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Wigan Athletic

  • Sibierski 54’

Middlesbrough

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Middlesbrough
    • - Thank you for joining us, we'll be back this weekend for more action from the English Premiership. See you then
    • 90+4 Thats it!!!! It's finished Wigan 1-0 Middlesbrough! And Wigan were well and truely worth their win.
    • 90+4 Wigan break and it's 4 on three - sharner through and hits the side netting!
    • 90+4 Sustained pressure from Boro. The crowd are whistling furiosly!
    • 90+3 Wigan break and it's 5 on 3 but the chance is wasted as herskey fires wide.
    • 90+2 Boro send everyone forward for a free kick on the right.
    • 90' The fourth official has somehow found FOUR minutes of added time! Not sure from where but Soutgate will be happy.
    • 88' If Wigan dowen't get all three points here they'll be distraught. Another Wigan attck comes oh so close but just dribbles away from Aghahowa.
    • 87' Wheater is chucked up front as Cattermole replaces Aliadiere for Boro.
    • 84' Valencia does Arca like a kipper flicking the bakll over his head. Arca pulls back the midfielder and he too finds himself in the ref's book.
    • 83' Again it comes to nothing and with seven minutes left it looks very unlikely that Boro will find the net.
    • 81' kilbane - the midfielder emloyed at left-back - gives away a silly free kick on the right edge on the Wigan box AND goes in the Ref's book.
    • 80' Scharner shoots from the edge, but shins it wide. Had space and time... something that Wigan seem to have a lot of.
    • 79' Real tester for Schwarzer as he rushes out and heads the ball clear.
    • 73' Heskey throgh on goal but loops the bouncing ball over the onrushing Schwarzer who crashes into the striker and wipes him out. foul? Anywhere else on the pitch yes... in the penalty area, by the keeper, no!
    • 69' Ohhhh! Super Mario's header goes just after after Koumas' free kiack causes hovoc in the Boro box. Schwarzer wants a free kick - get up you big girl!
    • 66' Both teams make a change as Yakubu and Sibierski make way for Dong-Gook Lee and Aghahowa respectively.
    • 64' Kilbane again bombs forward and wins a corner. The corner is played short to Kilbane and Sibierski has a free header but doesn't get enough on it.
    • 63' Downing cuts in from the right and unleashes a PING with his left that crashes against the post.
    • 62' Good skill from Tuncay on the right flank but his cross goes out for a corner.
    • 56' Boro respond well and with a good patch of pressure down at the Wigan end but after a few crosses and a shot from Downing the ball is once again with Wigan and Boro are on the back foot once more.
    • 54' It's Valencia's rasping drive that sets up the goal. The keeper can only parry and Sib is there to slide and scramble it over the line.
    • 54' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Of course it's Wigan!!! Sibierski bundles it over the line! 1-0 Wigan.
    • 54' Boro have forgotten what life is like the other side of the pitch - they have 10 men behind the ball and are well and truely camped out in their own half.
    • 50' Good news for Wigan fans. The home team have come out in the same vein they finished the last. Koumas is heavily involved as Wigan look by far the most likely to score.
    • 48' The referee disagrees by the way.
    • 48' Sibierski thinks that if a player is shielding the ball whist lying on the floor it is perfectly legal to just kick the living whatsits out of them.
    • 46' Wecome back. Wigan have kicked off the second half and Downing IS back out.
    • 45+1 Boro have a free kick from the left... surely the last action of the half. Yes it is, that's half time and Wigan have not managed to score the goal they perhaps deserve.
    • 44' Downing is back on but definitely hobbling around the left flank.
    • 43' Downing fouled and looks in a bit of pain. The ensuing free kick causes problems in the area for Kirkland but surprise surprise after flapping and falling over the keeper is awarded a free kick.
    • 41' Nice run from Kilbane whose cross just evades the onrushing Heskey as Schwarzer gathers.
    • 38' It's a yellow for Tuncay the Turk as another rash challenge. Not a good night for Boro's summer signing.
    • 37' It's end to end at the JJB as anotehr Sibierski shot is saved by Schwarzer.
    • 36' And a big chance for Boro at the other end as Tuncay blasts over wildly fro well inside the area. He had time and space but got a little over excited.
    • 35' Valencia's cross-come-shot from the right ends up the feet of Heskey who doesn't manage to make a decent contact. Wigan's biggest chance.
    • 29' Super play from Super Mario whose last ditch sliding tackle stops Downing from unleashing a left foot smash.
    • 27' More exciting play from Wigan as Valencia pounces on confusion in the Boro defence and he pulls his angled shot wide of the mark.
    • 27 Attempted curler from Tuncay under-curls a flies a good 5 yards wide.
    • 23' Wigan pepper the Boro penalty area and now have a dangerous which causes problems in the box again but again Boro manage somehow to clear their ranks. wigan looking dangerous.
    • 21' Long free kick nodded down by Heskey and Landzaart's shot has Schwarzer panicking put it drifts a yard or two wide.
    • 19' Wigan win their first corner of the game... Koumas whipps in a corker, which the Boro defence manage to scramble away but they don't look confident without Woodgate commanding things.
    • 16' Heskey battles away with Boateng and wins a free kick. Terrible ball from Koumas who floats one straight to Schwarzer.
    • 13' More good work from Koumas as he wins the ball well and sends a long ball over the Boro defence but Heskey's offside. Koumas looks to have slipped into the Premiership very well indeed.
    • 11' Bramble again done by a simple flick and a bit of pace from Aliadiere. Boro free kick lofted in by Downing but easliy cleared.
    • 10' Wild challenge from Tuncay on the quick-footed Koumas. The Ref 'as a word, but deems a yellow inappropriate.
    • 8' Aliadiere skips past a Bramble tackle (easily done I hear) and his cross is cleared - Bramble is a lucky boy.
    • 6' Mido watches on from the stands - surely a move to teh Riverside is odds on for the Egyptian trouble-maker???
    • 5' Wigan have started VERY brightly. Sibierski's shot from 20 yards soars over put it's a positive beginning from Chris Hutching's men.
    • 4' Jason Koumas skips a couple of tackles and it felled. Referee plays advantage and Wigan waste it.
    • 3' After coming on and scoring for Wigan at the weekend against Everton, Sibierski starts and is looking sharp.
    • 1' And we're underway at the JJB...
    • - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Wigan V's Middlesbrough. After a losing start to the Premiership for both teams at the weekend, who will take the initiative tonight?

  • Summary

    • - Thank you for joining us, we'll be back this weekend for more action from the English Premiership. See you then
    • 69' Ohhhh! Super Mario's header goes just after after Koumas' free kiack causes hovoc in the Boro box. Schwarzer wants a free kick - get up you big girl!
    • 63' Downing cuts in from the right and unleashes a PING with his left that crashes against the post.
    • 54' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Of course it's Wigan!!! Sibierski bundles it over the line! 1-0 Wigan.
    • 41' Nice run from Kilbane whose cross just evades the onrushing Heskey as Schwarzer gathers.
    • 27' More exciting play from Wigan as Valencia pounces on confusion in the Boro defence and he pulls his angled shot wide of the mark.
    • 21' Long free kick nodded down by Heskey and Landzaart's shot has Schwarzer panicking put it drifts a yard or two wide.
    • 6' Mido watches on from the stands - surely a move to teh Riverside is odds on for the Egyptian trouble-maker???

Live Team Line-Up

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Chris Hutchings

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    On the Field

    • Kirkland
    • Melchiot
    • Granqvist
    • Bramble
    • Kilbane
    • Valencia
    • Landzaat
    • Scharner
    • Koumas
    • Heskey
    • Sibierski

    Subs

    • Skoko
    • Aghahowa
    • Hall
    • Pollitt
    • Cotterill

    Injured

    • Taylor
    • Boyce

    Suspended

    • Brown

  • Middlesbrough

    Manager: Gareth Southgate

    Captain: George Boateng

    On the Field

    • Schwarzer
    • Riggott
    • Wheater
    • Taylor
    • Tuncay
    • Boateng
    • Arca
    • Downing
    • Yakubu
    • Aliadière

    Subs

    • Jones
    • Johnson
    • Cattermole
    • Hines

    Injured

    • Woodgate
    • Young
    • Pogatetz
    • Huth
    • Bates

    Suspended

    • Rochemback