Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     EvertonEverton
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer73
G
1
G
78Lefteris KipourosL. Kipouros
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini68
D
2
D
72Alan ThomsonA. Thomson
Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby72
D
3
D
71Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald
Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze70
D
4
D
73Callum GoughC. Gough
John GrantJ. Grant67
D
5
M
82Jacob JessJ. Jess
Robert DeanR. Dean66
M
6
M
76Dale DrakeD. Drake
Arthur PetersA. Peters68
M
7
M
79Wladimiro ScarpiW. Scarpi
Norman CarltonN. Carlton70
M
captain8captain
M
76John CaldwellJ. Caldwell
Jacob VenusJ. Venus66
M
9
A
77Romero P. VegaR. Vega
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage64
A
10
A
75Eoin RowettE. Rowett
Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes69
A
11
A
76Richard ThomsonR. Thomson
 
Nicolas MoralesN. Morales61
A
12
D
71Ian DuberryI. Duberry
Harry MilburnH. Milburn68
M
13
M
78Gary SounessG. Souness
Adam MarsdenA. Marsden64
D
14
A
73Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Everton. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Wigan Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.46
Alan Thomson flicks a high pass forward to John Caldwell who brings the ball under control. John Caldwell passes the ball forward to Dale Drake. Dale Drake cuts inside the box! Dale Drake shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
21.07
Norman Carlton runs forward with the ball. Norman Carlton hits a low pass to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
24.52
Alan Thomson threads a neat ball through to John Caldwell. John Caldwell surges forward with the ball. John Caldwell hits a low pass to Wladimiro Scarpi. Wladimiro Scarpi takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.45
Arthur Peters passes the ball forward to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Lefteris Kipouros. Excellent save.
38.32
Jan Schulze barges into Eoin Rowett. Jan Schulze is shown the yellow card! Eoin Rowett gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.40
Demetrius Cascini pushes up the pitch. Demetrius Cascini knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jakob Birkwald.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Everton kick off the second half!
47.34
Jacob Venus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jacob Venus whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.03
Jacob Jess flicks a high pass forward. Dale Drake controls it well on his chest. Dale Drake tries a spectacular long range effort but Chris Bloomer is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
54.49
Norman Carlton threads the ball through to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Burbage holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Burbage shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.52
Dale Drake deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Everton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.28
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Adam Marsden replacing Jan Schulze, Harry Milburn replacing Jacob Venus and Nicolas Morales replacing Tiago Fernandes .Everton have made 3 substitutions with Ian Duberry replacing Callum Gough, Gary Souness replacing Dale Drake and Jody Benjamin replacing Eoin Rowett .
65.17
Arthur Peters advances with the ball. Arthur Peters flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Morales controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.57
Alan Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Wladimiro Scarpi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wladimiro Scarpi sees Richard Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Thomson runs straight at the defence! Richard Thomson shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
69.38
Gary Souness makes a probing pass to Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
77.19
Wigan Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.20
Ian Duberry makes a simple pass to Gary Souness. Gary Souness threads the ball through to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Chris Bloomer picks it out of the air!
81.49
Adam Marsden barges into Wladimiro Scarpi. The referee calls over Adam Marsden and shows him a yellow card! Wladimiro Scarpi stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.56
Gary Souness hits a low pass to Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega threads the ball through into the box. Wladimiro Scarpi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Chris Bloomer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.44
Arthur Peters hits a low pass to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Ian Duberry laces a through ball forward to Gary Souness. Gary Souness deftly passes the ball to Wladimiro Scarpi, releasing him through on goal. Wladimiro Scarpi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Chris Bloomer reads it well. Fabulous save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Everton
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%

Scorers
Wladimiro Scarpi 25, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wladimiro Scarpi of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
8
2.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6
3.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Jan Schulze (DEF)yellow card
5
5.John Grant (DEF)
6
6.Robert Dean (MID)
6
7.Arthur Peters (MID)
7
8.Norman Carlton (MID)
7
9.Jacob Venus (MID)
6
10.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicolas Morales (ATT)
6
13.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
14.Adam Marsden (DEF)yellow card
5

1.Lefteris Kipouros (GK)
6
2.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Birkwald (DEF)
6
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
6
6.Dale Drake (MID)
7
7.Wladimiro Scarpi (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.John Caldwell (MID)
7
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
7
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)
6
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Gary Souness (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6