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Nottingham Forest vs Wigan Athletic

Championship
Nottm Forest
2-0-2
4-3
Final
Wigan
1-1-2
The City Ground

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WGA
51%Possession49%
23Shots13
10On target5
5Corners5
2Saves6
6Fouls12
9'Matty CashNFO56'Yanic WildschutWGA58'Chris CohenNFO68'Thomas LamNFO72'Craig MorganWGA75'Michael JacobsWGA90'+1'Will GriggWGA90'+7'Stephen HendersonNFO
Team1H2HT
NFO134
WGA123

Who won: Nottm Forest 4-3

Nottingham Forest beat Wigan Athletic 4-3 on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at The City Ground. Goals for Nottm Forest: Britt Assombalonga (6'), Oliver Burke (53', 78') and Thomas Lam (90'+3'). Goals for Wigan: Michael Jacobs (11') and Will Grigg (65', 86').

Recap · Aug 20
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan Athletic

Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan Athletic

What it means

  • Wigan has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Wigan24th in English League One
Lineup (3-4-3)
  1. 1Adam BogdanG
  2. 2Dan BurnCD
  3. 3Stephen WarnockCD-L
  4. 4Craig MorganCD-R
  5. 5Max PowerCM-L
  6. 6Shaun MacDonaldCM-R
  7. 7Luke GarbuttLM
  8. 8Yanic WildschutRM
  9. 9Will GriggF
  10. 10Michael JacobsCF-L
  11. 11Alex GilbeyCF-R
Nottm Forest15th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Stephen HendersonG
  2. 2Thomas LamCD-L
  3. 3Michael MancienneCD-R
  4. 4Daniel FoxLB
  5. 5Hildeberto PereiraRB
  6. 6Chris CohenCM
  7. 7Matty CashLM
  8. 8Pajtim KasamiRM
  9. 9Britt AssombalongaF
  10. 10Ben OsbornLF
  11. 11Oliver BurkeRF

Head to head

WGA leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Wigan 4, Nottm Forest 1 (Aug 28)

Last 5

WGA
  • Tvs BIR1-1
  • Wvs BLK3-0
  • L@ OLD1-2
  • L@ BRC1-2
  • L@ RCH1-4
NFO
  • L@ BRE0-1
  • L@ BHA0-3
  • W@ DON2-1
  • Wvs BRT4-3
  • Lvs HUL1-2

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Game info

Venue
The City Ground, Nottingham, England · Attendance 17,750

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesWGA leads series 3-1-1

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