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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 2 (setup 4, season 38)
Newport County
v.
Wigan Athletic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Kristoffer KLAESSON16DJordje PETROVIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Djed SPENCE728JOĆO Diogo Fonseca FERREIRA
Nathan TJOE-A-ON37Jack COLBACK
Ilias CHAIR47Sam MORSY
Luke AYLING75Jack WHATMOUGH
Darryl LACHMAN66Charlie HUGHES
Matty BLAIR77Max POWER
Lewis FIORINI687James McCLEAN
Alfie MAY97Ched EVANS
Ben WHITEMAN107Ashley FLETCHER
Chuba AKPOM7117Joe GELHARDT
Manager
Sebastian REVAN12Joe BENNETT
Nectarios TRIANTIS13Tim KRUL
Courtney BAKER-RICHARDSON14Jason KERR
Kiban RAI15Tom PEARCE
Luka RACIC166Tendayi DARIKWA

Newport County 2 Wigan Athletic 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 8,185, Stadium: Rodney Parade, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 6½)
23 Chair, 77 AkpomScorers13og Lachman, 49 Colback
Substitutions85 Fletcher <=> Darikwa
Sendings off
Bookings78 Hughes
3Corners4
4Fouls6
2Offsides1
9Shots on6
12Shots off8
21Total shots14
6Shots saved4
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Ilias CHAIR
4A shot from AKPOM was smothered by PETROVIC.
8A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
8A poor strike from MCCLEAN rolled agonisingly wide.
9The Wigan Athletic 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked shot.
10MCCLEAN dummied AYLING but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
13GOAL!! A long shot from EVANS deflected off the shins of LACHMAN and into his own net.
18Uncertainty in the Wigan Athletic defence enabled FIORINI to fire an effort inches over.
19PETROVIC saved a curling shot from SPENCE.
21A accurate pass fell to BLAIR and his deadly effort floated narrowly over.
23The Newport County 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from GELHARDT.
23GOAL!! On the left wing AYLING collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the box for CHAIR to tuck it over the line. (1-1)
42A corner found JOĆO FERREIRA who flicked the ball just beyond the near post.
 
49GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by KLAESSON, MCCLEAN was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to COLBACK to crack in. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
51The motionless PETROVIC was a mere bystander as a backpass from HUGHES dropped just over.
67COLBACK waltzed past SPENCE and rattled a tame shot past the post.
70POWER made space on the left and touched the ball to COLBACK who clipped the ball wide.
73MAY shot over.
75An exceptional effort from GELHARDT scraped the outside of the righthand post.
77GOAL!! A deep cross by CHAIR was met by AKPOM who stormed in to score. (2-2)
78GALANOPOULOS cautions HUGHES.
80TJOE-A-ON headed just beyond the near post.
90+1A penalty box meleé resulted in MAY knocking a low shot over.