Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Nicholas MacleodNicholas Macleod Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Mervin SharpeM. Sharpe65
G
1captain
G
74Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley67
D
2
D
71Greg MarsdenG. Marsden
Robbie HackworthR. Hackworth65
D
3
D
69Des InceD. Ince
Les WrightL. Wright65
D
4
D
70John GrantJ. Grant
David FergusonD. Ferguson63
D
5
D
70Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Thierry FowlerT. Fowler66
M
6
M
70Arthur PetersA. Peters
Richard PowerR. Power63
M
7
M
71Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Graeme OwenG. Owen63
M
captain8
M
71Harry MilburnH. Milburn
John ChadwickJ. Chadwick66
A
9
A
72Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum
Dennis BlakeD. Blake66
A
10
A
68Wes WilsonW. Wilson
Marcus VickersM. Vickers65
A
11
A
66Ben ImpeyB. Impey
 
Trevor TerryT. Terry63
A
12
A
69Jason JessJ. Jess
Jason NewbyJ. Newby61
D
13
M
69Nick FowlerN. Fowler
Craig StandingC. Standing60
A
14
D
69Robert WhelanR. Whelan

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Wigan Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.


0.00
Swansea City start the match!
6.24
Harry Milburn darts forward. Harry Milburn knocks the ball forward, putting Arthur Peters through on goal. Arthur Peters shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.27
Norman Carlton knocks the ball forward to Ben Impey. Ben Impey plays a one-two with Gerard Serredszum and advances towards the goal... Ben Impey tries a spectacular strike. Mervin Sharpe gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
14.16
Des Ince sees a break and surges forward. Des Ince makes an attacking run forward. Des Ince lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Mervin Sharpe, sees it late!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
18.23
Seeing Norman Carlton's attacking run, Arthur Peters quickly throws the ball into his path. Norman Carlton makes a simple pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey plays a one-two with Gerard Serredszum and advances towards the goal... Ben Impey side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Mervin Sharpe had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
21.37
Robbie Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Owen. Graeme Owen shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.52
Des Ince sees Harry Milburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harry Milburn flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Serredszum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gerard Serredszum knocks the ball forward to Arthur Peters but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.41
Gerard Serredszum comes in with a late challenge on Les Wright. The referee calls over Gerard Serredszum and shows him a yellow card! Les Wright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.11
Richard Power flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Vickers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcus Vickers plays a one-two with John Chadwick and advances towards the goal... Marcus Vickers comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
34.49
Seeing a gap ahead, John Chadwick plays the ball forward to Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Chris Bloomer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.52
Thierry Fowler runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Thierry Fowler tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
42.02
Les Wright threads a neat ball through to Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Owen. Graeme Owen makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Chris Bloomer.
43.06
It's a corner kick. Graeme Owen kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Dennis Blake muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Chris Bloomer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Greg Marsden flicks a high ball forward to Gerard Serredszum who takes it down. Gerard Serredszum flicks a high pass forward. Ben Impey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Impey shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Mervin Sharpe manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
John Grant flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Crooks who takes it down. Aaron Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Ben Impey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Impey cuts inside the box! Ben Impey strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
48.45
Robbie Hackworth threads a neat ball through to Richard Power. Richard Power sees Thierry Fowler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Fowler knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
49.32
Jason Priestley flicks a high pass forward to Robbie Hackworth who brings the ball under control. Robbie Hackworth chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Marcus Vickers provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Chris Bloomer smothers it!
53.34
Arthur Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Wilson. Wes Wilson beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.46
John Grant sees Arthur Peters in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arthur Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton plays a scrappy one-two with Gerard Serredszum and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Norman Carlton provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
60.52
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Robert Whelan replacing Greg Marsden, Nick Fowler replacing Wes Wilson and Jason Jess replacing Gerard Serredszum .
65.41
Robert Whelan flicks a high pass forward to Norman Carlton who brings the ball under control. Norman Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Jess. Jason Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mervin Sharpe who gathers it comfortably.
67.17
Norman Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Jason Jess collects the pass. Jason Jess passes the ball forward but Arthur Peters is offside!
69.35
Norman Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Jess. Jason Jess finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
73.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.32
Arthur Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.21
Harry Milburn takes it forward alone. Harry Milburn knocks the ball forward into space. Nick Fowler bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
79.41
Graeme Owen barges into Arthur Peters. The referee calls over Graeme Owen and shows him a yellow card! Arthur Peters grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.54
Robert Whelan surges forward with the ball. Robert Whelan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.02
Les Wright catches John Grant on the ankles. The referee warns Les Wright to calm down! John Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.43
Norman Carlton flicks a high pass forward to Harry Milburn who brings the ball under control. Harry Milburn shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.04
Richard Power threads the ball through to Dennis Blake. Seeing a gap ahead, Dennis Blake plays the ball forward to Graeme Owen who has made a great run into the box. Graeme Owen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.6%
61.4%
Play Area
31.3%
47%
21.7%

Scorers
Marcus Vickers 34
Dennis Blake 43
Norman Carlton 14
Ben Impey 18
Wes Wilson 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Carlton of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Mervin Sharpe (GK)
7
2.Jason Priestley (DEF)
6
3.Robbie Hackworth (DEF)
7
4.Les Wright (DEF)
6
5.David Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Thierry Fowler (MID)
6
7.Richard Power (MID)
6
8.Graeme Owen (MID)yellow card
6
9.John Chadwick (ATT)
6
10.Dennis Blake (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Marcus Vickers (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Trevor Terry (ATT)
0
13.Jason Newby (DEF)
0
14.Craig Standing (ATT)
0

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Greg Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Des Ince (DEF)
7
4.John Grant (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Crooks (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
7.Norman Carlton (MID)goal scored
9
8.Harry Milburn (MID)
7
9.Gerard Serredszum (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Wes Wilson (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ben Impey (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jason Jess (ATT)
6
13.Nick Fowler (MID)
6
14.Robert Whelan (DEF)
6