LINCOLN. Wigan Athletic prevailed over Lincoln City to win 2-1. A goal from C. Hughes was decisive in the 90min. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with a goal of Jonny Smith at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Charlie Hughes gave the win to Wigan Athletic in the 90′ minute with a goal. Wigan Athletic was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,611 spectators. The referee was Martin Coy with the assistance of Hugh Gilroy and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.31 degrees Celsius or 59.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 79 Attack 92
- 53 Dangerous attack 37
- 62 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 6 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 65% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Wigan Athletic found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Lincoln City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City received 6 yellow cards (Alex Mitchell, Steven Sessegnon, Ben House, Reeco Hackett, Jovon Makama and Paudie O’Connor ). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 6 yellow cards (Charlie Hughes, S. Roughan, Josh Magennis, Martial Godo, Jovon Makama and Matt Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Lincoln City stays with 68 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Wigan Athletic will has 56 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will play away with Oxford United on the 16th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Lincoln City (0 draws).
Wigan Athletic will play away against Portsmouth on the 20th of April with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
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73'
40'
Lincoln City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael Skubala decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen , Alex Mitchell , Paudie O’Connor , S. Roughan , Lasse Sørensen , Jack Moylan , Ethan Erhahon , Daniel Mândroiu , Reeco Hackett , Ben House and Joe Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Jackson, Jordan Wright, Jack Burroughs , Dylan Duffy , Timothy Eyoma, Jovon Makama and Freddie Draper .
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 4 changes: Reeco Hackett for Dylan Duffy (73′), Jack Moylan for Jovon Makama (64′), Ben House for Jack Burroughs (79′) and Joe Taylor for Freddie Draper (72′).
Player of the match: Ethan Erhahon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Ethan Erhahon.
His rating is with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Shaun Maloney played with: S. Tickle , Steven Sessegnon , Charlie Hughes , Jason Kerr , Tom Pearce , Matt Smith , B. Adeeko , Jonny Smith , T. Aasgaard , Martial Godo and Charlie Kelman .
These were the players on the bench: Kell Watts, L. Morrison , Ben Amos, Callum McManaman, Scott Smith , Chris Sze and Josh Magennis .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Charlie Kelman for Chris Sze (57′), Jonny Smith for Scott Smith (64′), Jason Kerr for L. Morrison (71′) and Martial Godo for Josh Magennis (71′).
Player of the match: Charlie Hughes
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Charlie Hughes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 105 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-2
- Port Vale – Exeter City – 2-4
- Oxford United – Peterborough United – 5-0
- Lincoln City – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Northampton Town – 2-0
- Derby County – Leyton Orient – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Blackpool – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Reading – 2-2
