Burnley overcomes Wigan Athletic 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Burnley tops Wigan Athletic 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

August 28, 2022

WIGAN. Burnley conquers Wigan Athletic 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

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 Bell who was helped by Matthew Jones and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Thomas Kirk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Wigan Athletic

1 - 5

Burnley

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

18 Total 9
4 On Target 6
14 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 0

95 Attack 77
28 Dangerous attack 22
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Burnley had a superior ball possession 55% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 28 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Burnley succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Wigan Athletic shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Burnley shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (C. Tilt). On the other side, Burnley received 1 yellow card (A. Muric).

Match Timeline

17'

Jay Rodríguez(goal)

27'

Josh Brownhill(goal)Vitinho

41'

Arijanet Muric- Yellow

43'

51'

59'

66'

T. Aasgaard- sub ->W. Keane

72'

Josh Magennis- sub ->C. Tilt

72'

77'

86'

Josh Brownhill(goal)S. Bastien

88'

90'

Benson Manuel- sub ->J. Brownhill

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this encounter, Wigan Athletic will stay with 6 points like Middlesbrough and Luton Town to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Burnley will have 9 points like Rotherham United, Watford and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Wigan Athletic will host Stoke City on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).

Burnley will host Rotherham United on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

Jamie Jones 1.England

5.5

Jack Whatmough 5.England

6.3

Jason Kerr 15.Scotland

6.2

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

5.8

72'

Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe

6.3

59'

James McClean 11.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Tom Naylor 4.England

6.1

Graeme Shinnie 18.Scotland

6.1

72'

Max Power 8.England

6.7

Will Keane 10.England

7.1

72'

43'

Callum Lang 19.England

7.4

Substitutes

Ben Amos 12.England

Ryan Nyambe 2.Namibia

6.4

59'

T. Aasgaard 30.Norway

6.3

72'

Stephen Humphrys 39.England

Charlie Wyke 9.England

Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland

6.7

72'

Nathan Broadhead 20.Wales

6.4

72'

Wigan Athletic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Jamie Jones (5.5), Jason Kerr (6.2), Jack Whatmough (6.3), Curtis Tilt (5.8), Tendayi Darikwa (6.3), Tom Naylor (6.1), Max Power (6.7), Graeme Shinnie (6.1), James McClean (6.7), Will Keane (7.1) and Callum Lang (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Broadhead (6.4), S. Humphrys, C. Wyke, Thelo Aasgaard (6.3), B. Amos, Ryan Nyambe (6.4) and Josh Magennis (6.7).

Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of R. Nyambe (injured).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: T. Darikwa for R. Nyambe (59′), W. Keane for T. Aasgaard (72′), G. Shinnie for N. Broadhead (72′) and C. Tilt for J. Magennis (72′).

Best player: Callum Lang

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Callum Lang.

His rating is (7.4) with 12 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Burnley – Formation

Burnley

Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo

6.5

41'

Charlie Taylor 3.England

7.1

Connor Roberts 14.Wales

6.8

T. Harwood-Bellis 5.England

7.0

Vitinho 22.Brazil

7.3

90'

Jack Cork 4.England

7.4

Josh Brownhill 8.England

9.0

90'

27', 86'

Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland

6.2

Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland

6.8

66'

Nathan Tella 23.Nigeria

6.8

77'

51'

Jay Rodríguez 9.England

7.2

77'

17'

Substitutes

Bailey Peacock-Farrell 15.Northern Ireland

C. Egan-Riley 6.England

90'

Matthew Lowton 2.England

Samuel Bastien 26.Belgium

8.1

77'

88'

Benson Manuel 17.Belgium

90'

Ashley Barnes 10.England

6.7

77'

Darko Churlinov 27.Macedonia

6.7

66'

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

Michael David Jackson played with: Arijanet Murić (6.5), Connor Roberts (6.8), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.0), Charlie Taylor (7.1), Vitinho (7.3), Josh Cullen (6.2), Jack Cork (7.4), Josh Brownhill (9.0), Jóhann Guðmundsson (6.8), Jay Rodriguez (7.2) and Nathan Tella (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ashley Barnes (6.7), Darko Churlinov (6.7), Samuel Bastien (8.1), B. Manuel, C. Egan-Riley, B. Peacock-Farrell and M. Lowton.

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: J. Gudmundsson for D. Churlinov (66′), J. Rodriguez for A. Barnes (77′), N. Tella for S. Bastien (77′), Vitinho for C. Egan-Riley (90′) and J. Brownhill for M. Benson (90′).