WIGAN. Milton Keynes Dons managed to turn the table against Wigan Athletic to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with a goal of C. Wyke at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Darikwa gave the win to Milton Keynes Dons in the 37′ minute with an own goal. Wigan Athletic lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the assistance of Johnathon Bickerdike and Lisa Rashid. The 4th official was Mark Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 3 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 99
- 59 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 57% while Milton Keynes Dons was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Milton Keynes Dons found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card (T. Bayliss). On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards (D. Kasumu, M. O’Riley and D. Harvie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Wigan Athletic will stay with 25 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will have 22 points like Burton Albion to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will play away against AFC Wimbledon on the 23rd of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Milton Keynes Dons will host Rotherham United on the 23rd of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (5 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
73'
58'
20'
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos , Max Power , Jack Whatmough , Kelland Watts , Tendayi Darikwa , Tom Naylor , Tom Bayliss , Callum Lang , Will Keane , James McClean and Charlie Wyke .
The home team had on the bench: James Jones, Gavin Massey , C. Tilt, Jordan Jones , G. Edwards, Stephen Humphrys and T. Pearce.
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 3 changes: C. Lang for G. Massey (73′), J. McClean for J. Jones (73′) and T. Bayliss for S. Humphrys (80′).
Best player: Max Power
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Max Power.
His rating is with 76 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Liam Manning played with: Andrew Fisher , Warren O’Hora , Harry Darling , Dean Lewington , Peter Kioso , Matt O’Riley , David Kasumu , Daniel Harvie , Hiram Boateng , Mohamed Eisa and Scott Twine .
They had on the bench: T. Watson, Troy Parrott , A. Baldwin, Z. Jules, Max Watters , F. Ravizzoli and J. McEachran.
Milton Keynes Dons could not rely on the presence of T. Parrott (injured).
Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made 2 changes: M. Eisa for M. Watters (75′) and D. Kasumu for T. Parrott (86′).
Best player: Matt O’Riley
The player that probably impressed the most for Milton Keynes Dons was Matt O’Riley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Cambridge United – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 2-3
- Cheltenham Town – Morecambe – 3-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Sunderland – 0-4
- Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 0-1
- Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 1-0
- Lincoln City – AFC Wimbledon – 0-1
- Oxford United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Bolton Wanderers – 3-0
- Portsmouth – Ipswich Town – 0-4
- Rotherham United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-0
- Wigan Athletic – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
