WIGAN. Wigan Athletic defeats Huddersfield Town 1-0 after J. Whatmough scored just 1 goal (82′).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the support of Geoffrey Liddle and G Read. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 121 Attack 81
- 44 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Wigan Athletic was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Huddersfield Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Huddersfield Town shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (C. Tiéhi). On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (Martyn Waghorn).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Wigan Athletic will host Rotherham United on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).
Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
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Wigan Athletic started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Tendayi Darikwa , Charlie Hughes , Jack Whatmough , Ryan Nyambe , Danel Sinani , Max Power , Christ Junior Tiehi , James McClean , Will Keane and Callum Lang .
The home team had on the bench: Steven Caulker, Ashley Fletcher, Tom Pearce, Thelo Aasgaard, Charlie Wyke, Jamie Jones and Tom Naylor.
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Danel Sinani for Ashley Fletcher (59′), Tendayi Darikwa for Tom Pearce (59′), Callum Lang for Thelo Aasgaard (77′) and Will Keane for Tom Naylor (86′).
Best player: Jack Whatmough
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Jack Whatmough.
His rating is with 1 goal, 75 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mark Fotheringham played with: Tomáš Vaclík , Oliver Turton , Tom Lees , Matthew Pearson , Josh Ruffels , Jack Rudoni , Jonathan Hogg , Etienne Camara , Joseph Hungbo , Martyn Waghorn and Anthony Knockaert .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Rhodes, Nicholas Bilokapic, Jaheim Headley, Connor Mahoney, William Boyle , David Kasumu and Josh Koroma.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of N. Bilokapić (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: Ollie Turton for William Boyle (14′), Tomas Vaclik for Nicholas Bilokapic (61′), Anthony Knockaert for Connor Mahoney (62′), Martyn Waghorn for Jordan Rhodes (62′) and Josh Ruffels for Jaheim Headley (86′).
Best player: Tomáš Vaclík
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was the goalkeeper: Tomáš Vaclík. His rating is 6.85.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
- Watford – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Sunderland – Reading – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 0-0
- Sheffield United – Swansea City – 3-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Millwall – 1-2
- Coventry City – Luton Town – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Burnley – Preston North End – 3-0
- Bristol City – Norwich City – 1-0
- Blackpool – Rotherham United – 0-0
