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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 1 (setup 6, season 21)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Joe BURSIK17Alphonse ARÉOLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Tendayi DARIKWA2Ollie DENHAM
Lloyd KELLY73Elseid HYSAJ
Kieran DOWELL47Naby Deco KEÏTA
Kal NAISMITH5Joël MATIP
Cédric KIPRÉ666Curtis NELSON
Jamal LOWE77Rubin COLWILL
Tahith CHONG87Thomas LEMAR
ROBERTO FIRMINO Barbosa de Oliveira79Nabil FEKIR
Graeme SHINNIE6106Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA
Joe GELHARDT6116Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Joe WILLIAMS12Junior HOILETT
Joe BENNETT136Joe RALLS
Tom PEARCE14Niels NKOUNKOU
Luke BRENNAN615Sheyi OJO
Tom NAYLOR16Tom SANG

Wigan Athletic 1 Cardiff City 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 24,869, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: MELLIN 5½)
80 KellyScorers
66 Lowe <=> BrennanSubstitutions81 Fekir <=> Ralls
Sendings off
5 ChongBookings31 Vilhena, 54 Nelson, 69 Lemar
4Corners2
19Fouls20
2Offsides5
6Shots on3
4Shots off7
10Total shots10
5Shots saved3
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Elseid HYSAJ
1GELHARDT beat HYSAJ and placed the ball to ROBERTO FIRMINO who blasted his shot wide.
5The ref books CHONG for a late foul.
6NELSON flicked a looping shot wide from twenty yards out.
7ARÉOLA saved a lovely strike from CHONG.
9COLWILL's shot beat BURSIK but rebounded off the Wigan Athletic upright.
18CHONG steamed through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
31VILHENA cautioned by the referee.
34A mix up in the Wigan Athletic defence enabled FEKIR to volley an effort wide.
41VILHENA's shot was well held by the Wigan Athletic 'keeper.
45COLWILL made space on the left and touched the ball to LEMAR who touched the ball over.
 
48COLWILL knocked the ball to LEMAR who fired it over the bar.
51A fine ball from DARIKWA on the right fell to DOWELL who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
53COLWILL ran onto a wonderful ball from VILHENA but hit his effort wide.
54MELLIN cautions NELSON.
55A pin-point pass bobbled toward ROBERTO FIRMINO and his left foot shot raced narrowly wide.
62A thirty yard drive from GELHARDT caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
66VILHENA stroked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
67The Cardiff City 'keeper managed to block a wicked effort.
69A strike from FEKIR held no problem for BURSIK.
69LEMAR booked.
78A penalty box scramble resulted in ROBERTO FIRMINO cracking a low shot wide.
80GOAL!! A cross from the right was touched down by BRENNAN for KELLY to score. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
90+1ROBERTO FIRMINO beat COLWILL but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
90+2COLWILL was put clear by HYSAJ and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot over.