Brighton 2-1 Wigan — EFL Championship, 17 Apr 2017
Brighton beat Wigan 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 April 2017 at Amex Stadium, Falmer. G. Murray and S. March scored for Brighton; Nick Powell for Wigan. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 3 and Wigan 2.
Match timeline
- 1-037'
- Half-time1-0
- 51'
- 61'
- 61'
- 2-065'
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 82'out: Chuba Akpom
- 2-185'assist: J. Hanson
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.1Lewis DunkD
- 8.0Uwe HünemeierD
- 7.6Glenn MurrayF
- 7.5Beram KayalM
- 7.4Jamie MurphyM
- 7.4Solly MarchM
- 6.8Dale StephensM
- 6.8Tomer HemedF
- 6.6Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.5Bruno SaltorD
- 6.5Gaëtan BongD
- 6.5David StockdaleG
- 6.5Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.4Chuba AkpomF
Wigan
- 7.4Jake BuxtonD
- 7.1Nick PowellM
- 7.0Jamie HansonM
- 6.8Daniel BurnD
- 6.7Ryan TunnicliffeM
- 6.6Stephen WarnockM
- 6.6David PerkinsM
- 6.6Jakob HaugaardG
- 6.6Shaun MacDonaldM
- 6.6Sam MorsyM
- 6.4Ryan ColcloughF
- 6.3Gabriel ObertanM
- 6.3Michael JacobsM
- 6.0Max PowerM
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 15J. Murphy73'M7.4
- 28Chuba Akpom82'F6.4
- 21Oliver Norwood73'M6.5
- 27F. TomoriD
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 8J. SkalákM
- 23L. RoseniorD
WiganG. Barrow
Substitutes
- 35M. GilksG
- 8Sam Morsy73'M6.6
- 25Nick Powell85'61'M7.1
- 12Callum ConnollyM
- 20C. MorganD
- 27R. Colclough61'F6.4
- 31Jack ByrneM
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Uwe Hünemeier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.0 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Beram Kayal | 73 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Jamie Murphy | 17 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.4 |
| Solly March | 73 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tomer Hemed | 82 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Oliver Norwood | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chuba Akpom | 8 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Wigan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Buxton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Nick Powell | 29 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Jamie Hanson | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Ryan Tunnicliffe | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Stephen Warnock | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| David Perkins | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jakob Haugaard | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Shaun MacDonald | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sam Morsy | 17 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Colclough | 29 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Gabriel Obertan | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Michael Jacobs | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Max Power | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Wolves 0-2 Brighton, 14 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Norwich 2-0 Brighton, 21 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Wigan
- Previous: Wigan 3-2 Barnsley, 13 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wigan 0-0 Cardiff, 22 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated