WIGAN. Sheffield United U21 was in the end too good for Wigan Athletic U21 with the goal of Ryan One (2′), Fernando Macedo (65′) and Jili Buyabu (82′). Sheffield United U21 was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Monday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.59 degrees Celsius or 47.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic U21

0 - 3

Sheffield United U21

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 7 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 75 Attack 72
  • 62 Dangerous attack 60
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Sheffield United U21 had a superior ball possession 61% while Wigan Athletic U21 was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic U21 had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Sheffield United U21 was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Wigan Athletic U21 shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United U21 shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

2'
R. Oné(goal)
65'
Fernando Macedo(goal)
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sheffield United U21
63
30
Millwall U21
58
29
Birmingham City U21
55
30
Swansea City U21
51
29
AFC Bournemouth U21
51
29
Sheffield Wednesday U21
54
30
Queens Park Rangers U21
49
29
Barnsley U21
54
30
Ipswich Town U21
46
29
Hull City U21
45
30
Burnley U21
42
30
Watford U21
37
29
Fleetwood Town U21
42
30
Bristol City U21
35
29
Peterborough United U21
29
30
Charlton Athletic U21
31
29
Cardiff City U21
31
29
Wigan Athletic U21
26
30
Colchester United U21
31
29
Coventry City U21
26
30
Crewe Alexandra U21
19
30

Next matches

In the next match in the Professional Development League, Wigan Athletic U21 will host Crewe Alexandra U21 on the 3rd of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra U21 (1 draw).

Wigan Athletic U21 – Formation

The manager Stephen Crainey decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Sheffield United U21 – Formation

Jack Lester played with: .

Substitutions

Sheffield United U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Professional Development League.​