Match Report


Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Rob Baker Rob Baker
Chris BloomerC. Bloomer74
G
1
G
73Phil CollymoreP. Collymore
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini68
D
2
D
69Edward OakesE. Oakes
John GrantJ. Grant68
D
3
D
68Arthur EadieA. Eadie
Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze70
D
4
D
67Alistair GranvilleA. Granville
Aaron CrooksA. Crooks69
D
5
M
77Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida
Arthur PetersA. Peters68
M
6
M
70Dion LaverD. Laver
Norman CarltonN. Carlton70
M
7captain
M
70Emile MayE. May
Harry MilburnH. Milburn68
M
captain8
M
69Alexander ClarkeA. Clarke
Nicolas MoralesN. Morales61
A
9
A
73Carl LawtonC. Lawton
Arthur BurbageA. Burbage65
A
10
A
71George HumanG. Human
Simon OwenS. Owen66
A
11
A
70Seth LawtonS. Lawton
 
Ben ImpeyB. Impey64
A
12
G
73Hamilton ParraH. Parra
Greg WiseG. Wise67
M
13
M
68Alan DaviesA. Davies
Greg MarsdenG. Marsden67
D
14
D
67Mike RowettM. Rowett

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 16,831 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wigan Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.


0.00
The first half starts with Newcastle United kicking off!
2.38
Jan Schulze passes the ball forward to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters laces a weighted ball forward to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edward Oakes.
3.54
Aaron Crooks flicks a high pass forward to Jan Schulze who brings the ball under control. Jan Schulze controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Owen. Simon Owen finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Phil Collymore.
5.48
Corner kick to Wigan Athletic. Harry Milburn plays it out to the edge of the box. Dion Laver reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
6.31
Harry Milburn threads the ball through to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.33
Alistair Granville threads a neat ball through to Emile May. Emile May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
10.29
Emile May flicks a high pass forward to George Human who brings the ball under control. George Human knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Schulze.
14.14
Arthur Eadie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Laver. Dion Laver cuts inside the box! Dion Laver shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Chris Bloomer gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
15.17
Edward Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Emile May controls it well on his chest. Emile May flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Laver. Dion Laver lofts in a cross ball towards George Human. With a superhuman jump, George Human connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.19
Arthur Peters knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales whips in a cross ball towards Simon Owen. Simon Owen knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
21.34
Arthur Eadie runs forward with the ball. Arthur Eadie passes the ball forward to Emile May. Emile May shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
22.02
Arthur Burbage threads the ball through to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Phil Collymore who gathers it comfortably.
32.38
Dion Laver hits a low pass to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Lawton. Carl Lawton rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Good keeping from Chris Bloomer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
33.42
Alexander Clarke takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Some good footwork from George Human provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
38.36
Demetrius Cascini clumsily knocks into George Human. Demetrius Cascini is warned by the referee! George Human stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Wigan Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.16
Simon Owen threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.31
Emile May flicks a high ball forward to George Human who takes it down. George Human knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Schulze.
59.55
With great vision, Aaron Crooks plays the ball forward to Norman Carlton. Norman Carlton makes a simple pass to Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Phil Collymore.
61.23
Corner kick to Wigan Athletic. Harry Milburn chips it out wide. Edward Oakes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
61.23
Wigan Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Greg Marsden replacing Jan Schulze, Greg Wise replacing Nicolas Morales and Ben Impey replacing Simon Owen .Newcastle United have made a substitution with Alan Davies replacing Alistair Granville .
63.42
Aaron Crooks hacks Carl Lawton from behind! The referee calls over Aaron Crooks and warns him to calm down! Carl Lawton stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.17
John Grant flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Burbage controls it well on his chest. Arthur Burbage knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Wise. Greg Wise shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.40
Ben Impey knocks the ball forward to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn makes a defence splitting pass to Arthur Burbage. Some good footwork from Arthur Burbage provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Edward Oakes's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
67.28
Harry Milburn takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Dion Laver gets to the ball and clears it up field.
69.16
Aaron Crooks hits a low pass to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
73.20
Demetrius Cascini flicks a high pass forward to Norman Carlton who brings the ball under control. Norman Carlton flicks a high pass forward to Ben Impey who brings the ball under control. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.19
Arthur Peters knocks the ball forward to Arthur Burbage. Arthur Burbage knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.21
Newcastle United have made 2 substitutions with Hamilton Parra replacing Seth Lawton and Mike Rowett replacing Alexander Clarke .
78.24
John Grant flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Peters who brings the ball under control. Arthur Peters flicks a high pass forward. Ben Impey comfortably collects the pass. Ben Impey tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Phil Collymore.
81.38
Alan Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Laver. Dion Laver runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Dion Laver provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
87.30
Demetrius Cascini passes the ball forward to Aaron Crooks. Aaron Crooks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Wise. With a superhuman jump, Greg Wise connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wigan Athletic

Newcastle United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
26.3%
47.4%
26.3%

Scorers
Arthur Burbage 47
George Human 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dion Laver of Newcastle United

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

1.Phil Collymore (GK)
7
2.Edward Oakes (DEF)
7
3.Arthur Eadie (DEF)
7
4.Alistair Granville (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Almeida (MID)
6
6.Dion Laver (MID)
9
7.Emile May (MID)
7
8.Alexander Clarke (MID)
6
9.Carl Lawton (ATT)
6
10.George Human (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Seth Lawton (ATT)
6
 
12.Hamilton Parra (GK)
6
13.Alan Davies (MID)
6
14.Mike Rowett (DEF)
6