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Aston Villa vs Wigan Athletic

Championship
Aston Villa
2-0-0
3-2
Final
Wigan
1-0-1
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WGA
48%Possession52%
17Shots10
6On target3
3Corners4
0Saves4
17Fouls16
50'Callum McManamanWGA58'Sam MorsyWGA66'Cheyenne DunkleyWGA86'Jack GrealishAVL90'+3'Lee EvansWGA
Team1H2HT
AVL123
WGA112

Who won: Aston Villa 3-2

Aston Villa beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: James Chester (13'), Cheyenne Dunkley (own goal) (63') and Birkir Bjarnason (90'+4'). Goals for Wigan: Nick Powell (41') and Callum Connolly (55').

Play by play

  1. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
  2. Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
  3. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    James Vaughan (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).

  5. GOAL90'+4'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    B. Bjarnason · ast C. Hourihane

    Goal! Aston Villa 3, Wigan Athletic 2. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.

    AVL 3 - 2 WGA
  6. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Evans

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic).

  8. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alan Hutton.

  10. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.

    J. Grealish

  11. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Kodjia

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Jonathan Kodjia.

    C. Hourihane

  14. 86'

    Delay in match Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.

  15. 86'

    Yellow card

    Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Grealish

  16. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).

  17. 85'

    Free kick won

    Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. 85'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Evans with a cross following a corner.

    C. Kipre

  19. 84'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Chester.

  20. 84'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.

    J. Windass

  21. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.

    J. Kodjia

  22. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic).

  23. 82'

    Free kick won

    Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for W. Grigg

    Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James Vaughan replaces William Grigg.

    J. Vaughan

  25. 80'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.

    M. Jacobs

Leaders

AVLWGA
Total Shots
John McGinn
4
Nick Powell
3
Accurate Passes
Jack Grealish
40
Sam Morsy
48
Saves
-
Christian Walton
4

Season seriesAVL leads series 3-1-1

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