Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer74
G
1captain
G
78Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini68
D
2
D
70Stephen KingS. King
Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby73
D
3
D
59Kieron SherwoodK. Sherwood
Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze70
D
4
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Aaron CrooksA. Crooks68
D
5
M
66Carl BastinC. Bastin
Alan GrantA. Grant68
M
6
M
66Danny PriorD. Prior
Simon BanksS. Banks66
M
7
M
71Enzo PanucciE. Panucci
Arthur PetersA. Peters68
M
captain8
M
76Daniel VegaD. Vega
Harry MilburnH. Milburn68
M
9
A
73Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira
Ben ImpeyB. Impey64
A
10
A
62Graham GuppyG. Guppy
Simon OwenS. Owen66
A
11
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
 
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage65
A
12
D
70Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Greg WiseG. Wise67
M
13
M
77Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
Greg MarsdenG. Marsden67
D
14
A
71Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 17,352 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
Wigan Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.32
Arthur Peters takes it forward alone. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Impey. Ben Impey connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Simon Owen plays the ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Impey. Ben Impey gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Eben Dugbatey didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
8.18
Kieron Sherwood hacks Ben Impey from behind! The referee warns Kieron Sherwood to calm down! Ben Impey stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.27
Enzo Panucci sees space and advances. Enzo Panucci shoots from 20 yards but Chris Bloomer is on top of it.
15.15
Harry Milburn passes the ball forward to Simon Banks. Simon Banks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.16
Alan Grant decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.07
Tiago Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Danny Prior. Danny Prior makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Campos. Jose Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Guppy. Graham Guppy connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.51
Harry Milburn hits a low pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey plays a quick one-two with Simon Owen and rushes in on goal... Ben Impey makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Eben Dugbatey is on top of his game. Good save!
32.47
Harry Milburn passes the ball forward to Simon Owen. Simon Owen makes a simple pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
36.46
Arthur Peters threads the ball through to Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Monteiro.
38.29
Arthur Peters sees space and advances. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
40.59
Enzo Panucci makes a probing pass to Jose Campos. Jose Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Chris Bloomer. Excellent save.
42.28
Harry Milburn makes a probing pass to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Bastin.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United get the second half underway!
47.21
Harry Milburn clumsily knocks into Stephen King. Harry Milburn is warned by the referee! Stephen King stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.47
Tiago Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Guppy. Graham Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enzo Panucci. Enzo Panucci shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.28
Jan Schulze catches Guilherme Teixeira on the ankles. Jan Schulze is shown the yellow card! Guilherme Teixeira stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.08
Enzo Panucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Prior. Danny Prior plays a one-two with Graham Guppy and advances towards the goal... Danny Prior makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.48
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Greg Marsden replacing Jan Schulze, Greg Wise replacing Harry Milburn and Arthur Burbage replacing Simon Owen .
61.55
Nick Huckerby hits it upfield. Ben Impey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Eben Dugbatey effortlessly gets down and covers it.
63.08
Greg Marsden knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Wise. Greg Wise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Eben Dugbatey manages to gather it.
66.49
Arthur Peters clumsily knocks into Danny Prior. Arthur Peters is shown the yellow card! Danny Prior carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.42
Daniel Vega knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Marsden.
71.15
Aaron Crooks knocks the ball forward to Greg Marsden. Greg Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
84.42
Danny Prior catches Simon Banks on the ankles. The referee calls over Danny Prior and warns him to calm down! Simon Banks carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.41
Arthur Peters knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
89.28
Ben Impey decides to run forward with the ball. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Arthur Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Grant. Alan Grant powers a header at goal. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Oxford United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
20.3%
48.1%
31.6%

Scorers
Ben Impey 2

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

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

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
8
2.Stephen King (DEF)
6
3.Kieron Sherwood (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
6
5.Carl Bastin (MID)
6
6.Danny Prior (MID)
6
7.Enzo Panucci (MID)
8
8.Daniel Vega (MID)
6
9.Guilherme Teixeira (ATT)
6
10.Graham Guppy (ATT)
6
11.Jose Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Franco Belardi (DEF)
0
13.Norman Unsworth (MID)
0
14.Bjšrn Van Den Bergh (ATT)
0