LONDON. Wigan Athletic had a surprising win over AFC Wimbledon with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. McClean (54′) and an own goal from P. Kalambayi (50′). Wigan Athletic took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Breyer Group Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates with the assistance of James Vallance and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 57% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.​

AFC Wimbledon shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (J. McClean, K. Watts and T. Darikwa).

Standings

After this match, AFC Wimbledon will stay with 17 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic will have 28 points like Sunderland to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, AFC Wimbledon will play away with Cambridge United on the 30th of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of AFC Wimbledon (3 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Burton Albion on the 30th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark Robinson decided to play with the following team: Nik Tzanev (6.7), Cheye Alexander (7.2), Paul Kalambayi (6.1), Ben Heneghan (6.6), Nesta Guinness-Walker (6.5), Alex Woodyard (7.8), Anthony Hartigan (6.8), Jack Rudoni (6.2), Luke McCormick (6.9), Ayoub Assal (6.2) and Aaron Pressley (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Osew (6.2), Z. Oualah, D. Csóka, Ethan Chislett (6.5), Henry Lawrence (6.4), D. Charles and Q. Bartley.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: C. Alexander for H. Lawrence (74′), A. Assal for E. Chislett (74′) and J. Rudoni for P. Osew (81′).

Best player: Alex Woodyard​

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Wimbledon was Alex Woodyard.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Also Wigan Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, Leam Richardson played with: Ben Amos (8.1), Max Power (7.4), Jack Whatmough (7.3), Kelland Watts (6.8), Tendayi Darikwa (7.4), Tom Naylor (7.0), Tom Bayliss (7.1), Callum Lang (8.0), Will Keane (5.8), James McClean (7.1) and Charlie Wyke (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Jones, C. Tilt, Gwion Edwards (7.2), James Jones, T. Pearce, S. Humphrys and Gavin Massey (6.6).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: C. Lang for G. Edwards (74′), J. McClean for G. Massey (77′) and W. Keane for S. Humphrys (90′).

Best player: Ben Amos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was the goalkeeper: Ben Amos. His rating is 8.05. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Wimbledon – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
• Accrington Stanley – Portsmouth – 2-2
• Bolton Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-2
• Burton Albion – Oxford United – 1-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
• Ipswich Town – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Rotherham United – 0-3
• Morecambe – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
• Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 4-1
• Sunderland – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
• Wycombe Wanderers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-1