Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Paolo InceP. Ince65
G
captain1captain
G
74Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Daniel EadieD. Eadie68
D
2
D
71Greg MarsdenG. Marsden
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham62
D
3
D
69Des InceD. Ince
Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers49
D
4
D
70John GrantJ. Grant
Nigel CarrickN. Carrick43
D
5
D
70Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Artur NevesA. Neves63
M
6
M
70Arthur PetersA. Peters
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez62
M
7
M
71Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Adrian RufusA. Rufus61
M
8
M
71Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Alistair IzzetA. Izzet66
A
9
A
72Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum
Darren BurgessD. Burgess63
A
10
A
68Wes WilsonW. Wilson
Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall62
A
11
A
66Ben ImpeyB. Impey
 
Arthur TilerA. Tiler62
G
12
A
69Jason JessJ. Jess
Peter DrydenP. Dryden61
M
13
M
69Nick FowlerN. Fowler
Nigel SinclairN. Sinclair58
M
14
D
69Robert WhelanR. Whelan

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 8,375 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Scholes.


0.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
2.43
Norman Carlton hacks Eddie Higginbotham from behind! The referee calls over Norman Carlton and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Higginbotham runs off the knock.
3.06
Des Ince threads the ball through to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Peters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
4.23
Aaron Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Gerard Serredszum but the referee indicates it's offside!
6.12
John Grant flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Marsden. Greg Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Wes Wilson collects the pass. Wes Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
8.02
Harry Milburn barges into Daniel Eadie. The referee brings Harry Milburn to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Eadie runs off the knock.
10.23
Wes Wilson comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Higginbotham. Wes Wilson is shown the yellow card! Eddie Higginbotham gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.22
Aaron Crooks barges into Jon Wetherall. The referee calls over Aaron Crooks and warns him to calm down! Jon Wetherall stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.22
Free kick to Huddersfield Town just outside the area...
15.10
Artur Neves slowly runs up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
16.08
John Grant flicks a high pass forward. Wes Wilson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Wilson plays a one-two with Gerard Serredszum and rushes in on goal... Wes Wilson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wes Wilson scores for Wigan Athletic!!
21.30
Eddie Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
24.11
Adrian Rufus knocks the ball forward to Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.02
Showing composure, Harry Milburn plays the ball forward to Ben Impey. Ben Impey plays a one-two with Gerard Serredszum and rushes in on goal... Ben Impey tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.18
Arthur Peters knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Ben Impey provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.45
Aaron Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton comfortably collects the pass. Norman Carlton brings the ball forward. Norman Carlton shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Paolo Ince had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
45.00
John Grant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters threads the ball through to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Wes Wilson through on goal. Wes Wilson tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the second half!
51.24
Eddie Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Norman Carlton. The referee calls over Eddie Higginbotham and shows him a yellow card! Norman Carlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.35
Gabriel Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Izzet controls it well on his chest. Alistair Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.14
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Robert Whelan replacing Greg Marsden, Nick Fowler replacing Wes Wilson and Jason Jess replacing Gerard Serredszum .
61.20
Eddie Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Hernandez who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Hernandez flicks a high ball forward to Jon Wetherall who takes it down. Jon Wetherall tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
71.03
Showing composure, Arthur Peters laces a through ball forward to Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.49
Nigel Carrick sees Artur Neves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.17
Gabriel Hernandez flicks a high ball forward to Artur Neves who takes it down. Artur Neves shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
75.10
Gabriel Hernandez catches Norman Carlton on the ankles. The referee calls over Gabriel Hernandez and shows him a yellow card! Norman Carlton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.05
Norman Carlton flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
81.28
Gabriel Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
31.1%
47.3%
21.6%

Scorers
Wes Wilson 16, 45
Ben Impey 27
Norman Carlton 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wes Wilson of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Ince (GK)
6
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Carrick (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
6
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.Nigel Sinclair (MID)
0

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