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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 27 (setup 4, season 34)
Walsall
v.
Wigan Athletic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam LEGZDINS616Kristoffer NORDFELDT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Liam KINSELLA2Callum CONNOLLY
Ben WILLIAMS736Jack COLBACK
Joss LABADIE74Nick POWELL
Emmanuel MONTHE75Cédric KIPRÉ
Donervon DANIELS666Cheyenne DUNKLEY
Luke BOLTON77Max POWER
Hannibal MEJBRI8Gavin MASSEY
Conor WILKINSON697Ola TOIVONEN
Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO107Leonardo DA SILVA LOPES
Josh GORDON611Dwight GAYLE
Manager
Joe WARD12Sam MORSY
Kyle LETHEREN13Matija SARKIC
Brendan KIERNAN614Paul McSHANE
Rory HOLDEN156Ched EVANS
Rollin MENAYESE16Will GRIGG

Walsall 1 Wigan Athletic 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 10,390, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Thomas TROUPKOS 6)
75 LabadieScorers18 Da Silva Lopes, 40 Powell
62 Rankin-Costello <=> KiernanSubstitutions79 Colback <=> Evans
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
13Fouls5
5Offsides15
9Shots on4
4Shots off10
13Total shots14
7Shots saved2
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Hannibal MEJBRI
3KIPRÉ raced past RANKIN-COSTELLO but knocked the ball into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper.
6MEJBRI was put clear by KINSELLA and he dummied the Wigan Athletic 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
18GOAL!! A mix up between MONTHE and the Walsall 'keeper allowed DA SILVA LOPES to crack the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
20DA SILVA LOPES headed just wide.
22The 'keeper saved a refined strike from WILKINSON.
27A pin-point pass bobbled toward CONNOLLY and his deadly effort flew narrowly wide.
30A free-kick from COLBACK floated just beyond the far post.
31A tame strike from WILKINSON rolled agonisingly wide.
33A penalty box scramble resulted in MEJBRI knocking a low shot wide.
40GOAL!! A delightful ball from POWER left TOIVONEN in the clear, he made the Walsall 'keeper commit himself before touching the ball to POWELL to score. (2-0 Wigan Athletic)
 
48TOIVONEN shot wide.
53MASSEY flicked a simple chance past the righthand post.
54An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of NORDFELDT by WILKINSON.
56DA SILVA LOPES brought the ball away from WILLIAMS and stabbed a weak shot well wide.
59KIPRÉ ran onto a great ball from MASSEY but fired his shot wide of the righthand post.
62NORDFELDT was able to claw away a tame header from BOLTON.
65A corner fell to GAYLE who nodded the ball over.
71A cross from MASSEY left POWELL in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
73A header by LABADIE at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
75GOAL!! WILLIAMS made space for LABADIE who, after an interchange of passes on the edge of the area, glanced the ball past NORDFELDT. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
83NORDFELDT did well to hold onto a fierce strike from MEJBRI.
86MEJBRI stormed through the Wigan Athletic defence but shot straight at NORDFELDT.