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Saturday April 19, 2008 Finished JJB Stadium

Wigan Athletic 1 - Tottenham 1

Wigan Athletic

  • Heskey 12’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Berbatov 6’
  1. Heskey claims point for Wigan

    Heskey claims point for Wigan

    Wigan Athletic moved a step closer to confirming their Premier League status for next season with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at the JJB Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+2 It's all over at the JJB, and Spurs survive the late rally from Wigan to claim a share of the points. Thanks for joining us, stick around for Blackburn v Manchester United, as well as La Liga and Serie A action!
    • 89' Tottenham break and Malbranque squares the ball for DARREN BENT... He miscontrolled and the ball runs just wide of the post! That would have been cruel for Wigan to concede now and by denied a well-earned point.
    • 87' It's a dangerous cross, but no one from Wigan can quite manage to get an effort on goal, and somehow Spurs scramble it away!
    • 86' O'Hara is booked for a foul on the right wing, and Koumas will send in the free kick...
    • 83' Marcus Bent is now down on the ground receiving treatment. Wigan have to be careful not to let this stop their momentum as the match draws to a close. It doesn't look good though, and Marlon King comes on as Bent limps off.
    • 81' Wilson Palacios goes into the book now for a nasty challenge from behind on Jenas!
    • 78' Hutton hunts Taylor down and challenges to win a goal kick. There's definitely a belief amongst the Wigan players that they can win this match now...
    • 76' A floated cross finds its way to Sibierski, who shapes up to VOLLEY... He miscues his shot completely and the ball almost goes out for a throw-in!! To be fair, it was his first touch.
    • 75' Emile Heskey is going off the pitch to receive treatment, and Antoine Sibierski is coming right on.
    • 73' Spurs make the first switch of the afternoon, bringing on Darren Bent for Robbie Keane.
    • 72' Valencia fires in a ball from the byline and Cerny dives to block it and it falls right into the path of HESKEY... Cerny is alert to block the shot and hold onto it this time!
    • 71' referee Lee Probert has had a good game, the only blot on his copybook being the yellow card he has just given to Valencia for allegedly tripping O'Hara, though replays show that the Spurs left-back did that all by himself!
    • 66' Boyce misses his clearance and lets Keane in, but recovers well to force him wide before the Irishman can shoot.
    • 64' Lennon plays a one-two with Keane and is going for goal, but it's a great tackle from Scharner. Spurs attack again and JENAS WITH THE HALF-VOLLEY... Over the bar!
    • 62' The cross comes into the Spurs box and Bent's touch goes through to Valencia at the far post who curts inside and SHOOTS... Blocked by Hutton! Wigan are very much on top at the moment.
    • 59' A great ball is slipped through by Palacios to Bent who is onside and in front of goal... OFF THE BAR!! Marcus bent blasted his effort off the frame of the goal when he could have picked his spot!
    • 56' After a bright start by Wigan, the last few minutes has seen a lot of hopeful long balls played from both sides. One such ball from Berbatov wrong-foots Scharner and Robbie Keane is through... but his first touch was a tad heavy and Kirkland gratefully collects the ball!
    • 51' Huddlestone sprays an inch-perfect pass out to Lennon on the right wing, and the winger runs at Kilbane. He beats the full-back and cuts in and SHOOTS... Again Kirkland came off his line at just the right time to block the effort.
    • 49' Taylor fires the ball right into the wall, and Melchiot balsts the rebound into the crowd.
    • 48' Huddlestone is adjudged to have handballed as he intercepted a ball bound for Heskey, and Wigan have a free kick in a promising central position. Ryan Taylor has placed the ball...
    • 46' No changes for either side at half-time. Can Wigan push on and claim their first win over Tottenham is six league meetings?
    • 45+1' That corner goes over everyone and the half-time whistle is blown. An entertaining first half, with Wigan showing some of the quality that should see them retain Premier League status for next season.
    • 45' End-to-end stuff as the half draws to a close. Berbtov chests the ball into the path of MALBRANQUE... Deflected behind for a corner. Kilbane comes flying in with a diving header to clear for another one.
    • 43' Wigan break out fter clearing the next corner, and Marcus Bent turns his man forcing Hutton to foul him. The free kick is floated in by it's too high for Heskey, who complains he was impeded by Dawson.
    • 41' Janes's corner is flicked across by Dawson at the near post. Its loose in the box as and now BERBATOV... Tackled by Melchiot for another corner. This time it falls to HUTTON... OFF THE LINE BY TAYLOR!! The header was cleared at near the foot of the post!
    • 40' Alan Hutton rises highest to head away the corner and then block Brown's volleyed effort, and now SPurs can break through Lennon! The winger flies up the pitch and Wigan have to concede a corner.
    • 38' Melchiot backheels a cheeky ball to Palacios, and the Honduran beats O'Hara and Dawson... but then runs the ball over the byline! Some great football there by Wigan, who have now won thermselves a corner.
    • 36' Valencia turns O'Hara inside-out and digs out a cross for Heskey to nod back for BROWN... He completely mistimed his volley and kicks nothing but air! Had he connected, that would have been a great goal to score against his old club.
    • 35' Another Tottenham free kick from the right. This time Jenas aims for Dawson, but the ball goes behind the defender's run.
    • 33' Jenas whips in a feree kick from the right wing and Berbatov goes down.. NO PENALTY! Lee Probert doesn't pay any credence to the appeals! Melchiot had his hands on the Bulgarian's shoulders, but he didn't haul him down.
    • 32' Marcus Bent intercepts the loose pass by Berbatov, and he feeds PALACIOS... The shot was well-struck but didn't trouble Cerny.
    • 31' Berbatov controls Dawson's long ball effortlessly, but his cross for Keane was not so sublime and Wigan end up with a goal kick. It's been said plenty of times, but the Bulgarian makes it look so easy.
    • 29' Huddlestone knocks it forward for Jenas to tee up, but by the time Huddlestone shoots the wall has broken out and the effort is charged down.
    • 28' Alan Hutton is bundled over in midfield. Spurs take the free kick quickly, and Lennon wins a throw. From that Berbatov is tripped by Palacios outside the area and now Spurs have another set piece in a great position. Jenas and Huddlestone are hovering around the ball...
    • 26' Berbatov finds Keane on the shoulder of the last man with a slick through ball. Keane tries to find Jenas with the cross... The ball inside was poor.
    • 25' Alan hutton breaks into the Wigan area and shoots on his left foot... A nice curling effort but there was no real power on it, and Kirkland collects.
    • 23' Spurs play the ball around well but can't create anything. Marcus Bent pinches the ball off of Lennon and is away! He leaves Jenas for dead, comes inside and SHOOTS... A simple catch for Cerny in the end.
    • 20' Wigan have a free kick that's sent in to the far post, and Zokora has to make sure he gets in front of Taylor to flick the ball away. SPurs come forward and O'Hara's cross is just too high for Berbatov.
    • 18' Huddlestone is back on his feet, and Spurs send the free kick right back to Kirkland, though there are some boos in the drowd from those who thought Huddlestone was faking.
    • 16' Palacios and Huddlestone clash in mid-air, and the Tottenham midfielder remains down on the ground. Referee Lee Probert stops play just as Wigan are mounting a break, much to the annoyance of the home crowd! Huddlestone is receiving treatment, it looks like he got Palacios's boot right in the face.
    • 14' Huddlestone digs out a neat reverse pass to send Keane down the channel, but the Irishman was offside.
    • 12' GOAL!! Emile Heskey has the ball with his back to goal and holds off two men to turn and send his low shot right into the bottom corner past Cerny! That's his second in two matches!
    • 8' Confusion at the back for Wigan as the ball is played across the back four and Keane pounces to strike... He blasts his shot over the bar! Wigan look all at sea at the moment!
    • 7' Leenon is running riot now. He heads inside frrm the halfway line and goes through four men before sliiping the ball in for MALBRANQUE... Kirkland is quick off his line to smother the shot from the Frenchman!
    • 6' GOAL!! Aaron Lennon outstrips Kilbane for pace down the right and puts over a great cross that the unmarked Berbatov knocks in from six yards out! It was the simplest of finishes for the Bulgarian, who nonchalantly finished with the outside of his boot!
    • 1' Right away Alan Hutton sends a long ball up for Keane to chase, and the Irishman holds off Boyce to get a shot off, but it's right at Kirkland from a tight angle! Wigan haven't conceded in their last five matches at the JJB, but remember Spurs put four past them at White Hart Lane earlier this season.
    • 1' Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of Wigan v Tottenham from the JJB Stadium! Michael Brown comes into the Latics' midfield to face his old club at the expense of Josip Skoko. Didier Zokora and Jamie O'Hara start in defence for Spurs, while long-term absentee Ricardo Rocha makes his return to the bench for the Londoners. Referee Lee Probert gets this show on the road!

  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Tottenham Hotspur
    38% Possession 61%
    16 Shots 14
    5 Shots on target 6
    4 Saves 1
    2 Corners 6
    10 Fouls 8
    2 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    30 Tackles 21
    180 Accurate passes 308
    35 Bad passes 39

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17 0 1
      2 Ryan Taylor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 4
      18 Paul Scharner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2 4
      5 Wilson Palacios 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 25 4 2
      11 Michael Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 5
      8 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 8 5
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 22 0 4
      9 Emile Heskey 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 17 4 0
      23 Marcus Bent 0 5 2 2 3 2 0 23 5 1
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Jason Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      6 Antoine Sibierski 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
      24 Josip Skoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Marlon King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Radek Cerny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0
      20 Michael Dawson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 3 1
      28 Alan Hutton 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 27 0 1
      22 Tom Huddlestone 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 50 5 4
      8 Jermaine Jenas 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 37 3 3
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 36 8 4
      25 Aaron Lennon 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 2 1
      15 Steed Malbranque 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 38 11 5
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 1 1
      10 Robbie Keane 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 3 0
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 33 1 0
      23 Darren Bent 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      11 Gilberto da Silva Melo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Teemu Tainio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Ricardo Rocha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Tommy Forecast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 72' Valencia fires in a ball from the byline and Cerny dives to block it and it falls right into the path of HESKEY... Cerny is alert to block the shot and hold onto it this time!
    • 64' Lennon plays a one-two with Keane and is going for goal, but it's a great tackle from Scharner. Spurs attack again and JENAS WITH THE HALF-VOLLEY... Over the bar!
    • 62' The cross comes into the Spurs box and Bent's touch goes through to Valencia at the far post who curts inside and SHOOTS... Blocked by Hutton! Wigan are very much on top at the moment.
    • 59' A great ball is slipped through by Palacios to Bent who is onside and in front of goal... OFF THE BAR!! Marcus bent blasted his effort off the frame of the goal when he could have picked his spot!
    • 56' After a bright start by Wigan, the last few minutes has seen a lot of hopeful long balls played from both sides. One such ball from Berbatov wrong-foots Scharner and Robbie Keane is through... but his first touch was a tad heavy and Kirkland gratefully collects the ball!
    • 51' Huddlestone sprays an inch-perfect pass out to Lennon on the right wing, and the winger runs at Kilbane. He beats the full-back and cuts in and SHOOTS... Again Kirkland came off his line at just the right time to block the effort.
    • 41' Janes's corner is flicked across by Dawson at the near post. Its loose in the box as and now BERBATOV... Tackled by Melchiot for another corner. This time it falls to HUTTON... OFF THE LINE BY TAYLOR!! The header was cleared at near the foot of the post!
    • 36' Valencia turns O'Hara inside-out and digs out a cross for Heskey to nod back for BROWN... He completely mistimed his volley and kicks nothing but air! Had he connected, that would have been a great goal to score against his old club.
    • 33' Jenas whips in a feree kick from the right wing and Berbatov goes down.. NO PENALTY! Lee Probert doesn't pay any credence to the appeals! Melchiot had his hands on the Bulgarian's shoulders, but he didn't haul him down.
    • 32' Marcus Bent intercepts the loose pass by Berbatov, and he feeds PALACIOS... The shot was well-struck but didn't trouble Cerny.
    • 23' Spurs play the ball around well but can't create anything. Marcus Bent pinches the ball off of Lennon and is away! He leaves Jenas for dead, comes inside and SHOOTS... A simple catch for Cerny in the end.
    • 12' GOAL!! Emile Heskey has the ball with his back to goal and holds off two men to turn and send his low shot right into the bottom corner past Cerny! That's his second in two matches!
    • 8' Confusion at the back for Wigan as the ball is played across the back four and Keane pounces to strike... He blasts his shot over the bar! Wigan look all at sea at the moment!
    • 7' Leenon is running riot now. He heads inside frrm the halfway line and goes through four men before sliiping the ball in for MALBRANQUE... Kirkland is quick off his line to smother the shot from the Frenchman!
    • 6' GOAL!! Aaron Lennon outstrips Kilbane for pace down the right and puts over a great cross that the unmarked Berbatov knocks in from six yards out! It was the simplest of finishes for the Bulgarian, who nonchalantly finished with the outside of his boot!
    • 1' Right away Alan Hutton sends a long ball up for Keane to chase, and the Irishman holds off Boyce to get a shot off, but it's right at Kirkland from a tight angle! Wigan haven't conceded in their last five matches at the JJB, but remember Spurs put four past them at White Hart Lane earlier this season.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Lee Probert

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    On the Field

    • Kirkland
    • Melchiot
    • Boyce
    • Scharner
    • Kilbane
    • Valencia Yellow Card
    • Brown
    • Palacios Yellow Card
    • Taylor Substitution Out (81′)
    • Heskey Goal Substitution Out (75′)
    • Bent Substitution Out (84′)

    Subs

    • Sibierski Substitution In75′
    • Skoko
    • Koumas Substitution In81′
    • King Substitution In84′
    • Pollitt

    Injured

    • Edman

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: Robbie Keane

    On the Field

    • Cerny
    • Hutton
    • Dawson
    • Zokora
    • O'Hara Yellow Card
    • Lennon
    • Jenas
    • Huddlestone
    • Malbranque
    • Keane Substitution Out (73′)
    • Berbatov Goal

    Subs

    • Tainio
    • Bent Substitution In73′
    • Gilberto
    • Rocha
    • Forecast

    Injured

    • Robinson
    • King
    • Chimbonda
    • Assou-Ekotto
    • Bale

    Suspended

    None