forward. Nwankwo Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.31
Ivan Bridge kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Hunt. Adrian Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from distance but Eddie Wright is on top of it.
77.33
Gary Newton brings the ball forward. Gary Newton threads the ball through to Richard Wise. Richard Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Venus. Steve Venus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Joe Wainwright manages to gather it comfortably.
78.42
Gavin Beckham makes a simple pass to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher goes all the way! Nigel Fletcher rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Eddie Wright manages to gather it comfortably.
81.31
Danny Wilcox flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Venus. Steve Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joe Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
22.8%
45.6%
31.6%
Scorers