FFO League One, Preston vs. Wigan Athletic (Mon Jan 08) Preston | Wigan Athletic 5-3-2 C | 5-2-3 A - | - | F_Woodman GK | GK S_Tickle A_Hughes DF | DF J_Kerr J_Whatmough DF | DF C_Hughes J_Storey DF | DF T_Pearce L_Lindsay DF | DF L_Morrison P_Bauer DF | DF D_Dwyer B_Whiteman MF | MF M_Smith R_Ledson MF | MF C_Lang W_Keane MF | FW C_Wyke R_Healey FW | FW J_Magennis C_Evans FW | FW J_Stones | D_Cornell SUB | SUB B_Amos C_Ramsay SUB | SUB B_Adeeko R_Brady SUB | SUB E_Mitchell A_McCann SUB | SUB S_Smith L_Stewart SUB | SUB L_Walker Min. 1 :(pne) C_Evans knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Dwyer ... C_Evans rises above the defence to head the ball! ... S_Tickle makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 4 :(pne) P_Bauer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to L_Lindsay ... L_Lindsay launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... S_Tickle guesses right Min. 8 :(wig) M_Smith kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Magennis gets on the end of the pass ... J_Magennis with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 17 :(pne) L_Lindsay with a pinpoint pass to C_Evans ... C_Evans with a little chip! ... But S_Tickle reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on S_Tickle anyway Min. 17 :(wig) J_Magennis gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... P_Bauer leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 17 :(wig) C_Wyke with the mazy run ... But A_Hughes slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 24 :(pne) B_Whiteman with a deep cross to A_Hughes ... An audacious effort from A_Hughes! ... S_Tickle with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 28 :(pne) L_Lindsay with a clever shimmy ... Good sliding challenge from J_Stones Min. 30 :(pne) J_Storey beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds P_Bauer ... P_Bauer with a graceful, looping effort! ... S_Tickle manages to turn it behind Min. 36 :(pne) R_Ledson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Lindsay gets on the end of the pass ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Lindsay! ... S_Tickle collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 37 :(pne) W_Keane spots his team mate making a run ... He finds C_Evans with a lovely pass! ... C_Evans is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has S_Tickle to beat ... He tries to slide it past S_Tickle ... He has put it wide!! Min. 37 :(wig) J_Kerr has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Lindsay ... He knocks it to J_Magennis! ... J_Magennis unleashes a pile driver! ... F_Woodman makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 42 :(pne) W_Keane beats M_Smith ... He showed great skill there ... The ball hits L_Morrison in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(wig) C_Wyke heads the ball back to C_Lang ... C_Lang with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... F_Woodman makes a good save Min. 45 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: C_Ramsay ... COMING OFF: P_Bauer Min. 45 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic ... COMING ON: S_Smith ... COMING OFF: C_Lang Min. 45 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic ... COMING ON: B_Adeeko ... COMING OFF: D_Dwyer Min. 45 :(pne) R_Healey with a 40-yard pass to C_Evans ... C_Evans smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Whatmough dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Kerr cleans up with a great clearance ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston 0-0 Wigan Athletic Min. 52 :(pne) R_Ledson with a glorious long pass to C_Ramsay ... C_Ramsay with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 53 :(pne) L_Lindsay is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... L_Lindsay bears down on goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 55 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: L_Stewart ... COMING OFF: C_Evans Min. 59 :(pne) B_Whiteman finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... J_Stones wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 63 :(pne) W_Keane takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kerr ... Can he make them pay? ... W_Keane with the goal bound shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Wigan Athletic fans taunt him! Min. 63 :(wig) M_Smith beats A_Hughes ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Storey knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 64 :(pne) A_Hughes runs into space ... A_Hughes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... S_Tickle blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 65 :(pne) L_Stewart is too quick for B_Adeeko ... T_Pearce clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 66 :(pne) L_Stewart picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... C_Hughes wins the ball Min. 67 :(pne) A_Hughes jumps over B_Adeeko's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A cracking drive from A_Hughes! ... Looks like it should be S_Tickle's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... A_Hughes curls it into the box! ... S_Tickle reads it well, and claims it! Min. 70 :(pne) R_Ledson slides it through the middle to L_Stewart ... L_Stewart tries to beat S_Tickle from outside the area! ... S_Tickle won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 70 :(wig) L_Morrison hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Stones latches onto it! ... J_Stones with a scorcher of a shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 72 :(pne) W_Keane takes possession ... W_Keane fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for S_Tickle ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... S_Tickle looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 76 :(pne) R_Ledson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Superbly timed tackle by B_Adeeko ... He made it look easy Min. 83 :(pne) B_Whiteman crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Ledson in the box ... C_Wyke is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 84 :(wig) J_Magennis has it on the edge of the box ... L_Lindsay dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 85 :(wig) C_Hughes beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds J_Magennis ... J_Magennis aims for the top right corner! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 85 :(wig) M_Smith spits at J_Whatmough ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 87 :(pne) W_Keane drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Stewart ... L_Stewart curls the ball in on goal! ... But S_Tickle punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(pne) B_Whiteman turns past T_Pearce ... He has created space for himself now ... B_Whiteman with the side footed shot! ... S_Tickle gets up well to catch that one Min. 89 :(pne) C_Ramsay spots L_Stewart who is in acres of space ... L_Stewart could have let it bounce! ... But S_Tickle reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on S_Tickle anyway Min. 93 :(pne) L_Stewart finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... J_Stones with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 94 :(wig) J_Kerr has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Whatmough ... He knocks it to J_Stones! ... J_Stones plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... F_Woodman can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... F_Woodman makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 95 :(pne) J_Whatmough with the towering header to W_Keane ... M_Smith with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... - looks relieved ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Deepdale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Lindsay Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Storey (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigan Athletic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Tickle (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Wyke (83), M_Smith (85), J_Stones (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston | Wigan Athletic Attempts on Goal : 18 | 6 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 10 | 2 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 2 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston 0 - 0 Wigan Athletic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Preston Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Woodman GK 21 1 1 1 20 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 A_Hughes DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 43 J_Whatmough DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Storey DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 5 -5 L_Lindsay DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 26 10 43 P_Bauer DF 1 15 13 6 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 16 B_Whiteman MF 1 13 17 5 16 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 R_Ledson MF 1 14 17 6 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 W_Keane MF 1 6 17 14 8 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 R_Healey FW 1 8 13 17 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 C_Evans FW 1 8 13 16 28 | 56 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 D_Cornell GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ramsay DF 1 15 14 7 22 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 R_Brady DF 1 14 12 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_McCann MF 1 13 16 5 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Stewart FW 1 5 10 15 24 | 40 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Player Statistics - Wigan Athletic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Tickle GK 21 1 1 1 18 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 J_Kerr DF 1 17 14 7 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 20 0 C_Hughes DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 T_Pearce DF 1 16 13 6 14 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_Morrison DF 1 16 13 7 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 0 D_Dwyer DF 1 14 10 3 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Smith MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 2 -5 C_Lang MF 1 5 16 14 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Wyke FW 1 8 12 15 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 7 -5 J_Magennis FW 1 8 12 15 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 J_Stones FW 1 6 11 15 34 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 47 -5 5 B_Amos GK 19 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Adeeko DF 1 14 16 4 26 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 E_Mitchell DF 1 13 10 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Smith MF 1 13 16 4 22 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Walker FW 1 6 11 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704705728 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40