Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Si WilliamsSi Williams James Morrison James Morrison
Joel KolkJ. Kolk75
G
1captain
G
84Christos KyriakidisC. Kyriakidis
John BradyJ. Brady81
D
2
D
76Luke GreavesL. Greaves
Leon MendoncaL. Mendonca74
D
3
D
80Dean PottsD. Potts
Allan VoisinA. Voisin80
D
4
D
81Dinu SavuD. Savu
David KirklandD. Kirkland76
D
5
D
83Richard BeckhamR. Beckham
Pablo MoralesP. Morales74
M
6
M
85Matthew HowellsM. Howells
Nicholas BosnichN. Bosnich78
M
7
M
81Jean-No‘l ModesteJ. Modeste
Luke VassellL. Vassell76
A
8
A
81Markus WitteM. Witte
Daniel RosalesD. Rosales77
A
9
A
90Mick LinekerM. Lineker
Corentin HognonC. Hognon76
A
captain10
A
78Alexandre VieiraA. Vieira
Seth WilliamsS. Williams77
A
11
A
89Gavin KirklandG. Kirkland
 
Ashley PattersonA. Patterson74
D
12
D
76Brian LumsdonB. Lumsdon
John PlattJ. Platt73
M
13
M
82Jody ShearerJ. Shearer
Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai72
A
14
M
87Robert UpsonR. Upson

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Wigan Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Mick Shaw.


0.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off and get the first half underway!
3.35
Seth Williams clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Modeste. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean-No‘l Modeste hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.08
Mick Lineker catches Nicholas Bosnich on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Bosnich stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.54
Seth Williams hits a low pass to Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon threads the ball through to Nicholas Bosnich but he's offside!
8.20
Leon Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Seth Williams holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seth Williams controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.06
John Brady flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Bosnich controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Bosnich chips the ball to his team mate, Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon whips in a cross ball towards Luke Vassell. Luke Vassell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Luke Vassell scores for Wolverhampton Wanderers!!
15.12
Richard Beckham takes it forward alone. Richard Beckham makes a probing pass to Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Joel Kolk!
18.23
Dinu Savu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Joel Kolk easily punches it away to safety.
22.41
Allan Voisin makes a simple pass to Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich flicks a high ball forward to Luke Vassell who gracefully takes it down. Luke Vassell whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich heads the ball goalwards. Christos Kyriakidis punches it away to safety.
28.31
Leon Mendonca catches Gavin Kirkland on the ankles. The referee calls over Leon Mendonca and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Kirkland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.43
Dinu Savu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells threads the ball through to Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
32.43
Nicholas Bosnich takes it forward alone. Nicholas Bosnich threads the ball through into the box. Corentin Hognon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Christos Kyriakidis is on top of it.
33.33
Jean-No‘l Modeste knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Vieira. Alexandre Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker beats his man to it with a header but John Brady is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
36.53
Jean-No‘l Modeste chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Joel Kolk!
38.16
Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Howells holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthew Howells lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Vieira. Alexandre Vieira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.02
Dean Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Joel Kolk effortlessly punches it away to safety.
44.40
John Brady comes in with a late challenge on Markus Witte. John Brady is shown the yellow card! Markus Witte grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
Leon Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Rosales collects the pass. Daniel Rosales kicks a strong pass forward to Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wigan Athletic start the second half!
48.26
Richard Beckham hacks Seth Williams from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Seth Williams stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.31
John Brady passes the ball forward to Pablo Morales. Pablo Morales makes a simple pass to Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
51.42
Nicholas Bosnich barges into Richard Beckham. The referee calls over Nicholas Bosnich and warns him to calm down! Richard Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.40
Dinu Savu flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Modeste collects the pass. Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Kirkland controls it well on his chest. Gavin Kirkland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
59.22
Jean-No‘l Modeste sees Matthew Howells in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Howells knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Witte. Markus Witte whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Joel Kolk. Excellent save.
61.50
Matthew Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Kirkland. Gavin Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards Markus Witte. John Brady hacks Markus Witte from behind! Markus Witte appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
72.19
Dean Potts pushes up the pitch. Dean Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.43
Leon Mendonca barges into Alexandre Vieira. Leon Mendonca is warned by the referee! Alexandre Vieira grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.06
Leon Mendonca decides to run forward with the ball. Leon Mendonca hits a low pass to Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich rushes past Luke Greaves! Some silky footwork from Nicholas Bosnich provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
79.54
Nicholas Bosnich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Morales. Pablo Morales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
81.32
With wonderful imagination, Nicholas Bosnich picks a pass forward to Luke Vassell. Luke Vassell threads a neat ball through to Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.55
John Brady clumsily knocks into Matthew Howells. John Brady is given a warning by the referee! Matthew Howells runs off the knock.
85.08
Jean-No‘l Modeste threads a neat ball through to Markus Witte. Markus Witte plays a one-two with Gavin Kirkland and rushes in on goal... Markus Witte cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
89.50
Nicholas Bosnich flicks a high pass forward. Luke Vassell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luke Vassell advances inside the box! Luke Vassell tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wigan Athletic
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
32.1%
39.5%
28.4%

Scorers
Luke Vassell 9, 89
Alexandre Vieira 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luke Vassell of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Joel Kolk (GK)
8
2.John Brady (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Leon Mendonca (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Allan Voisin (DEF)
6
5.David Kirkland (DEF)
6
6.Pablo Morales (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Bosnich (MID)
8
8.Luke Vassell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Daniel Rosales (ATT)
6
10.Corentin Hognon (ATT)
6
11.Seth Williams (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Ashley Patterson (DEF)
0
13.John Platt (MID)
0
14.Fouad Bezzai (ATT)
0

1.Christos Kyriakidis (GK)
6
2.Luke Greaves (DEF)
6
3.Dean Potts (DEF)
6
4.Dinu Savu (DEF)
6
5.Richard Beckham (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Matthew Howells (MID)
7
7.Jean-No‘l Modeste (MID)
7
8.Markus Witte (ATT)
6
9.Mick Lineker (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Alexandre Vieira (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Gavin Kirkland (ATT)
6
 
12.Brian Lumsdon (DEF)
0
13.Jody Shearer (MID)
0
14.Robert Upson (MID)
0