WIGAN. Wigan Athletic was eventually too good for Fleetwood Town with the goal of Jordan Jones (4′), Jay Lynch (31′ own) and Tom Pearce (61′). Wigan Athletic made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Edward Duckworth with the support of Wayne Grunnill and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Johnathon Bickerdike. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.28 degrees Celsius or 41.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic

3 - 0

Fleetwood Town

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 90 Attack 80
  • 43 Dangerous attack 30
  • 50 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 57% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match​.

Wigan Athletic shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (Josh Stones). Regarding the opposition, Fleetwood Town received 4 yellow cards (Ben Heneghan, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Phoenix Patterson and Josh Earl).

Match Timeline

Jordan Jones(goal)Tom Pearce
4'
26'
Ben Heneghan- Yellow
29'
31'
Jay Lynch(own-goal)
40'
45'
46'
C. Johnston- sub ->Harrison Holgate
46'
Bosun Lawal- sub ->Scott Robertson
52'
Brendan Wiredu- Yellow
Tom Pearce(goal)
61'
Chris Sze- sub ->Callum Lang
66'
67'
Josh Magennis- sub ->Stephen Humphrys
67'
Callum McManaman- sub ->Phoenix Patterson
67'
67'
Jayden Stockley- sub ->Jack Marriott
Liam Shaw- sub ->Sean Clare
78'
Josh Stones- sub ->Martial Godo
78'
79'
Josh Stones- Yellow
83'

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 playing this encounter, Wigan Athletic will have 22 points like Wycombe Wanderers and Leyton Orient to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town will stay with 16 points to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Fleetwood Town will host Derby County on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
7.5
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
8.7
61'
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
7.0
D
Sean Clare 7.England
7.0
78'
D
Omar Rekik 23.Tunisia
7.3
M
Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland
7.8
4'
M
Martial Godo 17.England
8.5
78'
M
Callum Lang 19.England
7.9
66'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
7.3
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
7.0
F
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
7.3
67'
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
Kell Watts 2.England
M
Liam Shaw 16.England
6.8
78'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
7.1
67'
F
Chris Sze 22.England
6.8
66'
F
Josh Stones 25.England
6.4
78' 83'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
6.8
67'

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 (7.5), Sean Clare (7.0), Charlie Hughes (7.0), Omar Rekik (7.3), Tom Pearce (8.7), Scott Smith (7.3), Babajide Adeeko (7.0), Martial Godo (8.5), Callum Lang (7.9), Jordan Jones (7.8) and Stephen Humphrys (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kelland Watts, Ben Amos, Liam Shaw (6.8), Callum McManaman (7.1), Chris Sze (6.8), Josh Stones (6.4) and Josh Magennis (6.8).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Callum Lang for Chris Sze (66′), Sean Clare for Liam Shaw (78′), Martial Godo for Josh Stones (78′), Stephen Humphrys for Josh Magennis (67′) and Phoenix Patterson for Callum McManaman (67′).

Player of the match: Tom Pearce​

The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Tom Pearce.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 71 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
Jay Lynch 13.England
6.3
D
Ben Heneghan 16.England
7.0
26'
D
Harrison Holgate 18.England
7.3
46'
D
Shaun Rooney 26.Scotland
6.3
D
Josh Earl 32.England
5.4
40'
M
Brendan Wiredu 4.England
6.4
52'
M
Scott Robertson 6.Scotland
7.0
46'
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
6.4
79'
M
Ryan Broom 11.Wales
6.6
F
Jack Marriott 14.England
6.7
67'
F
P. Patterson 44.Scotland
6.7
29'
Substitutes
G
S. McMullan 30.Northern Ireland
D
C. Johnston 2.Northern Ireland
6.8
46'
D
Bosun Lawal 5.Northern Ireland
6.4
46'
M
Josh Vela 8.England
6.4
79'
F
Kabongo Tshimanga 7.England
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
6.7
67'
F
Cian Hayes 21.England
6.6
67'

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

Lee Johnson played with: Jay Lynch (6.3), Shaun Rooney (6.3), Ben Heneghan (7.0), Harrison Holgate (7.3), Josh Earl (5.4), Ryan Broom (6.6), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (6.4), Scott Robertson (7.0), Phoenix Patterson (6.7), Jack Marriott (6.7) and Danny Mayor (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carl Johnston (6.8), Mohammed Olabosun Lawal (6.4), Kabongo Tshimanga, Josh Vela (6.4), Jayden Stockley (6.7), Cian Hayes (6.6) and Stephen McMullan.

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 5 changes: Harrison Holgate for Carl Johnston (46′), Scott Robertson for Mohammed Olabosun Lawal (46′), Callum Lang for Cian Hayes (67′), Danny Mayor for Josh Vela (79′) and Jack Marriott for Jayden Stockley (67′).

Player of the match: Harrison Holgate​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fleetwood Town was Harrison Holgate.

His rating is (7.3) with 37 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

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