Wigan 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday — EFL Championship, 4 Aug 2018
Wigan beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 4 August 2018 at DW Stadium, Wigan. M. Jacobs, A. Nuhiu, Nick Powell, F. Forestieri got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wigan have won 1 and Sheffield Wednesday 4.
Match timeline
- 1-011'
- 1-120'
- 2-126'assist: Nick Powell
- 34'
- 44'
- Half-time2-1
- 3-160'
- 61'
- 3-267'assist: Lucas João
- 70'out: Max Power
- 70'out: J. Vaughan
- 79'
- 82'
- 84'
- 86'
- 87'
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Wigan
- 9.2Michael JacobsM
- 7.8Cheyenne DunkleyD
- 7.6Nick PowellM
- 7.4Gavin MasseyM
- 7.1Sam MorsyM
- 7.0Will GriggF
- 6.9Callum McManamanM
- 6.9Darron GibsonM
- 6.5Reece JamesD
- 6.5James VaughanF
- 6.4Max PowerM
- 6.4Cédric KipréD
- 6.3Antonee RobinsonD
- 6.1Christian WaltonG
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.5Fernando ForestieriF
- 7.3Atdhe NuhiuF
- 7.1Lucas JoãoF
- 7.0Cameron DawsonG
- 6.9Tom LeesD
- 6.7Adam ReachM
- 6.5Steven FletcherF
- 6.5Joost van AkenD
- 6.5Daniel PudilD
- 6.3Liam PalmerD
- 6.3Sam HutchinsonM
- 6.3Barry BannanM
- 6.0Joey PelupessyM
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday3-5-2
Wigan4-2-3-1
Substitutes
WiganP. Cook
Substitutes
- 23J. JonesG
- 15C. McManaman82'M6.9
- 20Kallum NaismithM
- 18G. RobertsM
- 8J. Vaughan70'F6.5
- 6Max Power70'M6.4
- 14A. BruceD
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Luhukay
Substitutes
- 28J. WildsmithG
- 6Morgan FoxD
- 41J. LeeD
- 21G. BoydM
- 9S. Fletcher87'F6.5
- 19Marco MatiasF
- 18Lucas João61'F7.1
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
21Total shots8
10Shots on target4
6Shots off target1
5Blocked shots3
3Corners3
3Offsides5
12Fouls12
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves7
346Total passes397
252Accurate passes297
73%Pass accuracy75%
Wigan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jacobs | 90 | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.2 |
| Cheyenne Dunkley | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Nick Powell | 70 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Gavin Massey | 82 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Sam Morsy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 7.1 |
| Will Grigg | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Callum McManaman | 8 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Darron Gibson | 70 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| James Vaughan | 20 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Max Power | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Cédric Kipré | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Antonee Robinson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Christian Walton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Forestieri | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Atdhe Nuhiu | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Lucas João | 29 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Cameron Dawson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Steven Fletcher | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joost van Aken | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Daniel Pudil | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Liam Palmer | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Sam Hutchinson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Barry Bannan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joey Pelupessy | 87 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
WiganWDDWW
- W05 May 18ADoncaster1-0
- D28 Apr 18HAFC Wimbledon1-1
- D24 Apr 18ABristol Rovers1-1
- W21 Apr 18AFleetwood Town4-0
- W17 Apr 18HOxford United1-0
Head-to-head
- 03 Feb 17Wigan0-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 10 Sept 16Sheffield Wednesday2-1Wigan
- 30 Dec 14Wigan0-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 29 Nov 14Sheffield Wednesday2-1Wigan
- 12 Mar 14Wigan1-0Sheffield Wednesday
- 11 Feb 14Sheffield Wednesday0-3Wigan
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