WIGAN. Stockport County beats Wigan Athletic 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Kyle Wootton (10′), Harry Wood (19′), Jack Diamond (21′) and Ryan Glover (90′).

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the assistance of Adam Nichole and Michael Robinson. The 4th official was Andrew Miller. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic

0 - 4

Stockport County

• 50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

• 9 Total 16
• 1 On Target 8
• 7 Off Target 4
• 1 Shots blocked 4

• 96 Attack 78
• 49 Dangerous attack 33
• 77 Ball safe 94

• 10 Free Kicks 10
• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 5
• 5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 9 Total 7
• 2 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Wigan Athletic was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Stockport County that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Stockport County managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Wigan Athletic shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stockport County shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (James Carragher and Connor Barrett). Talking about the opposition, Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Kyron Gordon).

Standings

After this encounter, Wigan Athletic stays with 3 points to occupy the 24th place in the table. On the opposite side, Stockport County has 9 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away with Sheffield Wednesday on the 12th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Stockport County will host Leicester City on the 12th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

G

Joe Whitworth 41.England

6.8

D

Morgan Fox 3.Wales

6.2

D

Finley Burns 5.England

6.3

69'

D

Archie Harris 16.England

6.1

D

James Carragher 23.England

6.1

31'

M

Connor Barrett 2.England

5.8

46' 27'

M

Jensen Weir 6.England

6.8

M

Max Power 8.England

6.2

M

Reggie Walsh 10.England

6.2

46'

M

Charlie Gray 18.England

6.2

46'

F

Dara Costelloe 11.Republic of Ireland

6.6

69'

Substitutes

G

Joe Walsh 1.England

D

Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 4.Scotland

D

Jon Mellish 22.England

6.4

69'

M

Fraser Murray 7.Scotland

6.5

46'

F

Sonny Perkins 9.England

6.4

69'

F

Chris Sze 19.England

7.0

46'

F

Bradley Burrowes 27.

6.7

46'

Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Joe Whitworth (6.8), James Carragher (6.1), Finley Burns (6.3), Morgan Fox (6.2), Archie Harris (6.1), Charlie Gray (6.2), Max Power (6.2), Connor Barrett (5.8), Jensen Weir (6.8), Reggie Walsh (6.2) and Dara Costelloe (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Walsh, Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen, Fraser Murray (6.5), Sonny Perkins (6.4), Chris Sze (7.0), Jon Mellish (6.4) and Bradley Burrowes (6.7).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Reggie Walsh for Bradley Burrowes (46′), Connor Barrett for Fraser Murray (46′), Charlie Gray for Chris Sze (46′), Finley Burns for Jon Mellish (69′) and Dara Costelloe for Sonny Perkins (69′).

Player of the match: Chris Sze​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Chris Sze.

His rating is 7.0 with 16 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was exceptional also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County

G

Oliver Whatmuff 1.England

7.6

D

Ethan Pye 5.England

6.9

D

Eoghan O'Connell 6.Republic of Ireland

6.9

D

Kyron Gordon 24.England

6.8

35'

M

Lewis Bate 4.England

7.5

M

Oliver Norwood  10.Northern Ireland

7.2

63'

M

Ryan Glover 15.England

7.7

90'

M

Ben Osborn 23.England

7.3

71'

F

Jack Diamond 7.England

8.2

79' 21'

F

Harry Wood 16.England

7.6

63' 19'

F

Kyle Wootton 19.England

7.5

71' 10'

Substitutes

D

Josh Dacres-Cogley 2.England

6.5

71'

D

Mamadou Jobe 25.England

6.4

79'

M

Lewis Fiorini 18.Scotland

6.7

63'

M

Jason Adigun 20.England

7.0

63'

F

Benoný Breki Andrésson 9.Iceland

F

Mikael Mandron 22.France

6.9

71'

F

Ethan Ennis 30.England

Stockport County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Jim McNulty played with: Oliver Whatmuff (7.6), Kyron Gordon (6.8), Eoghan O’Connell (6.9), Ethan Pye (6.9), Ryan Glover (7.7), Lewis Bate (7.5), Oliver Norwood (7.2), Ben Osborn (7.3), Jack Diamond (8.2), Kyle Wootton (7.5) and Harry Wood (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Dacres-Cogley (6.5), Benoný Breki Andrésson, Lewis Fiorini (6.7), Jason Adigun (7.0), Mikael Mandron (6.9), Mamadou Jobe (6.4) and Ethan Ennis.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Harry Wood for Jason Adigun (63′), Oliver Norwood  for Lewis Fiorini (63′), Ben Osborn for Josh Dacres-Cogley (71′), Kyle Wootton for Mikael Mandron (71′) and Jack Diamond for Mamadou Jobe (79′).

Player of the match: Jack Diamond​

The most impressive player for Stockport County was Jack Diamond.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 18 passes (100% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wigan Athletic – Stockport County – 0-4
• Peterborough United – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-2
• Wycombe Wanderers – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-3
• Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
• Luton Town – Leyton Orient – 1-1
• Leicester City – Oxford United – 0-4
• Huddersfield Town – Notts County – 1-1
• Doncaster Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 2-3
• Burton Albion – Cambridge United – 2-2
• Bradford City – Mansfield Town – 1-0
• Barnsley – Stevenage – 1-5