Sheffield Utd 4-2 Wigan — EFL Championship, 27 Oct 2018
Sheffield Utd beat Wigan 4-2 in the EFL Championship on 27 October 2018 at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. B. Sharp scored for Sheffield Utd; Kallum Naismith and J. Garner for Wigan. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 0 and Wigan 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 18'David McGoldrick
- 0-123'C. DunkleyOwn Goal
- 36'G. Robertsout: Kallum Naismith
- 0-239'Kallum Naismithassist: Nathan Byrne
- 1-245'B. Sharp
- Half-time2-1
- 50'Callum Connolly
- 2-253'B. Sharpassist: L. Clarke
- 58'Callum Connollyout: J. Garner
- 62'David McGoldrickout: P. Coutts
- 3-263'B. Sharpassist: Enda Stevens
- 67'Nick Powellout: C. McManaman
- 3-369'J. Garner
- 80'Chris Basham
- 88'B. Sharpout: C. Washington
- 90'John Fleck
- 90'Joe Garner
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
9.5
Top rated
Billy Sharp · Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
- 9.5Billy SharpF
- 7.5Enda StevensM
- 7.5Oliver NorwoodM
- 7.4Leon ClarkeF
- 7.0Jack O'ConnellD
- 6.8Dean HendersonG
- 6.7Kieron FreemanM
- 6.6Paul CouttsM
- 6.6Richard StearmanD
- 6.4Conor WashingtonF
- 6.4David McGoldrickF
- 6.2John FleckM
- 6.1Chris BashamD
Wigan
- 7.5Joe GarnerF
- 7.4Kallum NaismithM
- 7.0Gary RobertsM
- 7.0Nathan ByrneM
- 6.8Callum McManamanM
- 6.4Joshua WindassM
- 6.3Reece JamesD
- 6.3Antonee RobinsonD
- 6.2Daniel BurnD
- 6.2Callum ConnollyM
- 6.1Sam MorsyM
- 6.1Nick PowellM
- 5.9Cheyenne DunkleyD
- 5.5Christian WaltonG
Line-ups
Wigan4-2-3-1
Sheffield Utd3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Sheffield UtdC. Wilder
Substitutes
- 11B. WoodburnF
- 25S. MooreG
- 2G. BaldockM
- 28M. CranieD
- 15P. Coutts62'M6.6
- 22M. JohnsonM
- 39C. Washington88'F6.4
WiganP. Cook
Substitutes
- 23J. JonesG
- 21Cédric KipréD
- 15C. McManaman67'M6.8
- 20Kallum Naismith39'36'M7.4
- 41J. Garner69'58'F7.5
- 8J. VaughanF
- 19Leonardo LopesM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
12Total shots15
4Shots on target7
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots3
6Corners11
1Offsides3
15Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves1
377Total passes349
262Accurate passes244
69%Pass accuracy70%
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sharp | 88 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Enda Stevens | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Leon Clarke | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jack O'Connell | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Dean Henderson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kieron Freeman | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Paul Coutts | 28 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Richard Stearman | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Conor Washington | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| David McGoldrick | 62 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.4 |
| John Fleck | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Chris Basham | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Wigan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Garner | 32 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Kallum Naismith | 54 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.4 |
| Gary Roberts | 36 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nathan Byrne | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Callum McManaman | 23 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joshua Windass | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Antonee Robinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Callum Connolly | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sam Morsy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Nick Powell | 67 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Cheyenne Dunkley | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Christian Walton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 06 Feb 16Sheffield Utd0-2Wigan
- 12 Jan 16Wigan3-3Sheffield Utd
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 46 | +36 | 94 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | +37 | 89 |
| 3 | Leeds | 46 | +23 | 83 |
| 4 | West Brom | 46 | +25 | 80 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | -7 | 55 |
| 17 | Birmingham | 46 | +6 | 52 |
| 18 | Wigan | 46 | -13 | 52 |
| 19 | QPR | 46 | -18 | 51 |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | -17 | 47 |
Before and after
Sheffield Utd
- Previous: Sheffield Utd 1-1 Stoke City, 23 Oct 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sheffield Utd, 3 Nov 2018 · EFL Championship
Wigan
- Previous: Millwall 2-1 Wigan, 23 Oct 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wigan 1-2 Leeds, 4 Nov 2018 · EFL Championship
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