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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 3 (setup 4, season 27)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Kristoffer NORDFELDT1Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Paul McSHANE628Calum CHAMBERS
Sebastien POCOGNOLI37José HOLEBAS
Jack COLBACK4Ryan MASON
Juan Torres Ruiz, CALA57Daniel Sánchez AYALA
GONZALO Herrero Agüeros66George FRIEND
John WELSH677Héctor FONT Romero
Marvin EMNES68José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Ola TOIVONEN97Seydou DOUMBIA
Ched EVANS6106Lewis BAKER
Marvin SORDELL6116Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Johnnie JACKSON12Adam FORSHAW
Mark YEATES13Andreas ISAKSSON
Greg HALFORD14Adam REACH
Dwight GAYLE15Rudy GESTEDE
Noel HUNT166Adam CLAYTON

Wigan Athletic 2 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,889, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Patrick MILLER 6½, TV: live)
18 Toivonen, 70 PocognoliScorers17 Holebas, 90 Holebas
Substitutions71 Doumbia <=> Clayton
Sendings off
10 Emnes, 39 Toivonen, 46 SordellBookings58 Baker
4Corners7
22Fouls14
2Offsides1
3Shots on5
10Shots off11
13Total shots16
1Shots saved3
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Calum CHAMBERS
2EMNES made space on the right and knocked the ball to TOIVONEN who fired the ball wide.
8A fine ball from MCSHANE on the left was collected by TOIVONEN who sliced his shot wide.
10EMNES booked by the ref.
17GOAL!! A great solo effort from HOLEBAS who beat a number of defenders before rocketing the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
18GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by WELSH who setup TOIVONEN with an easy chance. (1-1)
19ASSOMBALONGA touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Wigan Athletic 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
20FONT flicked an easy chance past the righthand post.
31A cross from MASON left BAKER in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
34DOUMBIA headed just wide.
39A high tackle on FONT by TOIVONEN results in a booking.
40BAKER beat WELSH and drove the ball to IZQUIERDO who blasted his shot wide.
41FRIEND shot wide.
44A drive from ASSOMBALONGA seemed a certain goal but NORDFELDT managed to punch the ball away.
 
46SORDELL booked for gamesmanship.
54A header from COLBACK was nodded off the line by CHAMBERS.
58BAKER booked by the ref for a clinical foul.
59A good effort from TOIVONEN scraped the upright.
61A penalty box scramble resulted in POCOGNOLI knocking the ball wide.
70GOAL!! A long ball from SORDELL down the middle fell to the lurking POCOGNOLI who hit a looping shot in off the post. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
73A corner bobbled toward TOIVONEN who headed the ball just beyond the far post.
75EMNES was put clear by COLBACK and he beat KRUL but glanced his shot over the bar.
90GOAL!! A weak drive from HOLEBAS seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (2-2)