WIGAN. Norwich City didn’t concede much to Wigan Athletic to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Norwich City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%).
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 Geoff Eltringham with the assistance of Mark Pottage and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Andrew Fox.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 1 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 122 Attack 85
- 59 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Norwich City had a strong ball possession 65% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Norwich City had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Norwich City to win the match.
Norwich City shot 9 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Wigan Athletic shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Kenny McLean and M. Aarons). On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Steven Caulker and Tendayi Darikwa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Norwich City will have 46 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Wigan Athletic will have 31 points like Huddersfield Town and Blackpool to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Blackpool on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Wigan Athletic will host Rotherham United on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn, Max Aarons, Andrew Omobamidele, Grant Hanley, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Kieran Dowell, Kenny McLean, Gabriel Sara, Onel Hernández, Josh Sargent and Adam Idah.
The home team had on the bench: Liam Gibbs , Sam McCallum, Jakob Lungi Sørensen, Tim Krul, Marcelino Núñez, Christos Tzolis and Ben Gibson.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 5 changes: A. Omobamidele for Ben Gibson (46′), Josh Sargent for M. Nuñez Espinoza (46′), Kieran Dowell for Liam Gibbs (62′), Onel Hernández for Christos Tzolis (77′) and Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (85′).
Best player: Liam Gibbs
The most impressive player for Norwich City was Liam Gibbs.
His rating is with 12 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
David Wagner played with: Ben Amos, Charlie Hughes, Jack Whatmough, Ryan Nyambe, Tendayi Darikwa, Max Power, Christ Junior Tiehi, James McClean, Callum Lang, Will Keane and Ashley Fletcher.
They had on the bench: Jamie Jones, Steven Caulker, Curtis Tilt, Tom Pearce, Thelo Aasgaard, Charlie Wyke and Tom Naylor.
Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of Steven Caulker (injured).
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: Jack Whatmough for Steven Caulker (34′), Will Keane for Thelo Aasgaard (67′) and Ashley Fletcher for Charlie Wyke (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Norwich City – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Coventry City – 0-2
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 3-2
- Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
- Luton Town – Burnley – 0-1
- Hull City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Blackpool – Stoke City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 1-0