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18/01/2059, Wigan Athletic Stadium, Wigan, England
Championship, English Football League
Wigan Vs Oxford

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , P McRoberts (CB) , P Lloyd (CB) , L McCowen (CB) , M Abraham (RB) , J MacGibbon (LB) , P Leary (CDM) , G Christodoulou (CAM) , D Mulryan (RM) , P Carey (LM) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: N MacIntire (CB) , A Rebecca (CB) , D Berne (CM) , T Curvis (CM) , D Blevins (ST)

Oxford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: T Ashley (GK) , A Weale (CB) , S Harp (CB) , R Davin (CB) , E Maclay (RB) , C McCowen (LB) , J Meiklejohn (CDM) , C Smeaton (CAM) , L Trevor (RM) , R Milland (LM) , R Mickle (ST) And the subs are: M MacEwan (CB) , J Quinn (CB) , M Flynn (CM) , E Hughes (CM) , M McClammy (ST)
Welcome to Wigan Athletic Stadium in Wigan, England where Wigan will face Oxford Utd.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 25000.

1' - Wigan kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - John MacGibbon slides the ball to Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham passes the ball to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts finds Phylip Lloyd with a long pass.  Phylip Lloyd passes to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou tries to beat Chris Smeaton using his ball skills, but is tripped.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Chris Smeaton.That will be a freekick for Wigan.  

7' - Paul Leary prepares to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find John Kemp.  John Kemp heads the ball towards goal...but Tim Ashley performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

8' - Tim Ashley sees Lloyd Trevor making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Lloyd Trevor is caught offside!  

12' - Paul Leary chips a long ball to John MacGibbon.  Robert Davin successfully tackles John MacGibbon and the ball goes loose.  Robert Davin dispossesses Danny Mulryan and takes the ball.  Robert Davin spots a run from Robert Mickle.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Robert Mickle takes the ball.  Robert Mickle attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball hits the post!  Michael Abraham gets to the ball first and clears.

14' - Lloyd Trevor tackles Danny Mulryan and gains possession for his team.  Paul Leary dispossesses Lloyd Trevor and takes possession.  Wigan launch a counter attack.  Paul Leary attempts to outskill John Meiklejohn.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

16' - Paul Leary spots a run from John Kemp.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and John Kemp runs on to the ball.  John Kemp strikes the ball towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

17' - Tim Ashley sees Lloyd Trevor making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

20' - Paul Leary finds Michael Abraham with a long ball.  Michael Abraham passes to John Kemp.  John Kemp curves the ball into the box and finds Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou jumps up to head the ball towards goal...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's a fine goal from the Wigan player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

21' - Oxford kick the ball off for the restart.  

27' - John Meiklejohn finds Chris Smeaton with a short pass.  Chris Smeaton passes the ball to Steven Harp.  Steven Harp plays a short pass to Robert Milland.  Robert Milland plays a long pass to Robert Davin.  Paul Leary dispossesses Robert Davin and takes possession.  Paul Leary plays a long pass to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts sees Patrick Carey making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Patrick Carey is caught offside!  

35' - Chris Smeaton finds Robert Davin with a short pass.  Robert Davin plays the ball to John Meiklejohn.  John Meiklejohn spots a run from Robert Mickle.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Robert Mickle is caught offside!  

41' - John Meiklejohn spots a run from Robert Mickle.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

43' - Paul Leary finds John MacGibbon with a long pass.  John MacGibbon takes a shot from long range towards goal...but its wide!

45' - Tim Ashley sees a run from Chris Smeaton.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris Smeaton is able to control the ball.  Chris Smeaton reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but the goalkeeper dives to take the ball! 

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Oxford kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Chris Smeaton plays a short pass to John Meiklejohn.  John Meiklejohn plays a short pass to Lloyd Trevor.  John Kemp dispossesses Lloyd Trevor and takes possession.  Steven Harp dispossesses John Kemp and takes the ball.  Steven Harp sees a run from Chris Smeaton.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Smeaton takes the ball.  Chris Smeaton attempts the cutback, but Michael Abraham gets back and intercepts the ball!  

52' - Robert Milland plays the ball to Chris Smeaton.  Chris Smeaton hits a shot from distance towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Leighton McCowen is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

56' - Patrick Carey spots a run from John Kemp.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Kemp takes the ball.  John Kemp attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Tim Ashley deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Wigan.  Michael Abraham will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Adam Weale will come off.  Martin MacEwan joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Danny Mulryan successfully tackles Chris Smeaton and the ball goes loose.  Chris Smeaton sees a run from Lloyd Trevor.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Lloyd Trevor is able to take the ball.  Lloyd Trevor fires a shot, aiming for the top of the net...and Lloyd Trevor scores!  That's a nice goal from the Oxford player!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

58' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - Danny Mulryan passes to Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham plays a short pass to Patrick McRoberts.  Robert Mickle dispossesses Patrick McRoberts and gains possession for his team.  Oxford try to launch a quick counter attack.  Robert Mickle runs with the ball, beating Phylip Lloyd.  

60' - Robert Mickle sees a run from Chris Smeaton.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Chris Smeaton has strayed offside!  

63' - Paul Leary passes a long ball to Phylip Lloyd.  Eric Maclay dispossesses Phylip Lloyd and the ball goes loose.  Paul Leary tries to beat Eric Maclay using his ball skills, but is illegally impeded.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Eric Maclay.That will be a freekick for Wigan.  

66' - Paul Leary stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, finding Patrick Carey.  Patrick Carey jumps up and gets his head to the ball hoping to beat Tim Ashley...but the keeper manages to tip the shot over the crossbar!  The linesman signals its a corner for Wigan.  Michael Abraham places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, finding Paul Leary.  Paul Leary powers a header hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot is parried by Tim Ashley!  Greg Christodoulou pounces on the loose ball...Greg Christodoulou attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

69' - Tim Ashley finds Steven Harp with a long ball.  Steven Harp sees Robert Milland making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Robert Milland is able to take the ball.  Robert Milland hits the ball...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

70' - Robert Kitchen spots a run from Danny Mulryan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Danny Mulryan has strayed offside!  

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert Davin is going to be taken off.  John Quinn joins the game from the bench.  

73' - Lloyd Trevor tries to use ball skills to beat Michael Abraham.  The opposing player is unable to stop Lloyd Trevor who takes the ball forward!  

74' - Lloyd Trevor tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

76' - Robert Kitchen sees a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Greg Christodoulou is able to take the ball.  Greg Christodoulou looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leighton McCowen is going to be taken off.  Amon Rebecca is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Mickle will come off.  Malcolm McClammy is going to be brought on.  

79' - Tim Ashley finds Eric Maclay with a short pass.  Eric Maclay strikes the ball from long range...and its in! It's a good goal from Eric Maclay for Oxford!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

79' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Patrick McRoberts will come off.  Neil MacIntire joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Paul Leary plays a long pass to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd passes the ball to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou sees John Kemp making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but John Kemp is caught offside!  



The match has ended Wigan 1 - 2 Oxford Utd.