Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer73
G
1
G
65Gavin LampardG. Lampard
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini68
D
2
D
74Ali DanicA. Danic
Graham BridgesG. Bridges66
D
3
D
67Marc GrondinM. Grondin
Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby72
D
4
D
65Dominic SounessD. Souness
John GrantJ. Grant67
D
5
D
75Denis RocheD. Roche
Robert DeanR. Dean66
M
6captain
M
69Alex LiddellA. Liddell
Simon BanksS. Banks66
M
7
M
73Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock
Norman CarltonN. Carlton70
M
captain8
M
62Gavin ElliottG. Elliott
Arthur PetersA. Peters68
M
9
M
72Ross TilerR. Tiler
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage64
A
10
A
67Marc DoddM. Dodd
Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes69
A
11
A
64Damien ColeD. Cole
 
Ben ImpeyB. Impey64
A
12
G
60Gavin GreigG. Greig
Harry MilburnH. Milburn68
M
13
D
65Damien GeorgeD. George
Aaron CrooksA. Crooks68
D
14
A
66Liam CrooksL. Crooks

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 18,312 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Wigan Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.23
John Grant passes the ball forward to Simon Banks. Simon Banks flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton collects the pass. Norman Carlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Lampard who gathers it comfortably.
15.39
Simon Banks knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
16.17
Nick Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Carlton sees Arthur Burbage in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arthur Burbage knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Denis Roche.
18.16
Tiago Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gavin Lampard manages to gather it.
21.07
Denis Roche knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Grondin. Marc Grondin threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock plays a perfect one-two with Ross Tiler and rushes in on goal... Niccolo Flintlock muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Chris Bloomer manages to gather it.
22.14
Marc Grondin makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Grondin threads a neat ball through to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd threads a neat, attacking ball through to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
27.47
Ali Danic comes in with a late challenge on Norman Carlton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norman Carlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.29
Robert Dean knocks the ball forward to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Gavin Lampard reads it well. Excellent keeping!
32.09
Simon Banks hacks Niccolo Flintlock from behind! Simon Banks is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Flintlock gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.22
Gavin Elliott threads a neat ball through to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
49.41
Simon Banks flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Burbage who takes it down. Arthur Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.50
Wigan Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Aaron Crooks replacing Nick Huckerby and Harry Milburn replacing Arthur Peters .
61.51
Simon Banks flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Fernandes controls it well on his chest. Tiago Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ali Danic.
69.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Norman Carlton plays the ball forward to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
78.15
Graham Bridges clumsily knocks into Damien Cole. The referee calls over Graham Bridges and shows him a yellow card! Damien Cole runs off the knock.
84.12
With imagination, Niccolo Flintlock picks a pass forward to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd passes the ball forward to Gavin Elliott. Some silky footwork from Gavin Elliott provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
85.26
Ross Tiler threads the ball through to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Chris Bloomer manages to gather it.
87.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Dominic Souness plays the ball forward to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock rushes past Graham Bridges! Niccolo Flintlock side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.23
Gavin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell collects the pass. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Robert Dean plays the ball forward to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn makes a convincing header. Gavin Lampard manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.2%
55.1%
21.7%

Scorers
Norman Carlton 49

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

Match Ratings
1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6
3.Graham Bridges (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
5.John Grant (DEF)
6
6.Robert Dean (MID)
6
7.Simon Banks (MID)yellow card
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)goal scored
9
9.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
10.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
8
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Ben Impey (ATT)
0
13.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
14.Aaron Crooks (DEF)
6

1.Gavin Lampard (GK)
8
2.Ali Danic (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Marc Grondin (DEF)
7
4.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
5.Denis Roche (DEF)
6
6.Alex Liddell (MID)
6
7.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
7
8.Gavin Elliott (MID)
6
9.Ross Tiler (MID)
6
10.Marc Dodd (ATT)
6
11.Damien Cole (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Greig (GK)
0
13.Damien George (DEF)
0
14.Liam Crooks (ATT)
0