Newcastle United vs Wigan Athletic

Championship

Newcastle

25-6-8

2-1

Final

Wigan

8-10-21

St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WGA

52%Possession48%

18Shots6

6On target3

6Corners4

2Saves4

12Fouls14

17'Mohamed DiaméNEW29'Dan BurnWGA39'Sam MorsyWGA

Team	1H	2H	T
NEW	1	1	2
WGA	0	1	1

Who won: Newcastle 2-1

Newcastle United beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Dwight Gayle (36') and Matt Ritchie (57'). Goals for Wigan: Michael Jacobs (50').

Play by play

Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
84'
Free kick won
Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
81'
Foul
Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
81'
Free kick won
Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Matthew Gilks.
81'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu with a through ball.
M. Ritchie
80'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Gayle
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dwight Gayle.
A. Pérez
78'
Free kick won
Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United).
78'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Gilbey.
R. Colclough
77'
Foul
Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
77'
Free kick won
Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'
Offside
Offside, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly tries a through ball, but Alex Gilbey is caught offside.
71'
Free kick won
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'
Foul
Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
70'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Gouffran
Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Yoan Gouffran.
I. Hayden
70'
Free kick won
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'
Foul
Foul by Grant Hanley (Newcastle United).
69'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yoan Gouffran with a cross.
M. Ritchie
68'
Free kick won
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Colclough (Wigan Athletic).
68'WGA
Corner awarded
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
68'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
C. Connolly