Wigan Athletic recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Northampton Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Wigan Athletic found a way to turn the tables against Northampton Town to win 2-1.

August 17, 2023

WIGAN. Wigan Athletic was able to turn the tables against Northampton Town to win 2-1. It was Northampton Town to strike first with a goal of Sam Hoskins at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Callum McManaman gave the win to Wigan Athletic in the 79′ minute.

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 Ross Joyce with the assistance of Daniel Woodward and Daniel Jarvis. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.47 degrees Celsius or 65.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Wigan Athletic

2 - 1

Northampton Town

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

24 Total 17
5 On Target 3
12 Off Target 7
7 Shots blocked 7

86 Attack 71
65 Dangerous attack 42
90 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 5

Fouls

10 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wigan Athletic was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match.

Wigan Athletic shot 24 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 17 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards (Callum Lang, Stephen Humphrys, Tom Pearce and Chris Sze). On the other side, Northampton Town received 5 yellow cards (Jack Sowerby, Akinwale Odimayo, Marc Leonard, J. Brady and Jon Guthrie).

Match Timeline

24'

Sam Hoskins(goal)

27'

Jack Sowerby- Yellow

45'

Callum McManaman- sub ->Scott Smith

55'

60'

Marc Leonard- Yellow

61'

Akin Odimayo- Yellow

68'

Jon Guthrie- Yellow

Stephen Humphrys- Yellow

62'

Chris Sze- sub ->Liam Morrison

70'

Charlie Hughes(goal)Tom Pearce

72'

75'

K. Bowie- sub ->William Hondermarck

75'

Aaron McGowan- sub ->Akinwale Odimayo

78'

Manny Monthe- sub ->Tyreece Simpson

Callum McManaman(goal)Callum Lang

79'

B. Adeeko- sub ->Thelo Aasgaard

82'

Louis Appéré- sub ->Jon Guthrie

Kell Watts- sub ->Stephen Humphrys

82'

Tom Pearce- Yellow

87'

Chris Sze- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Wigan Athletic has -1 points to occupy the 24th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Northampton Town stays with 1 points (19th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Northampton Town will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

S. Tickle 1.England

6.3

Tom Pearce 3.England

8.1

87'

L. Morrison 4.Scotland

7.3

70'

Charlie Hughes 6.England

8.4

72'

Sean Clare 7.England

7.5

Matt Smith 8.England

7.5

T. Aasgaard 10.Norway

7.5

82'

Stephen Humphrys 11.England

7.5

82'

62'

Callum Lang 19.England

6.9

45'

Scott Smith 21.Wales

6.7

55'

Charlie Wyke 9.England

7.0

Substitutes

Ben Amos 12.England

Kell Watts 2.England

82'

Callum McManaman 20.England

7.6

55'

79'

James Balagizi 24.England

B. Adeeko 26.England

82'

Chris Sze 22.England

6.6

70'

90'

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

The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle (6.3), Sean Clare (7.5), Charlie Hughes (8.4), Liam Morrison (7.3), Tom Pearce (8.1), Matthew Smith (7.5), Scott Smith (6.7), Stephen Humphrys (7.5), Callum Lang (6.9), Thelo Aasgaard (7.5) and Charlie Wyke (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kelland Watts, Ben Amos, Callum McManaman (7.6), Chris Sze (6.6), James Balagizi, Babajide Adeeko and Luke Brennan.

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Scott Smith for Callum McManaman (55′), Liam Morrison for Chris Sze (70′), Thelo Aasgaard for Babajide Adeeko (82′) and Stephen Humphrys for Kelland Watts (82′).

Best player: Charlie Hughes

The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Charlie Hughes.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 71 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Max Thompson 26.England

6.4

Jon Guthrie 5.England

6.8

82'

68'

Sam Sherring 6.England

6.9

Akin Odimayo 22.England

6.5

75'

61'

Patrick Brough 33.England

6.7

Jack Sowerby 4.England

6.8

27'

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.1

60'

William Hondermarck 23.France

6.6

75'

Sam Hoskins 7.England

7.1

24'

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.3

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

6.5

78'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Aaron McGowan 3.England

75'

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

78'

Max Dyche 35.England

Peter Abimbola 27.England

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

6.7

82'

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

75'

Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jon Brady played with: Max Thompson (6.4), Akinwale Odimayo (6.5), Sam Sherring (6.9), Jon Guthrie (6.8), Patrick Brough (6.7), William Hondermarck (6.6), Jack Sowerby (6.8), Marc Leonard (7.1), Mitchell Pinnock (7.3), Tyreece Simpson (6.5) and Sam Hoskins (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Aaron McGowan, Louis Appéré (6.7), Emmanuel Monthe, Kieron Bowie, Peter Abimbola, Max Dyche and James Dadge.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: William Hondermarck for Kieron Bowie (75′), Akinwale Odimayo for Aaron McGowan (75′), Tyreece Simpson for Emmanuel Monthe (78′) and Jon Guthrie for Louis Appéré (82′).