English League One

Wigan Athletic vs Port Vale, 2015-16 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Wigan Athletic
  • 7': Will Grigg
  • 41': Will Grigg (P)
  • 69': Will Grigg
FT
3 - 0
Port Vale
  • Red Card 39': Ryan McGivern

Will Grigg earns victory for Wigan against Port Vale

Will Grigg earns victory for Wigan against Port Vale

Match Commentary

  • 7': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Port Vale 0. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 39': Ryan McGivern (Port Vale) is shown the red card.
  • 41': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Port Vale 0. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 43': Substitution, Port Vale. Ryan Inniss replaces Matthew Kennedy.
  • 62': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Haris Vuckic.
  • 67': Substitution, Port Vale. Sam Kelly replaces A-Jay Leitch-Smith.
  • 69': Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Port Vale 0. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris McCann.
  • 71': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy replaces Max Power.
  • 72': Substitution, Port Vale. Theo Robinson replaces JJ Hooper.
  • 75': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila replaces William Grigg.
  • 84': Richard Duffy (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 9,627

Line-Ups

WGA Wigan Athletic (3-5-2)

No. Name
32 Jussi Jaaskelainen (GK)
20 Craig Morgan
28 Jason Pearce
34 Reece Wabara
29 Haris Vuckic
6 Max Power
4 David Perkins
7 Chris McCann
5 Donervon Daniels
31 Yanic Wildschut
9 Will Grigg
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Lee Nicholls, Jack Hendry, Jordi Hiwula, Tim Chow, Ryan Colclough, Sam Morsy, Craig Davies.

PTV Port Vale (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
5 Ryan McGivern Red Card
6 Richard Duffy Yellow Card
3 Carl Dickinson
16 Adam Yates
11 Sam Foley
42 Anthony Grant
9 Matthew Kennedy
10 Louis Dodds
15 Jonathan Hooper
20 A-Jay Leitch-Smith
Port Vale Substitutes:
Michael Brown, Sam Kelly, Theo Robinson, Chris Neal, Ben Purkiss, Michael O'Connor, Ryan Inniss.

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