Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Leicester CityLeicester City
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer74
G
1
G
68Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini68
D
2
D
73Scott MoffatS. Moffat
Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby73
D
3
D
71Gary RaeG. Rae
Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze70
D
4
D
70Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
John GrantJ. Grant67
D
5
M
82Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Alan GrantA. Grant68
M
6
M
80Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez
Simon BanksS. Banks66
M
7
M
80Ralph PottsR. Potts
Norman CarltonN. Carlton70
M
captain8
M
82Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud
Harry MilburnH. Milburn68
M
9
A
76Bart AlberdaB. Alberda
Ben ImpeyB. Impey64
A
10captain
A
70Frank HenryF. Henry
Simon OwenS. Owen66
A
11
A
73Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington
 
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage65
A
12
M
71Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo
Nick FowlerN. Fowler67
M
13
M
80Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk
Greg MarsdenG. Marsden67
D
14
A
69Claudio MarinC. Marin

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 16,514 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Sturridge.


0.00
Wigan Athletic get the match underway!
4.18
Simon Banks flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.23
Norman Carlton passes the ball forward to Simon Owen. Simon Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
9.04
Norman Carlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Impey. Ben Impey shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.29
Alan Grant hits a low pass to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Impey. Ben Impey makes a deft header. Stuart Gemmill steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
24.32
Nicholas Etherington chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Henry. Frank Henry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Chris Bloomer comfortably gets down and covers it.
26.53
Demetrius Cascini makes a probing pass to Alan Grant. Alan Grant flicks a high pass forward. Norman Carlton controls it well on his chest. Norman Carlton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Pinheiro.
27.32
Stuart Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
38.42
Gary Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Pinheiro. Rodrigo Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Henry. Frank Henry tries a spectacular long range effort. Chris Bloomer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.27
John Grant threads a neat ball through to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton threads a neat ball through to Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Owen. Simon Owen knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Pedro Carmona has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
Simon Banks sees a break and surges forward. Simon Banks lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Impey. Ben Impey flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
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. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
47.01
Rodrigo Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Gary Rae. Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Rae plays the ball forward to Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Chris Bloomer had no chance!! Goal for Leicester City!
54.50
Gary Rae makes a probing pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill hits a low pass to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.56
Stuart Gemmill advances with the ball. Stuart Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Chris Bloomer.
60.30
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Greg Marsden replacing Jan Schulze, Nick Fowler replacing Harry Milburn and Arthur Burbage replacing Simon Owen .
61.37
Demetrius Cascini flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Burbage who brings the ball under control. Arthur Burbage whips in a cross ball towards Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Pedro Carmona. Excellent save.
72.09
Nick Fowler plays the ball forward to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
77.38
Leicester City have made a substitution with Claudio Marin replacing Frank Henry .
79.17
Nick Huckerby knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Banks. Simon Banks flicks a high pass forward. Ben Impey controls it well on his chest. Ben Impey lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is deflected wide by Gary Rae.
80.28
Norman Carlton takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Greg Marsden side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
83.09
Norman Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
87.56
Simon Banks catches Arnauld Deniaud on the ankles. The referee warns Simon Banks to calm down! Arnauld Deniaud runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Leicester City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
20.8%
47.2%
31.9%

Scorers
Ben Impey 9
Simon Owen 42
Frank Henry 38
Alejandro Fernandez 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ben Impey of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6
3.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Jan Schulze (DEF)
6
5.John Grant (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
6
7.Simon Banks (MID)
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)
8
9.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
10.Ben Impey (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Simon Owen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Arthur Burbage (ATT)
6
13.Nick Fowler (MID)
6
14.Greg Marsden (DEF)
6

1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
6
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Gary Rae (DEF)
8
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
7
5.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
7
6.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ralph Potts (MID)
6
8.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
6
9.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
10.Frank Henry (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)
6
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
0
14.Claudio Marin (ATT)
6