Wigan Athletic beats Shrewsbury Town 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Smith. HIGHLIGHTS

SHREWSBURY. Wigan Athletic prevails over Shrewsbury Town 1-0 after M. Smith scored just 1 goal (57').

February 18, 2024

SHREWSBURY. Wigan Athletic beats Shrewsbury Town 1-0 after M. Smith scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,206 spectators. The referee was Lee Swabey with the support of Simon Shaw and Steven Plane. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.11 degrees Celsius or 53.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Shrewsbury Town

0 - 1

Wigan Athletic

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

15 Total 7
4 On Target 3
5 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 1

105 Attack 74
64 Dangerous attack 29
50 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
14 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

18 Total 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Shrewsbury Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Wigan Athletic succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Shrewsbury Town shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Wigan Athletic shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town received 4 yellow cards (Cheyenne Dunkley, Aaron Pierre, Elliott Bennett and Marko Maroši). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Babajide Adeeko, Jason Kerr and Sean Clare).

Match Timeline

49'

B. Adeeko- Yellow

Chey Dunkley- Yellow

50'

51'

Jason Kerr- Yellow

57'

Matt Smith(goal)

Marko Marosi- Yellow

58'

Aaron Pierre- Yellow

62'

63'

Sean Clare- Yellow

Elliott Bennett- sub ->Tom Bayliss

68'

Ryan Bowman- sub ->Carl Winchester

69'

Taylor Perry- sub ->Jack Hinchy

68'

Nohan Kenneh- sub ->Jordan Shipley

69'

70'

Stephen Humphrys- sub ->Josh Magennis

74'

Scott Smith- sub ->Matthew Smith

74'

Jonny Smith- sub ->Martial Godo

Elliott Bennett- Yellow

77'

83'

L. Morrison- sub ->Jordan Jones

Aiden O'Brien- sub ->Tom Bloxham

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Shrewsbury Town stays with 35 points like Reading to sit in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic will has 40 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away against Reading on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (0 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town

Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia

7.1

58'

Mal Benning 3.England

7.5

Morgan Feeney 5.England

6.6

Aaron Pierre 16.Grenada

7.3

62'

Chey Dunkley 22.England

6.7

50'

Carl Winchester 7.Northern Ireland

6.4

69'

Jack Hinchy 8.England

6.3

68'

Tom Bloxham 18.England

6.6

89'

Tom Bayliss 20.England

7.0

68'

Jordan Shipley 26.England

7.3

69'

Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria

7.3

Substitutes

Harry Burgoyne 13.England

Jason Sraha 6.England

Taylor Perry 14.England

6.7

68'

Elliott Bennett 17.England

7.3

68'

77'

Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia

7.0

69'

Ryan Bowman 9.England

6.4

69'

Aiden O'Brien 21.Republic of Ireland

6.7

89'

Shrewsbury Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši (7.1), Morgan Feeney (6.6), Cheyenne Dunkley (6.7), Aaron Pierre (7.3), Malvind Benning (7.5), Carl Winchester (6.4), Jack Hinchy (6.3), Tom Bloxham (6.6), Tom Bayliss (7.0), Jordan Shipley (7.3) and Daniel Udoh (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jason Sraha, Ryan Bowman (6.4), Harry Burgoyne, Taylor Perry (6.7), Elliott Bennett (7.3), Aiden O’Brien (6.7) and Nohan Kenneh (7.0).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Jordan Shipley for Nohan Kenneh (69′), Jack Hinchy for Taylor Perry (68′), Carl Winchester for Ryan Bowman (69′), Tom Bayliss for Elliott Bennett (68′) and Tom Bloxham for Aiden O’Brien (89′).

Player of the match: Malvind Benning

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Malvind Benning.

His rating is 7.5 with 56 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 12 crosses.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

S. Tickle 1.England

8.2

Charlie Hughes 6.England

7.5

Jason Kerr 15.Scotland

6.7

51'

L. Chambers 24.England

7.3

Sean Clare 7.England

7.5

63'

Matt Smith 8.England

7.7

74'

57'

Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland

7.0

83'

B. Adeeko 26.England

6.8

49'

T. Aasgaard 10.Norway

6.7

Martial Godo 17.England

7.0

74'

Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland

6.7

70'

Substitutes

Ben Amos 12.England

L. Morrison 4.Scotland

6.4

83'

Jonny Smith 18.England

7.3

74'

Callum McManaman 20.England

Scott Smith 21.Wales

6.4

74'

Stephen Humphrys 11.England

6.7

70'

Charlie Kelman 23.England

Wigan Athletic started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle (8.2), Charlie Hughes (7.5), Jason Kerr (6.7), Luke Chambers (7.3), Sean Clare (7.5), Babajide Adeeko (6.8), Matthew Smith (7.7), Jordan Jones (7.0), Martial Godo (7.0), Josh Magennis (6.7) and Thelo Aasgaard (6.7).

They had on the bench: Liam Morrison (6.4), Stephen Humphrys (6.7), Ben Amos, Jonny Smith (7.3), Callum McManaman, Scott Smith (6.4) and Charlie Kelman.

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Matthew Smith for Scott Smith (74′), Josh Magennis for Stephen Humphrys (70′), Martial Godo for Jonny Smith (74′) and Jordan Jones for Liam Morrison (83′).