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​

Bristol Rovers

4 - 1

Wigan Athletic

  • 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

L. Thomas(goal)Antony Evans
13'
21'
J. Hunt(goal)
26'
L. Thomas- Yellow
28'
J. Marquis- Yellow
36'
46'
Tom Pearce- sub ->Omar Rekik
45'
53'
55'
Stephen Humphrys- sub ->Thelo Aasgaard
65'
Josh Magennis- sub ->Callum Lang
65'
Scott Smith- sub ->Sean Clare
J. Marquis(goal)Jack Hunt
68'
79'
Callum McManaman- sub ->Martial Godo
81'
J. Brown- sub ->Luke Thomas
81'
L. Hoole- sub ->Jack Hunt
82'
L. McCormick- sub ->Antony Evans
82'
S. Sinclair- sub ->Aaron Collins
88'
88'
L. Hoole- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

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

Bristol Rovers
G
M. Cox 33.England
7.5
D
J. Grant 4.England
6.8
D
C. Taylor 17.England
7.3
D
H. Vale 19.England
6.4
D
J. Hunt 42.England
8.5
82' 26'
M
S. Finley 6.England
8.2
88'
M
A. Evans 21.England
7.1
82'
M
L. Bogarde 22.Netherlands
6.7
F
J. Marquis 9.England
7.5
36' 68'
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
7.9
88' 53'
F
L. Thomas 11.England
7.5
81' 28' 13'
Substitutes
G
James Belshaw 1.England
D
James Gibbons 28.England
M
S. Sinclair 7.England
88'
M
Ryan Woods 15.England
88'
M
L. McCormick 23.England
7.0
82'
M
L. Hoole 30.Wales
6.4
82' 90'
F
J. Brown 20.Jamaica
7.0
81'

Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: Matthew Cox (7.5), Jack Hunt (8.5), Connor Taylor (7.3), Josh Grant (6.8), Harvey Vale (6.4), Antony Evans (7.1), Sam Finley (8.2), Lamare Bogarde (6.7), Luke Thomas (7.5), John Marquis (7.5) and Aaron Collins (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Belshaw, Scott Sinclair, Ryan Woods, Jevani Brown (7.0), Luke McCormick (7.0), James Gibbons and Luca Hoole (6.4).

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 (8.5) 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

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
6.1
D
L. Morrison 4.Scotland
6.3
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
6.3
D
Sean Clare 7.England
7.1
65'
D
Omar Rekik 23.Tunisia
6.4
46' 45'
M
Matt Smith 8.England
6.6
M
T. Aasgaard 10.Norway
7.3
55'
M
Martial Godo 17.England
6.8
79'
M
Callum Lang 19.England
6.4
65'
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
6.6
F
Charlie Wyke 9.England
7.5
81' 21'
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
Kell Watts 2.England
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
6.3
46'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
6.7
79'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
6.3
65'
F
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
7.0
55'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
6.7
65'

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

Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle (6.1), Sean Clare (7.1), Charlie Hughes (6.3), Liam Morrison (6.3), Omar Rekik (6.4), Babajide Adeeko (6.6), Matthew Smith (6.6), Martial Godo (6.8), Callum Lang (6.4), Thelo Aasgaard (7.3) and Charlie Wyke (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kelland Watts, Tom Pearce (6.3), Stephen Humphrys (7.0), Ben Amos, Callum McManaman (6.7), Scott Smith (6.3) and Josh Magennis (6.7).

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 (7.5) 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.​