Aston Villa vs Wigan Athletic
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'WGA 
48%Possession52%
17Shots10
6On target3
3Corners4
0Saves4
17Fouls16
50'Callum McManamanWGA58'Sam MorsyWGA66'Cheyenne DunkleyWGA86'Jack GrealishAVL90'+3'Lee EvansWGA
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 AVL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 WGA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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').
| Lineup (4-4-1-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Ørjan NylandG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mile JedinakCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James ChesterCD-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan HuttonLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel TuanzebeRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birkir BjarnasonCM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McGinnCM-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre GreenLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed ElmohamadyRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan KodjiaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack GrealishRCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Tommy Elphick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Hourihane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| André Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Adomah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesAVL leads series 3-1-1
Blackburn0-2-00
Millwall0-2-00Final
Bolton1-1-02
Bristol City0-2-02Final
Boro2-1-01
Birmingham0-1-10Final
Norwich City0-1-13
West Brom1-1-14Final
Nottm Forest1-2-01
Reading0-0-20Final
QPR0-0-21
Sheffield Utd1-0-22Final
Rotherham1-0-11
Ipswich0-1-10Final
Sheffield Wed0-1-11
Hull0-1-11Final
Stoke0-1-11
Brentford1-1-01Final
Swansea2-0-01
Preston1-0-10Final