Aston Villa 3-2 Wigan — EFL Championship, 11 Aug 2018
Aston Villa beat Wigan 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 11 August 2018 at Villa Park, Birmingham. J. Chester, Nick Powell, Callum Connolly, B. Bjarnason got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Wigan 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-013'assist: John McGinn
- 1-141'
- Half-time1-1
- 50'
- 54'out: L. Evans
- 1-255'assist: Nick Powell
- 58'
- 1-363'Own Goal
- 65'
- 66'
- 68'
- 74'
- 81'out: J. Vaughan
- 86'
- 87'
- 90'
- 2-390+4'assist: C. Hourihane
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.8John McGinnM
- 7.6Jack GrealishM
- 7.6James ChesterD
- 7.6Ahmed El-MohamadyD
- 7.0Andre GreenM
- 6.9Axel TuanzebeD
- 6.7Birkir BjarnasonM
- 6.7Jonathan KodjiaF
- 6.6Albert AdomahM
- 6.4Rushian Hepburn-MurphyF
- 6.4Alan HuttonD
- 6.1Mile JedinakM
- 5.8Ørjan NylandG
Wigan
- 7.8Nick PowellM
- 7.0Callum ConnollyM
- 6.8Will GriggF
- 6.8Lee EvansM
- 6.7Sam MorsyM
- 6.4James VaughanF
- 6.4Reece JamesD
- 6.3Callum McManamanM
- 6.2Joshua WindassM
- 5.9Cédric KipréD
- 5.9Cheyenne DunkleyD
- 5.8Michael JacobsM
- 5.6Antonee RobinsonD
- 5.4Christian WaltonG
Line-ups
Wigan4-2-3-1
Aston Villa4-4-1-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaS. Bruce
Substitutes
- 29R. Hepburn-Murphy74'F6.4
- 24T. ElphickD
- 3N. TaylorD
- 37Albert Adomah65'M6.6
- 14C. Hourihane87'M
- 6G. WhelanM
- 23André MoreiraG
WiganP. Cook
Substitutes
- 23J. JonesG
- 36L. Evans54'M6.8
- 18G. RobertsM
- 7James WalkerF
- 10Joshua Windass68'M6.2
- 8J. Vaughan81'F6.4
- 14A. BruceD
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
17Total shots10
6Shots on target3
6Shots off target6
5Blocked shots1
3Corners4
1Offsides2
17Fouls16
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves4
314Total passes341
222Accurate passes238
71%Pass accuracy70%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGinn | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Jack Grealish | 90 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7.6 |
| James Chester | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Ahmed El-Mohamady | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Andre Green | 74 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Axel Tuanzebe | 65 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Birkir Bjarnason | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 87 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Albert Adomah | 25 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Mile Jedinak | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Ørjan Nyland | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
Wigan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Powell | 68 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Callum Connolly | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Will Grigg | 81 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Lee Evans | 36 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Sam Morsy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| James Vaughan | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Callum McManaman | 54 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Windass | 22 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Cédric Kipré | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Cheyenne Dunkley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Michael Jacobs | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.8 |
| Antonee Robinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.6 |
| Christian Walton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.4 |
Recent Form
Aston VillaWLDWL
- W06 Aug 18AHull City3-1
- L26 May 18HFulham0-1
- D15 May 18HMiddlesbrough0-0
- W12 May 18AMiddlesbrough1-0
- L06 May 18AMillwall0-1
WiganWWDDW
- W04 Aug 18HSheffield Wednesday3-2
- W05 May 18ADoncaster1-0
- D28 Apr 18HAFC Wimbledon1-1
- D24 Apr 18ABristol Rovers1-1
- W21 Apr 18AFleetwood Town4-0
Head-to-head
- 18 Mar 17Wigan0-2Aston Villa
- 10 Dec 16Aston Villa1-0Wigan
- 19 May 13Wigan2-2Aston Villa
- 29 Dec 12Aston Villa0-3Wigan
- 25 Feb 12Wigan0-0Aston Villa
- 01 Oct 11Aston Villa2-0Wigan
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