WIGAN. Wigan Athletic and West Bromwich Albion draw 1-1. J. Magennis scored the first goal (6′) for Wigan Athletic. K. Grant settled the score (22′). West Bromwich Albion was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the support of Matt McGrath and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 2 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 109
- 34 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 67% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough West Bromwich Albion to win the match.
Wigan Athletic shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (J. Magennis and J. McClean). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (J. Molumby and M. Phillips).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wigan Athletic will have 7 points like Stoke City and Millwall to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will have 8 points like Bristol City, Preston North End, Sunderland, Blackpool and Cardiff City to sit in the 12th 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 record in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Blackpool on the 1st of November with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
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78'
6'
Wigan Athletic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Jason Kerr , Jack Whatmough , Curtis Tilt , Ryan Nyambe , Tom Naylor , Max Power , Graeme Shinnie , James McClean , Will Keane and Josh Magennis .
The home team had on the bench: Charlie Wyke , Tom Pearce, Stephen Humphrys, Ashley Fletcher, Thelo Aasgaard , Jamie Jones and Nathan Broadhead .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: W. Keane for C. Wyke (71′), J. Magennis for N. Broadhead (72′) and T. Naylor for T. Aasgaard (78′).
Best player: Josh Magennis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Josh Magennis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steve Bruce played with: David Button , Dara O’Shea , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Jayson Molumby , Jed Wallace , John Swift , Grady Diangana and Karlan Grant .
They had on the bench: Alex Palmer, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Matt Phillips , Kenneth Zohore, Adam Reach, Jake Livermore and Darnell Furlong .
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of D. Furlong (injured).
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: S. Ajayi for D. Furlong (20′), O. Yokuslu for J. Livermore (60′) and J. Molumby for M. Phillips (78′).
Best player: John Swift
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.
His rating is with 52 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sheffield United – Reading – 4-0
- Wigan Athletic – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Watford – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Luton Town – 1-2
- Burnley – Millwall – 2-0
- Birmingham City – Norwich City – 1-2
