BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers obliterates Wigan Athletic 4-1 with goals of Luke Thomas (13′), Jack Hunt (26′), Aaron Collins (53′) and John Marquis (68′). On the other side, Wigan Athletic scored with Charlie Wyke (21′).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 8,161 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who had the assistance of G Read and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.14 degrees Celsius or 64.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 76 Attack 71
- 35 Dangerous attack 37
- 78 Ball safe 51
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Bristol Rovers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol Rovers shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Luca Hoole, John Marquis and Luke Thomas). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Omar Rekik and Charlie Wyke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol Rovers will have 12 points like Lincoln City and Blackpool to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic will stay with 5 points like Reading to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
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Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: Matthew Cox
, Jack Hunt , Connor Taylor , Josh Grant , Harvey Vale , Antony Evans , Sam Finley , Lamare Bogarde , Luke Thomas , John Marquis and Aaron Collins .The home team had on the bench: James Belshaw, Scott Sinclair, Ryan Woods, Jevani Brown
, Luke McCormick , James Gibbons and Luca Hoole .Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Antony Evans for Luke McCormick (82′), Luke Thomas for Jevani Brown (81′), Jack Hunt for Luca Hoole (82′), Aaron Collins for Scott Sinclair (88′) and Sam Finley for Ryan Woods (88′).
Best player: Jack Hunt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Jack Hunt.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.Wigan Athletic – Formation
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Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle
, Sean Clare , Charlie Hughes , Liam Morrison , Omar Rekik , Babajide Adeeko , Matthew Smith , Martial Godo , Callum Lang , Thelo Aasgaard and Charlie Wyke .These were the players on the bench: Kelland Watts, Tom Pearce
, Stephen Humphrys , Ben Amos, Callum McManaman , Scott Smith and Josh Magennis .Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Omar Rekik for Tom Pearce (46′), Callum Lang for Josh Magennis (65′), Sean Clare for Scott Smith (65′), Thelo Aasgaard for Stephen Humphrys (55′) and Martial Godo for Callum McManaman (79′).
Best player: Charlie Wyke
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Charlie Wyke.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 12 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 14.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Portsmouth – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Oxford United – Exeter City – 3-0
- Northampton Town – Barnsley – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Stevenage – 0-3
- Charlton Athletic – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-1
- Carlisle United – Derby County – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1