Wigan Athletic vs Fulham, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipWigan's long wait for a win over Fulham goes on after goalless draw
Wigan's long wait for a win over Fulham goes on after goalless draw
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
- 1': Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic).
- 2': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
- 3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 6': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 6': Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Gómez.
- 17': Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 20': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 20': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
- 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Alex Gilbey.
- 23': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Alex Gilbey tries a through ball, but William Grigg is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 26': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
- 26': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 27': Delay in match Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Byrne replaces Alex Gilbey because of an injury.
- 31': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
- 33': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 33': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 35': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jozabed with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jordi Gómez.
- 39': Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ragnar Sigurdsson (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Odoi with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 42': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.
- 43': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
- 45': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 45': William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 45'+3': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
- 47': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Wigan Athletic).
- 47': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
- 50': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
- 50': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 51': Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Delay in match Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 58': Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
- 58': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
- 61': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Power.
- 62': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 65': Substitution, Fulham. Matt Smith replaces Jozabed.
- 65': Substitution, Fulham. Cauley Woodrow replaces Chris Martin.
- 66': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 66': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
- 67': Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
- 67': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun MacDonald.
- 69': Foul by Matt Smith (Fulham).
- 69': Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 71': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Adam Le Fondre replaces William Grigg.
- 72': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Byrne tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 73': Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Warnock.
- 75': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
- 77': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Jordi Gómez.
- 78': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Adam Bogdan tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 79': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
- 82': David Button (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Wigan Athletic).
- 84': Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Power.
- 84': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 84': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Tom Cairney.
- 84': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Fulham).
- 87': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
- 87': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 89': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
- 90': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by David Button.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matt Smith (Fulham).
- 90'+1': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 90'+3': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Fulham 0.
Statistics
 FUL |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 516 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,582
Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 10,582
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 30 | +41 | 63 |
| 2 | Burnley | 31 | +28 | 61 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 30 | +20 | 61 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 30 | +19 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Wigan Athletic (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Bogdan (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 7 | Alex Gilbey |
| 6 | Max Power |
| 14 | Jordi Gómez |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 31 | Yanic Wildschut |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs  |
| 9 | Will Grigg |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | David Button (GK) |
| 17 | Ragnar Sigurdsson |
| 26 | Tomás Kalas |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 23 | Jozabed |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald |
| 8 | Scott Parker |
| 25 | Chris Martin |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
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