Plymouth Argyle vs Wigan Athletic, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Plymouth Argyle

27': Graham Carey (P)

FT
1 - 3

Wigan Athletic

29': Will Grigg
45'+3': Gavin Massey
69': Dan Burn

Wigan move five points clear at top of League One after Plymouth victory

Match Commentary

27': Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
29': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Wigan Athletic 1. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Powell.
45'+3': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Wigan Athletic 2. Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Power.
45'+5': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James Vaughan replaces William Grigg.
47': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Wigan Athletic 3. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Max Power following a corner.
70': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Lionel Ainsworth replaces Ruben Lameiras.
78': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Alex Bruce replaces Nick Powell.
79': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Simon Church replaces Jamie Ness.
84': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Colclough replaces Gavin Massey.
86': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Joel Grant replaces Ryan Taylor.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Home Park
Location: Plymouth, England
Attendance: 11,942

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	5	+6	13
2	Huddersfield Town	5	+7	12
3	Stevenage	5	+4	12
4	Bradford City	5	+3	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Plymouth Argyle (4-3-3)

No.	Name
34	Remi Matthews (GK)
15	Sonny Bradley
22	Zak Vyner
3	Gary Sawyer
18	Oscar Threlkeld
24	David Fox
6	Jamie Ness
7	Antoni Sarcevic
19	Ryan Taylor
11	Ruben Lameiras
10	Graham Carey

Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:

Joel Grant, Lionel Ainsworth, Yann Songo'o, Gary Miller, Michael Cooper, Simon Church, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair.

Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Christian Walton (GK)
33	Dan Burn
22	Cheyenne Dunkley
26	Reece James
2	Nathan Byrne
25	Nick Powell
6	Max Power
5	Sam Morsy
9	Will Grigg
11	Gavin Massey
17	Michael Jacobs

Wigan Athletic Substitutes:

Alex Bruce, Gary Roberts, James Vaughan, Jamie Jones, David Perkins, Callum Elder, Ryan Colclough.

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