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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 4, season 36)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben AMOS71Owen EVANS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom PEARCE27Liam KINSELLA
Jack COLBACK836Ben WILLIAMS
Max POWER46Isaac HUTCHINSON
Curtis TILT75Kelland WATTS
Tendayi DARIKWA66Donervon DANIELS
Dwight GAYLE7Joe RILEY
James McCLEAN886Hannibal MEJBRI
Ched EVANS896Conor WILKINSON
Sam MORSY10Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO
Joe GELHARDT11Callum LANG
Manager
Joe BENNETT12Hayden WHITE
Gavin MASSEY13Jack ROSE
Ashley FLETCHER14Joe WARD
Joe RODWELL-GRANT15Will RANDALL
Josh STONES616Emmanuel MONTHE

Wigan Athletic 3 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 17,622, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Rob SHOEBRIDGE 8)
13 McClean, 43 Evans, 70 EvansScorers16 Lang
85 Power <=> StonesSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners2
3Fouls13
0Offsides0
5Shots on2
9Shots off5
14Total shots7
2Shots saved1
64%Possession36%
Man of the match: James McCLEAN
2A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled EVANS to blast an effort wide.
13GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GELHARDT to knock the ball to MCCLEAN who placed a deadly shot into the net. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
14The bemused AMOS stared in disbelief as a backpass from TILT dropped just over.
16GOAL!! After some steady play on the right LANG came inside and hit the ball in off the post. (1-1)
19MCCLEAN booted the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
33A corner found GELHARDT who nodded an effort over.
37A refined pass from POWER, was blasted goalbound by COLBACK only for the Walsall 'keeper to block.
39GELHARDT ran onto a delightful ball from MCCLEAN but fired his shot wide.
43GOAL!! A wonderful dummy from GAYLE allowed COLBACK to lay a lovely ball off to EVANS who rammed the ball over the line. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
44A shot from MEJBRI was smothered by the 'keeper.
44MCCLEAN made space on the left and touched the ball to EVANS who touched the ball over.
 
47A free-kick from MEJBRI went wide.
50POWER chipped the ball to TILT who headed it just wide.
52MEJBRI beat two Wigan Athletic players and slammed a great chance just beyond the far post.
56A weak strike from GELHARDT trickled agonisingly wide.
58A twenty-five yard drive from EVANS caused EVANS no problem.
60A pin-point pass fell to EVANS and his right foot effort raced narrowly over.
66MEJBRI headed inches over.
70GOAL!! After a neat build-up EVANS drove a low shot past the 'keeper. (3-1 Wigan Athletic)
73MEJBRI stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
77A penalty box meleé resulted in MCCLEAN driving a low shot wide.