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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 38)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
DJordje PETROVIC717Ethan HORVATH
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Tendayi DARIKWA28POL VALENTIN Sancho
Jack COLBACK837Anthony GLENNON
Sam MORSY747Bruno ZUCULINI
Charlie HUGHES5Steve COOK
Jason KERR666Cameron HUMPHREYS
Thelo AASGAARD77Alex MATOS
Gavin MASSEY78Romaine MUNDLE
Ched EVANS797Joe PIGOTT
Ashley FLETCHER6107Alexandre JANKEWITZ
Joe GELHARDT6116Ryan TAYLOR
Manager
Max POWER12Joe LOW
Tim KRUL13George WICKENS
Charlie WYKE146Aidan MORRIS
Luke BRENNAN156John McATEE
Nick POWELL16Otis KHAN

Wigan Athletic 2 Grimsby Town 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 19,382, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Kevin WRIGHT 6½)
33 Colback, 87 MorsyScorers11 Matos
Substitutions88 Zuculini <=> McAtee, 88 Humphreys <=> Morris
Sendings off
73 GelhardtBookings
4Corners2
14Fouls1
0Offsides0
6Shots on6
9Shots off10
15Total shots16
4Shots saved5
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: POL VALENTIN Sancho
1A drive from EVANS seemed a certain goal but HORVATH managed to palm the ball clear.
2GELHARDT headed over the bar.
8An exceptional effort from JANKEWITZ scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
11GOAL!! After a fine build-up MATOS drove a low shot past the Wigan Athletic 'keeper. (1-0 Grimsby Town)
26A shot from PIGOTT was smothered by the 'keeper.
30The motionless Wigan Athletic 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MORSY dropped just wide.
33GOAL!! A Wigan Athletic counter-attack allowed AASGAARD to setup COLBACK with a simple goal. (1-1)
34COOK beat a number of Wigan Athletic players and blasted a shot inches over.
39EVANS worked the ball to MORSY, AASGAARD gathered his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of HORVATH.
 
50A accurate pass bobbled toward EVANS and his right foot effort raced narrowly over.
52A good ball from MASSEY on the right found COLBACK who sliced his shot just beyond the near post.
62MATOS shot wide.
62ZUCULINI's shot beat the Wigan Athletic 'keeper but rebounded off the Wigan Athletic upright.
63MATOS flicked a simple chance past the near post.
67A weak strike from MASSEY bounced agonisingly wide.
73WRIGHT cautions GELHARDT.
75EVANS fluffed a simple chance.
76GELHARDT ran onto a great ball from MORSY but pulled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
80A twenty-five yard drive from EVANS caused the Grimsby Town 'keeper little difficulty.
86A corner fell to EVANS who forced the ball wide.
87PIGOTT was put clear by ZUCULINI and he raced past the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
87GOAL!! A deep cross from HUGHES on the right was nodded home by MORSY after a great leap. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)