WIGAN. Wigan Athletic prevails over Bolton Wanderers 1-0 after S. Humphrys scored just 1 goal (69′). Bolton Wanderers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 13,204 spectators. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.67 degrees Celsius or 42.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 4 Total 10
- 2 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 64 Attack 124
- 22 Dangerous attack 57
- 71 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 69% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Wigan Athletic was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Wigan Athletic shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Scott Smith, Matthew Smith and Josh Magennis). Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (George Thomason, Nathanael Ogbeta and Edmond-Paris Maghoma).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wigan Athletic has 44 points to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Bolton Wanderers will stays with 66 points like Derby County to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 2nd of March with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (2 draws).
Bolton Wanderers will host Cambridge United on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
75'
60'
69'
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 , Jason Kerr , Charlie Goode , Luke Chambers , Scott Smith , Matthew Smith , Babajide Adeeko , Jonny Smith , Callum McManaman , Thelo Aasgaard and Josh Magennis .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Pearce , Liam Morrison , Stephen Humphrys , Ben Amos, Martial Godo , Chris Sze and Charlie Kelman.
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Josh Magennis for Stephen Humphrys (54′), Callum McManaman for Martial Godo (64′), Jonny Smith for Tom Pearce (75′) and Charlie Goode for Liam Morrison (75′).
Player of the match: Sam Tickle
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was the goalkeeper: Sam Tickle. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Coleman , Gethin Jones , Ricardo Santos , Eoin Toal , Josh Sheehan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Edmond-Paris Maghoma , George Thomason , Nathanael Ogbeta , Carlos Mendes and Victor Adeboyejo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Iredale, Jón Daði Böðvarsson , William Forrester, Aaron Morley, Kyle Dempsey , A. Collins and Cameron Jerome .
Bolton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of A. Collins (injured).
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 4 changes: Carlos Mendes for A. Collins (21′), Victor Adeboyejo for Jón Daði Böðvarsson (70′), Edmond-Paris Maghoma for Kyle Dempsey (70′) and Josh Sheehan for Cameron Jerome (79′).
Player of the match: Josh Sheehan
The most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Josh Sheehan.
His rating is with 74 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
- Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 3-0
- Leyton Orient – Blackpool – 1-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 2-0
- Port Vale – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
- Derby County – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
- Burton Albion – Carlisle United – 0-1
- Stevenage – Cambridge United – 1-0
