Match Report


BurnleyBurnley     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Nick DayNick Day Jim Willis Jim Willis
Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard79
G
1captain
G
74Luca CuzaL. Cuza
Andrei BelodediciA. Belodedici79
D
2
D
72Peter ClarkeP. Clarke
Samuel IpouaS. Ipoua77
D
3
D
72Martino BonoraM. Bonora
Dominic CollinsD. Collins75
D
4
D
72Thierry EadieT. Eadie
Nordin StruparN. Strupar85
M
5
M
75Florian CharrierasF. Charrieras
Nicholas KeeganN. Keegan83
M
6
M
71Nicky PowerN. Power
Emmanuel AkinbiyiE. Akinbiyi82
M
7
M
77Marques Pereira PiocelleM. Piocelle
Dominic LawD. Law78
M
captain8
M
77Micka‘l HistillolesM. Histilloles
Frederico RomanF. Roman85
A
9
A
70Simon BreyerS. Breyer
Noah HerzogN. Herzog82
A
10
A
71Tommy SalakoT. Salako
Rafael MoyaR. Moya80
A
11
A
75Emmerick ZaamiE. Zaami
 
Marc InceM. Ince75
M
12
A
69Corentin IrlesC. Irles
Roberto RamosR. Ramos75
M
13
M
74Youri ShoukovY. Shoukov
Denys DemyanchukD. Demyanchuk74
D
14
D
71Titus MacleanT. Maclean

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 20,437 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Burnley and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Makin.


0.00
Wigan Athletic get the match underway!
3.27
Samuel Ipoua flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Law sees space and advances. Dominic Law shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
4.21
Thierry Eadie barges into Noah Herzog. Thierry Eadie is shown the yellow card! Noah Herzog gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.42
Emmanuel Akinbiyi receives the ball from a throw-in from Nicholas Keegan. Emmanuel Akinbiyi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman cuts inside the box! Frederico Roman strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.10
Nicky Power flicks a high pass forward to Simon Breyer who brings the ball under control. Simon Breyer plays a one-two with Emmerick Zaami and rushes in on goal... Simon Breyer takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.06
Dominic Collins threads a neat ball through to Dominic Law. Dominic Law flicks a high ball forward to Noah Herzog who takes it down. Noah Herzog sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
30.47
Micka‘l Histilloles barges into Nicholas Keegan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Keegan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.49
Marques Pereira Piocelle changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marques Pereira Piocelle knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer flicks the ball with his head. Claus Fredgaard effortlessly punches it away to safety.
39.49
Dominic Law kicks a strong pass forward to Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.21
Nicky Power hits a low pass to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
44.43
Emmanuel Akinbiyi makes a beautiful solo run. Emmanuel Akinbiyi plays a one-two with Noah Herzog and advances towards the goal... Emmanuel Akinbiyi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic have changed their lineup with Youri Shoukov replacing Florian Charrieras.

45.00
Burnley kick off the second half!
47.49
Andrei Belodedici threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Keegan. Nicholas Keegan sees Frederico Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Roman shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
48.30
Nicky Power passes the ball forward to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
49.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicky Power plays the ball forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
53.07
Emmanuel Akinbiyi threads a neat ball through to Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Luca Cuza manages to keep it out.
54.53
Rafael Moya comes in with a late challenge on Peter Clarke. Rafael Moya is given a warning by the referee! Peter Clarke gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.13
Rafael Moya catches Thierry Eadie on the ankles. Rafael Moya is given another warning by the referee! Thierry Eadie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.55
Nicholas Keegan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Moya. Rafael Moya shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
63.14
Dominic Collins flicks a high pass forward. Nordin Strupar collects the pass. Nordin Strupar flicks a high ball forward to Noah Herzog who takes it down. Noah Herzog shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
72.48
Micka‘l Histilloles hits a low pass to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
73.29
Nicholas Keegan knocks the ball forward to Rafael Moya. Rafael Moya finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.38
Burnley have made a substitution with Marc Ince replacing Samuel Ipoua .Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Corentin Irles replacing Emmerick Zaami .
83.27
Martino Bonora threads a neat ball through to Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle makes a simple pass to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.05
Peter Clarke sees Youri Shoukov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Youri Shoukov makes a probing pass to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andrei Belodedici.
90.00
Marc Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Law. Dominic Law passes the ball forward to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Burnley

Wigan Athletic
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26%
45.2%
28.8%

Scorers
Frederico Roman 12
Emmanuel Akinbiyi 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Emmanuel Akinbiyi of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.Claus Fredgaard (GK)
6
2.Andrei Belodedici (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Ipoua (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Collins (DEF)
6
5.Nordin Strupar (MID)
6
6.Nicholas Keegan (MID)
6
7.Emmanuel Akinbiyi (MID)goal scored
9
8.Dominic Law (MID)
7
9.Frederico Roman (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Noah Herzog (ATT)
7
11.Rafael Moya (ATT)
5
 
12.Marc Ince (MID)
6
13.Roberto Ramos (MID)
0
14.Denys Demyanchuk (DEF)
0

1.Luca Cuza (GK)
6
2.Peter Clarke (DEF)
6
3.Martino Bonora (DEF)
6
4.Thierry Eadie (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Florian Charrieras (MID)
6
6.Nicky Power (MID)
7
7.Marques Pereira Piocelle (MID)
7
8.Micka‘l Histilloles (MID)yellow card
5
9.Simon Breyer (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Salako (ATT)
6
11.Emmerick Zaami (ATT)
6
 
12.Corentin Irles (ATT)
6
13.Youri Shoukov (MID)
6
14.Titus Maclean (DEF)
0