Match Report


BurnleyBurnley     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Ruel HibbsR. Hibbs52
G
1
G
69Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Youl Alidor LachuerY. Lachuer68
D
2
D
70Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Gian Luca AllegriG. Allegri65
D
captain3
D
63Steve SummerbeeS. Summerbee
Dominic SounessD. Souness64
D
4
D
66John GrantJ. Grant
Clive ArmstrongC. Armstrong63
D
5
D
59Darren GranvilleD. Granville
Joe WilsonJ. Wilson66
M
6
M
67Alan GrantA. Grant
Eddie BallE. Ball64
M
7captain
M
68Arthur PetersA. Peters
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison63
M
8
M
69Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Sol SinclairS. Sinclair70
A
9
A
67Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Simon MarsdenS. Marsden65
A
10
A
64Arthur BurbageA. Burbage
Duarte RamosD. Ramos57
A
11
A
63Ben ImpeyB. Impey
 
Marcus PallisterM. Pallister60
M
12
M
66Jacob VenusJ. Venus
Adam Le SauxA. Le Saux58
M
13
A
60Nicolas MoralesN. Morales
Wayne ButtW. Butt56
D
14
A
64Simon OwenS. Owen

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 8,811 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Burnley and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
Burnley kick off and get the match underway!
2.56
Alan Grant knocks the ball forward to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey skips past Gian Luca Allegri! Ben Impey rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.52
Steve Summerbee kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters flicks a high pass forward. Alan Grant collects the pass. Alan Grant knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clive Armstrong.
20.55
Gian Luca Allegri breaks forward. Gian Luca Allegri threads a neat ball through to Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.19
Arthur Peters makes a beautiful solo run. Arthur Peters runs straight at the defence! Youl Alidor Lachuer comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.43
Arthur Peters makes a probing pass to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage skips past Gian Luca Allegri! Gian Luca Allegri hacks Arthur Burbage from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
32.10
Norman Carlton laces a weighted ball forward to Alan Grant. Alan Grant whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.07
Arthur Peters plays the ball forward to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage plays a quick one-two with Arthur Peters and rushes in on goal... Arthur Burbage muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.22
Eddie Ball makes a simple pass to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.50
Gian Luca Allegri brings the ball forward. Gian Luca Allegri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Wilson. Joe Wilson threads the ball through to Simon Marsden but he's offside!
44.22
Norman Carlton brings the ball forward. Norman Carlton shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Ruel Hibbs easily smothers it!
45.00
Arthur Peters passes the ball forward to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro makes a probing pass between the defence to Alan Grant. Some good footwork from Alan Grant provides some space. He shoots at goal. Dominic Souness steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic get the second half underway!
51.08
Gian Luca Allegri flicks a high pass forward. Joe Wilson collects the pass. Joe Wilson threads a neat ball through to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.13
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Marcus Pallister replacing Dominic Souness, Adam Le Saux replacing Neil Morrison and Wayne Butt replacing Simon Marsden .Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Simon Owen replacing Nick Huckerby .
66.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Steve Summerbee laces a through ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Burbage who brings the ball under control. Arthur Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Gian Luca Allegri steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
69.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcus Pallister plays the ball forward to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilson. Joe Wilson edges inside the box! Joe Wilson shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Chris Bloomer!
72.17
Marcus Pallister hits a long diagonal ball forward. Duarte Ramos plays a one-two with Wayne Butt and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Duarte Ramos provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.40
Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Nicolas Morales replacing Arthur Burbage .
78.41
Clive Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arthur Peters.
81.23
Joe Wilson clumsily knocks into John Grant. The referee calls over Joe Wilson and shows him a yellow card! John Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Burnley

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

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
30.3%
51.5%
18.2%

Scorers
Arthur Burbage 32, 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arthur Burbage of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Ruel Hibbs (GK)
6
2.Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF)
6
3.Gian Luca Allegri (DEF)
7
4.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
5.Clive Armstrong (DEF)
6
6.Joe Wilson (MID)yellow card
6
7.Eddie Ball (MID)
6
8.Neil Morrison (MID)
6
9.Sol Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Simon Marsden (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Ramos (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcus Pallister (MID)
7
13.Adam Le Saux (MID)
6
14.Wayne Butt (DEF)
6

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
3.Steve Summerbee (DEF)
6
4.John Grant (DEF)
6
5.Darren Granville (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
7
7.Arthur Peters (MID)
8
8.Norman Carlton (MID)
7
9.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
6
10.Arthur Burbage (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ben Impey (ATT)
6
 
12.Jacob Venus (MID)
0
13.Nicolas Morales (ATT)
6
14.Simon Owen (ATT)
6