Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Computer Player Computer Player
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer74
G
captain1captain
G
65Paolo InceP. Ince
Robert WhelanR. Whelan68
D
2
D
67Daniel EadieD. Eadie
Des InceD. Ince67
D
3
D
62Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
John GrantJ. Grant69
D
4
D
54Ugo SharpeU. Sharpe
Adam MarsdenA. Marsden67
D
5
D
49Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers
Alan GrantA. Grant68
M
6
M
62Artur NevesA. Neves
Simon BanksS. Banks67
M
7
M
62Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez
Greg WiseG. Wise68
M
8
M
61Adrian RufusA. Rufus
Harry MilburnH. Milburn70
M
9
A
66Alistair IzzetA. Izzet
Scott LinekerS. Lineker66
A
10
A
63Darren BurgessD. Burgess
Jason JessJ. Jess68
A
11
A
61Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall
 
Wes WilsonW. Wilson67
A
12
G
62Arthur TilerA. Tiler
Arthur PetersA. Peters70
M
13
M
60Peter DrydenP. Dryden
Marc AdamsM. Adams65
D
14
M
58Francis VenusF. Venus

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 9,873 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Swift.


0.00
The first half starts with Wigan Athletic kicking off!
8.23
Greg Wise makes a probing pass to Jason Jess. Jason Jess shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
20.07
Simon Banks flicks a high pass forward. Scott Lineker controls it well on his chest. Scott Lineker shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.53
Adam Marsden threads a neat ball through to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Grant. Alan Grant shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.45
Alan Grant knocks the ball forward to Simon Banks. Simon Banks lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Grant. Alan Grant connects with a diving header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.31
Greg Wise hits a low pass to Scott Lineker. Scott Lineker shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.47
Greg Wise makes a probing pass to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn sees Scott Lineker just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Scott Lineker side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
30.24
Harry Milburn passes the ball forward to Jason Jess. Jason Jess shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
34.06
John Grant controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Wise. Greg Wise hits a low pass to Alan Grant. Alan Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Huddersfield Town start the second half!
51.17
Eddie Higginbotham catches Scott Lineker on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Lineker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.25
Greg Wise flicks a high pass forward to Harry Milburn who brings the ball under control. Harry Milburn cuts inside the box! Harry Milburn comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Paolo Ince reads it well. Quality keeping!
57.50
Jason Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Lineker. Scott Lineker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.56
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Marc Adams replacing Robert Whelan, Arthur Peters replacing Scott Lineker and Wes Wilson replacing Harry Milburn .
75.34
Wigan Athletic are in full control of this game.
78.57
Ugo Sharpe flicks a high pass forward. Artur Neves controls it well on his chest. Artur Neves passes the ball forward to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Chris Bloomer didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
79.48
Artur Neves threads a neat ball through to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
84.49
Greg Wise passes the ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters whips in a cross ball towards Wes Wilson. Wes Wilson rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.00
Gabriel Hernandez hacks John Grant from behind! The referee brings Gabriel Hernandez to one side and gives him a warning! John Grant runs off the knock.
90.00
Adrian Rufus catches Alan Grant on the ankles. The referee warns Adrian Rufus to calm down! Alan Grant carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Huddersfield Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
8
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74%
26%
Play Area
14.3%
51.9%
33.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Greg Wise of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Robert Whelan (DEF)
6
3.Des Ince (DEF)
7
4.John Grant (DEF)
7
5.Adam Marsden (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
6
7.Simon Banks (MID)
6
8.Greg Wise (MID)
9
9.Harry Milburn (MID)
9
10.Scott Lineker (ATT)
6
11.Jason Jess (ATT)
7
 
12.Wes Wilson (ATT)
6
13.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
14.Marc Adams (DEF)
6

1.Paolo Ince (GK)
6
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
5
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
5
9.Alistair Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)
6
11.Jon Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
13.Peter Dryden (MID)
0
14.Francis Venus (MID)
0