Cambridge United beats Wigan Athletic 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge United conquers Wigan Athletic 3-1.

April 2, 2024

CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge United overcomes Wigan Athletic 3-1. Cambridge United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Gassan Ahadme (11′) and Gassan Ahadme (57′). Wigan Athletic tried to recover with a goal from Martial Godo (65′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (83′) scored by Danny Andrew for Cambridge United. Wigan Athletic was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).

Josh Magennis missed a decisive penalty (35′). That would have allowed Wigan Athletic to draw the match.

The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the support of Ian Cooper and Garry Maskell. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.38 degrees Celsius or 56.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Cambridge United

3 - 1

Wigan Athletic

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

8 Total 12
3 On Target 3
2 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 7

66 Attack 85
19 Dangerous attack 47
92 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 1
0 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a superior ball possession 66% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cambridge United was able to find the solution to win this match.

Cambridge United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards (Will Mannion and Ryan Bennett). On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Liam Shaw and Scott Smith).

Match Timeline

Gassan Ahadme(goal)James Brophy

11'

31'

Liam Shaw- Yellow

35'

Josh Magennis- missed penaltyJosh Magennis

Ryan Bennett- Yellow

33'

45'

Scott Smith- Yellow

46'

Stephen Humphrys- sub ->Scott Smith

46'

Charlie Kelman- sub ->Steven Sessegnon

54'

T. Aasgaard- sub ->Liam Shaw

54'

Matt Smith- sub ->B. Adeeko

Gassan Ahadme(goal)Sullay Kaikai

57'

Will Mannion- Yellow

59'

65'

Martial Godo(goal)Matt Smith

Elias Kachunga- sub ->James Brophy

66'

Jack Lankester- sub ->Sullay Kaikai

80'

Danny Andrew(goal)

83'

Charlie Goode- sub ->Jason Kerr

Fejiri Okenabirhie- sub ->Gassan Ahadme

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cambridge United has 45 points like Reading to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic will stays with 51 points like Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Exeter City to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 23rd of March with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (2 draws).

Wigan Athletic will play away against Charlton Athletic on the 23rd of March with a 7-7 head to head stats.

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United

Will Mannion 25.England

7.1

59'

L. Bennett 2.England

6.3

Danny Andrew 3.England

7.9

83'

Ryan Bennett 6.England

6.6

33'

Mamadou Jobe 28.England

7.3

Paul Digby 4.England

6.8

Sullay Kaikai 14.Sierra Leone

7.1

80'

Jordan Cousins 24.Jamaica

6.6

James Gibbons 26.England

7.5

James Brophy 7.England

7.0

66'

Gassan Ahadme 23.Morocco

8.7

87'

11', 57'

Substitutes

Louis Chadwick 13.England

Zeno Ibsen Rossi 16.England

Jack Lankester 10.England

6.7

80'

Adam May 19.England

Fejiri Okenabirhie 9.England

6.4

87'

Elias Kachunga 21.DR Congo

6.6

66'

Macauley Bonne 27.Zimbabwe

Cambridge United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Garry Monk decided to play with the following team: Will Mannion (7.1), Liam Bennett (6.3), Mamadou Jobe (7.3), Ryan Bennett (6.6), Danny Andrew (7.9), Sullay Kaikai (7.1), Paul Digby (6.8), Jordan Cousins (6.6), James Gibbons (7.5), Gassan Ahadme (8.7) and James Brophy (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Fejiri Okenabirhie (6.4), Jack Lankester (6.7), Louis Chadwick, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Adam May, Elias Kachunga (6.6) and Macauley Bonne.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: James Brophy for Elias Kachunga (66′), Sullay Kaikai for Jack Lankester (80′) and Gassan Ahadme for Fejiri Okenabirhie (87′).

Player of the match: Gassan Ahadme

The player that probably impressed the most for Cambridge United was Gassan Ahadme.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 18 passes (28% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 32.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

S. Tickle 1.England

5.7

Steven Sessegnon 5.England

6.4

46'

Charlie Hughes 6.England

7.1

Jason Kerr 15.Scotland

6.8

83'

Scott Smith 21.Wales

6.3

46'

45'

Liam Shaw 16.England

6.3

54'

31'

Martial Godo 17.England

7.8

65'

L. Chambers 24.England

7.3

B. Adeeko 26.England

6.7

54'

Chris Sze 22.England

6.7

Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland

6.8

Substitutes

Ben Amos 12.England

Sean Clare 7.England

Charlie Goode 29.England

6.3

83'

Matt Smith 8.England

7.1

54'

T. Aasgaard 10.Norway

6.7

54'

Stephen Humphrys 11.England

6.4

46'

Charlie Kelman 23.England

6.6

46'

Also Wigan Athletic adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shaun Maloney played with: S. Tickle (5.7), Scott Smith (6.3), Jason Kerr (6.8), Charlie Hughes (7.1), Steven Sessegnon (6.4), Martial Godo (7.8), Liam Shaw (6.3), B. Adeeko (6.7), L. Chambers (7.3), Chris Sze (6.7) and Josh Magennis (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Sean Clare, Matt Smith (7.1), T. Aasgaard (6.7), Stephen Humphrys (6.4), Ben Amos, Charlie Kelman (6.6) and Charlie Goode (6.3).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Liam Shaw for T. Aasgaard (54′), B. Adeeko for Matt Smith (54′), Scott Smith for Stephen Humphrys (46′), Steven Sessegnon for Charlie Kelman (46′) and Jason Kerr for Charlie Goode (83′).