Derby County conquers Wigan Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Nelson. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Derby County overcomes Wigan Athletic 1-0 after C. Nelson scored just 1 goal (19').

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Luke Meyer
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Derby County conquers Wigan Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Nelson. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Derby County tops Wigan Athletic 1-0 after C. Nelson scored just 1 goal (19′).

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the assistance of Joe Simpson and . The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.76 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wigan Athletic

0 - 1

Team 1

Derby County

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 0 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 76 Attack 114
  • 47 Dangerous attack 50
  • 81 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Wigan Athletic was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Derby County that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the encounter.​

Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Derby County shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards (Sean Clare, Callum Lang, Liam Morrison and Babajide Adeeko). On the opposite side, Derby County received 3 yellow cards (James Collins, Conor Hourihane and Nathaniel Méndez-Laing).

Match Timeline

7'
Conor Hourihane - Yellow
L. Morrison- Yellow
14'
19'
Curtis Nelson(goal)Tom Barkhuizen
B. Adeeko- Yellow
15'
35'
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing - Yellow
Sean Clare- Yellow
36'
45'
45'
James Collins - Yellow
Callum McManaman- sub ->Harry McHugh
46'
Jonny Smith- sub ->Chris Sze
46'
T. Aasgaard- sub ->Babajide Adeeko
63'
Liam Shaw- sub ->Steven Sessegnon
72'
72'
L. Sibley- sub ->Tom Barkhuizen
Josh Magennis- sub ->Callum Lang
83'
89'
Sonny Bradley- sub ->Conor Hourihane
89'
T. Fornah- sub ->Kane Wilson
90'
Callum Elder- sub ->Sonny Bradley

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 encounter, Wigan Athletic stays with 23 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will has 43 points like Oxford United and Stevenage to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 18th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (1 draw).

Derby County will play away against Oxford United on the 29th of December with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Derby County (0 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
6.7
D
L. Morrison 4.Scotland
7.1
14'
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
7.1
D
Sean Clare 7.England
6.3
36'
M
Steven Sessegnon 5.England
7.0
72'
M
Callum Lang 19.England
6.7
83' 45'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
6.6
M
Chris Sze 22.England
6.3
46'
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
6.3
63' 15'
M
H. McHugh 42.England
6.4
46'
F
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
Kell Watts 2.England
M
T. Aasgaard 10.Norway
6.8
63'
M
Liam Shaw 16.England
6.4
72'
M
Jonny Smith 18.England
7.0
46'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
7.0
46'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
6.4
83'

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

The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle (6.7), Sean Clare (6.3), Liam Morrison (7.1), Charlie Hughes (7.1), Steven Sessegnon (7.0), Babajide Adeeko (6.3), Scott Smith (6.6), Harry McHugh (6.4), Chris Sze (6.3), Callum Lang (6.7) and Stephen Humphrys (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kelland Watts, Thelo Aasgaard (6.8), Ben Amos, Liam Shaw (6.4), Jonny Smith (7.0), Callum McManaman (7.0) and Josh Magennis (6.4).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Harry McHugh for Callum McManaman (46′), Chris Sze for Jonny Smith (46′), Steven Sessegnon for Liam Shaw (72′), Babajide Adeeko for Thelo Aasgaard (63′) and Callum Lang for Josh Magennis (83′).

Player of the match: Liam Morrison​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was Liam Morrison.

His rating is 7.1 with 67 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 18.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County
G
Joe Wildsmith 1.England
6.8
D
C. Forsyth 3.Scotland
7.5
D
E. Cashin 6.England
8.2
D
Ryan Nyambe  24.Namibia
7.3
D
Curtis Nelson 35.England
7.8
Goals19'
M
Kane Wilson 2.England
7.0
89'
M
Conor Hourihane  4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
89' 7'
M
Tom Barkhuizen 7.England
7.5
72'
M
Max Bird  8.England
7.5
M
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing  11.Guatemala
7.3
35'
F
James Collins  9.Republic of Ireland
7.0
45'
Substitutes
G
Josh Vickers  31.England
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
7.0
89'
D
Callum Elder 20.Australia
90'
M
L. Sibley 17.England
6.8
72'
M
T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone
6.6
89'
M
J. Ward 23.England
F
T. John-Jules 19.England

Derby County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith (6.8), Ryan Nyambe (7.3), Curtis Nelson (7.8), Eiran Joe Cashin (8.2), Craig Forsyth (7.5), Kane Wilson (7.0), Max Bird (7.5), Conor Hourihane (7.1), Tom Barkhuizen (7.5), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (7.3) and James Collins (7.0).

They had on the bench: Sonny Bradley (7.0), Louie Sibley (6.8), Tyreece John-Jules, Callum Elder, Tyrese Fornah (6.6), Joe Ward and Josh Vickers.

Derby County could not rely on the presence of Callum Elder (injured).

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: Tom Barkhuizen for Louie Sibley (72′), Kane Wilson for Tyrese Fornah (89′), Conor Hourihane for Sonny Bradley (89′) and Sonny Bradley for Callum Elder (90′).

Player of the match: Eiran Joe Cashin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Eiran Joe Cashin even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 51 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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