PLYMOUTH. Wigan Athletic defeated Plymouth Argyle to win 2-1. A goal from C. Lang was decisive in the 90min. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with a goal of W. Keane at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Lang gave the win to Wigan Athletic in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer who was helped by Mark Russell and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Plymouth Argyle

1 - 2

Wigan Athletic

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 14 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 96
  • 58 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Plymouth Argyle was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Plymouth Argyle was was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Wigan Athletic was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Plymouth Argyle shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Wigan Athletic shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (P. Camara). Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (M. Power and T. Naylor).

Match Timeline

35'
40'
43'
63'
67'
Stephen Humphrys- sub ->T. Aasgaard
73'
76'
80'
86'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this match, Plymouth Argyle will stay with 36 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic will have 38 points like Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Milton Keynes Dons on the 8th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (0 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Shrewsbury Town on the 8th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (2 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Michael Cooper 1.England
6.7
D
J. Wilson 5.Wales
6.4
D
Macaulay Gillesphey 3.England
6.3
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
6.5
M
Joe Edwards 8.England
6.3
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
7.8
76' 43'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
7.2
M
Conor Grant 15.England
6.8
M
Panutche Camara 28.Guinea-Bissau
6.5
73'
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
6.5
80'
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
6.8
40'
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Ryan Law 27.England
M
G. Cooper 32.England
M
Jordon Garrick 14.England
6.1
40'
M
Ryan Broom 7.Wales
6.6
76'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
F
Kieran Agard 18.England
6.3
80'

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper (6.7), James Wilson (6.4), Dan Scarr (6.5), Macaulay Gillesphey (6.3), Joe Edwards (6.3), Panutche Camará (6.5), Jordan Houghton (7.2), Danny Mayor (7.8), Conor Grant (6.8), Luke Jephcott (6.8) and Ryan Hardie (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: G. Cooper, C. Burton, Jordan Garrick (6.1), Ryan Broom (6.6), Kieran Agard (6.3), A. Randell and R. Law.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 3 changes: L. Jephcott for J. Garrick (40′), D. Mayor for R. Broom (76′) and R. Hardie for K. Agard (80′).

Best player: Danny Mayor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Danny Mayor.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
Ben Amos 12.England
6.4
D
Jack Whatmough 5.England
7.2
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
7.2
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
7.3
M
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.6
90'
M
Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe
6.9
M
Tom Naylor 4.England
7.3
86'
M
Max Power 8.England
7.1
63'
F
T. Aasgaard 30.Norway
7.3
67'
F
Will Keane 10.England
8.3
35'
F
Callum Lang 19.England
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Jones 1.England
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
M
Tom Bayliss 20.England
M
Kell Watts 2.England
M
Gwion Edwards 7.Wales
F
Stephen Humphrys 39.England
6.8
67'
F
Gavin Massey 11.England
90'

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

Leam Richardson played with: Ben Amos (6.4), Jason Kerr (7.2), Jack Whatmough (7.2), Curtis Tilt (7.3), Tendayi Darikwa (6.9), Max Power (7.1), Tom Naylor (7.3), James McClean (7.6), Thelo Aasgaard (7.3), Will Keane (8.3) and Callum Lang (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen Humphrys (6.8), T. Bayliss, K. Watts, G. Massey, T. Pearce, G. Edwards and James Jones.

Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of G. Massey (injured).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 2 changes: T. Aasgaard for S. Humphrys (67′) and J. McClean for G. Massey (90′).

Best player: Will Keane​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was Will Keane.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​