Wigan Athletic vs Cardiff City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipWigan Athletic 0-0 Cardiff City
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Cardiff City
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 5': David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 5': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 8': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 12': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 12': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ben Amos.
- 13': Attempt missed. Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 17': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 17': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Hand ball by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 18': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 18': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan.
- 26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Jacobs.
- 26': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic).
- 28': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington tries a through ball, but Kadeem Harris is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Reece Burke (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 33': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kadeem Harris.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 35': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Reece Burke.
- 39': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
- 43': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic).
- 45'+1': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 48': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 48': Gabriel Obertan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 50': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
- 51': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
- 52': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 52': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
- 53': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 57': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rickie Lambert replaces Mark Harris.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Gabriel Obertan.
- 58': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Jamie Hanson.
- 60': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Offside, Cardiff City. Sean Morrison tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
- 64': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Craig Morgan.
- 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Shaun MacDonald.
- 65': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 68': David Perkins (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 69': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
- 73': Delay in match Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
- 75': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 76': Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
- 76': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ibrahim Meite replaces Craig Noone.
- 80': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Bruce replaces David Perkins.
- 82': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Rickie Lambert (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Meite.
- 83': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 83': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece Burke.
- 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Greg Halford replaces Kadeem Harris.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
- 87': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
- 89': Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
- 89': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 176 | Accurate Passes | 285 |
| 311 | Passes | 441 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 104 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 50 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 50 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,875
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,875
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | +8 | 7 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Wigan Athletic (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Matt Gilks (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 20 | Craig Morgan |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 32 | Reece Burke |
| 4 | David Perkins |
| 26 | Jamie Hanson |
| 19 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
| 11 | Gabriel Obertan |
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Ben Amos (GK) |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 16 | Matthew Connolly |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 31 | Mark Harris |
| 24 | Kadeem Harris |
| 11 | Craig Noone |
| 13 | Anthony Pilkington |
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