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Wigan Athletic vs Newcastle United

Championship
Wigan
7-4-7
2-1
Final
Newcastle
5-7-7
The Brick Community Stadium

Match pulse

WGAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'NEW
49%Possession51%
17Shots8
5On target2
7Corners4
1Saves3
15Fouls12

Who won: Wigan 2-1

Wigan Athletic beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Friday, December 26, 2008 at The Brick Community Stadium. Goals for Wigan: Ryan Taylor (29') and Amr Zaki (73' pen). Goals for Newcastle: Danny Guthrie (88' pen).

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Lineups

Newcastle11th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Shay GivenG
  2. 2Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 3Fabricio ColocciniCD-R
  4. 4José EnriqueLB
  5. 5Charles N'ZogbiaLB
  6. 6Habib BeyeRB
  7. 7Nicky ButtCM-L
  8. 8Danny GuthrieCM-R
  9. 9Damien DuffLM
  10. 10Jonás GutiérrezRM
  11. 11Michael OwenCF-L
  12. 12Mark VidukaCF-R
Wigan24th in English League One
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Chris KirklandG
  2. 2Titus BrambleCD-L
  3. 3Paul ScharnerCD-R
  4. 4Maynor FigueroaLB
  5. 5Mario MelchiotRB
  6. 6Wilson PalaciosCM-L
  7. 7Lee CattermoleCM-R
  8. 8Ryan TaylorLM
  9. 9Antonio ValenciaRM
  10. 10Amr ZakiCF-L
  11. 11Emile HeskeyCF-R

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1
Last meeting: Newcastle 2, Wigan 1 (Aug 19)

Last 5

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  • Wvs TOT2-1
  • W@ POR3-0
  • Tvs STK2-2
  • T@ MID0-0
  • T@ CHE0-0
WGA
  • Wvs BLK3-0
  • L@ ARS0-1
  • Wvs WBA2-1
  • Wvs EVE1-0
  • T@ NEW2-2

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Game info

Venue
The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England · Attendance 20,266
Officials
M Dean (Referee), Mike Dean (Referee), M Dean (Referee)

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Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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