WIGAN. Lincoln City beat Wigan Athletic to win 2-1. A goal from G. Massey was decisive in the 90min. It was Lincoln City to strike first with a goal of D. N’Lundulu at the 14′. Then T. Eyoma scored again for Lincoln City in the 57′ minute with a goal. Eventually, G. Massey reduced the distance for Wigan Athletic with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wigan Athletic was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge who had the assistance of Connor Brown and Anthony Moore. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 3 On Target 2
- 17 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 94
- 67 Dangerous attack 30
- 65 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 63% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Lincoln City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Wigan Athletic shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Lincoln City shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (C. Lang, K. Watts and T. Darikwa). Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (C. McGrandles and J. Robson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Wigan Athletic will stay with 28 points like Sunderland to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Lincoln City will have 19 points like Bolton Wanderers to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, 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).
Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 30th of October with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (6 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
18'
71'
90'
Wigan Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Max Power , Jack Whatmough , Kelland Watts , Tendayi Darikwa , Tom Naylor , Tom Bayliss , Callum Lang , Will Keane , James McClean and Stephen Humphrys .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Jones, Curtis Tilt, Gwion Edwards , Jamie Jones, Jason Kerr, Gavin Massey and Tom Pearce .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: T. Bayliss for T. Pearce (58′), S. Humphrys for G. Massey (71′) and J. McClean for G. Edwards (71′).
Best player: Stephen Humphrys
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Stephen Humphrys.
His rating is with 10 passes (30% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
Also Lincoln City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Michael Appleton played with: Joshua Griffiths , Regan Poole , Lewis Montsma , Timothy Eyoma , Jamie Robson , Lasse Sørensen , Conor McGrandles , Lewis Fiorini , Chris Maguire , Teddy Bishop and Dan N’Lundulu .
They had on the bench: Hakeeb Adelakun, Adam Jackson, Remy Howarth , Cohen Bramall, Freddie Draper , Max Sanders and Archie Mair.
Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of M. H. Sanders (injured).
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: L. Fiorini for R. Longdon (76′), T. Bishop for M. H. Sanders (77′) and D. N’Lundulu for F. Draper (81′).
Best player: Timothy Eyoma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Timothy Eyoma.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
