WIGAN. Wigan Athletic demolishes Morecambe 4-1 with goals of J. Magennis (19′), J. Kerr (44′), W. Keane (66′) and S. Humphrys (68′). On the opposite side, Morecambe scored with ​D. Connolly (49′ pen). Wigan Athletic made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham assisted by Graeme Fyvie and Billy Smallwood. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Wigan Athletic

4 - 1

Morecambe

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 117 Attack 91
  • 54 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 60% while Morecambe was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wigan Athletic won the match​.

Wigan Athletic shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Morecambe shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe received 1 yellow card (C. Stockton).

Match Timeline

Josh Magennis(goal)T. Darikwa
19'
Jason Kerr(goal)T. Naylor
44'
49'
66'
Stephen Humphrys(goal)T. Darikwa
68'
74'
75'
77'
88'
Gwion Edwards- sub ->S. Humphrys
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this match, Wigan Athletic will have 79 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 32 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away with Shrewsbury Town on the 30th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (2 draws).

Morecambe will host Oxford United on the 26th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
Ben Amos 12.England
6.4
D
Jack Whatmough 5.England
7.0
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
8.1
44'
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.9
M
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe
7.9
M
Tom Naylor 4.England
8.6
M
Max Power 8.England
6.8
77'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
7.2
19'
F
Will Keane 10.England
7.3
66'
F
Stephen Humphrys 39.England
7.8
88' 68'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Jones 1.England
D
Tom Pearce 3.England
D
Joe Bennett 21.England
D
Kell Watts 2.England
M
Gavin Massey 11.England
M
Graeme Shinnie 18.Scotland
6.5
77'
M
Gwion Edwards 7.Wales
88'

Wigan Athletic started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 2 changes: M. Power for G. Shinnie (77′) and S. Humphrys for G. Edwards (87′).

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Kevin McKenna 30.Northern Ireland
6.6
D
Anthony O'Connor 4.Republic of Ireland
6.5
D
Greg Leigh 3.Jamaica
6.1
D
Jacob Bedeau 5.Grenada
6.1
88'
D
Ryan Cooney 21.England
5.9
M
Toumani Diagouraga 8.France
6.1
M
A. Wildig 10.England
6.1
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
7.0
74'
F
Dylan Connolly 11.Republic of Ireland
6.9
49'
F
Arthur Gnahoua 24.England
6.1
88'
F
Cole Stockton 9.England
6.7
75'
Substitutes
G
Adam Smith 41.England
D
Liam Gibson 22.England
88'
D
Jacob Mensah 16.Ghana
M
O. Fane 27.France
M
Adam Phillips 18.England
6.8
74'
F
Jonah Ayunga 17.Kenya
88'
F
Jonathan Obika 14.England

Morecambe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Derek Adams played with: .

Substitutions

Morecambe made 3 changes: S. McLoughlin for A. Phillips (74′), J. Bedeau for L. Gibson (87′) and A. Gnahoua for J. Ayunga (87′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​