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Saturday May 16, 2009 Finished Britannia Stadium

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Stoke City

  • Fuller 69’
  • Beattie 76’

Wigan Athletic

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  1. Stoke leapfrog Wigan

    Stoke leapfrog Wigan

    Stoke City leapfrogged Wigan in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory in an entertaining clash at the Britannia Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Stoke City
    • Wigan Athletic
    • - It's all over at the Britannia and Stoke have the three points and leapfrog Wiagn in the Premier League table! Great game this one and it's another home win for The Potters!
    • 90' The fourth official shows us three minutes of added time to go.
    • 90' Mido and Faye continue their heavyweight tussle and this time it's a foul by Faye.
    • 88' Liam Lawrence has a go from around the 20-yard mark, but he can't replicate his stunning strike from last week and that goes wide.
    • 86' N'Zogbia shows his ability by beating several Stoke defenders before being thwarted by a great challenge from Shawcross.
    • 86' Stoke make the final change of the afternoon, as Beattie is replaced by Richard Creswell.
    • 84' Six minutes left here at the Brittania and it looks like yet another three points for Stoke at home as Wigan look cooked.
    • 83' Scharner tries to link up with Mido for Wigan, but the play comes to nothing.
    • 82' Figueroa is off and Edman is on now for Wigan as they have to gamble.
    • 81' Stoke are enjoying this now and their fans are in full voice as Lawrence puts a teasing cross in, which Kingson holds.
    • 80' Mido puts his not inconsiderable size about again and is penalised again, this time for a foul on fellow sub Diao.
    • 78' Those two goals in seven minutes should be enough for Stoke this afternoon, as Wigan's winless run looks set to continue. Delap has the ball once more, but this leads to nothing.
    • 76' Mido is on now for Wigan, replacing Brown and his first action is a foul on Pugh.
    • 76' Etherington after setting up the second goal is going off, to be replaced by Salif Diao.
    • 76' GOAL!!! Beattie has got his goal now! It's a cross from Etherington and Beattie heads it in from six yards!!
    • 72' James Beattie, looking to get one to match strike partner Fuller, tries his luck, but his effort is off target.
    • 71' Ben Watson has Kingosn to thank for making a decent save to stop what would have been a Watson own goal there!
    • 70' That's the end of my predictions for the afternoon. Quit while you're ahead is my motto! Wigan should have cleared the ball - they had plenty of chances to do so, but failed.
    • 69' GOAL!!! I said we were close to a goal and it's come from Fuller! Stoke have the lead here!
    • 65' An Etheringotn corner and a Delap long throw pile on the pressure for Stoke, but it's to no avail.
    • 64' It's end-to-end stuff here at the Britannia at the moment! Both teams really giving it everything in front of a vociferous home crowd. Surely we're close to the opening goal now?
    • 63' Steve Bruce is livid with a decision from Probert and is out of the dugout to complain.
    • 63' Wigan reply with a great chance of their own! This one is from Figueroa, whose shot flies just wide of Sorensen's post!
    • 61' Great effort from Pugh!! The Stoke sub makes an impact with a shot, which is just over!
    • 59' Stoke ramp up the pressure as the game reaches the hour mark with a succession of corners, but the Wigan defence holds firm.
    • 58' Cho ends his debut, as he is replaced by Ben Watson.
    • 58' Quick counter attack from Stoke sees Lawrence find Fuller, but Bramble is there with a perfectly timed challenge to foil the Stoke striker.
    • 55' Credit Wilkinson there for just doing enough to put N'Zogbia off as he went to hit it.
    • 55' N'Zogbia threatens again and fires in a similar effort to the one a few moments ago, but this time it's off target and that'll be a goal kick.
    • 54' Rory Delap continues to pepper the Wigan penalty area with those long bombs from the touchline, but with no end result so far.
    • 52' Charles N'Zogbia has the first effort of the second 45 minutes with a shot from the left edge of the area, but Sorensen is equal to that.
    • 50' It couldn't be more finely balanced at the moment. Either side look capable of breaking the deadlock here, but no real chances so far in this second half.
    • 49' Fuller, who was somewhat starved of service in the first half shows a bit of trickery on the edge of the penalty area, but the move comes to nothing as Etherington's cross is dealt with.
    • 48' Liam Lawrence gets things going for Stoke, but Kingson comes to make the claim from the midfielder's cross easily enough.
    • 47' Pugh is taking up a position on the left of defence for Stoke, with Wilkinson switching to right back and Shawcross is at centre-half.
    • 46' Leon Cort is replaced by Danny Pugh at the start of the second half.
    • 46' We're underway for the second half at the Britannia and let's hope for another 45 minutes of attacking football and perhaps a goal or two!
    • - Lee Probert blows for half time here and despite the fact that it's goalless it's been an entertaining 45 minutes at the Britannia. Back with more soon...
    • 45' Scharner chases willingly after a long ball, but he's not going to get around Faye, who marshalls it out for a goal kick.
    • 43' Another one of those Delap missiles finds it target - the Wigan penalty area, but Beattie is unable to make significant contact.
    • 42' Another corner for Wigan and this one is taken by Rodallega, whose delivery is not what the Latics were looking for.
    • 40' No chance of an end-of-season no-show here! This one is a cracker and Tony Pulis is still barking out the orders on the touchline!
    • 38' Chance for Stoke. Beattie creates an opening for strike partner Fuller, but Fuller is unable to sort his feet out and the chance goes begging.
    • 36' Staright down the other end and Rodallega, who's not shy of having a dig, has another go. Difficult chance on the volley and that won't worry Sorensen.
    • 35' Stoke have the ball in the net....but it won't count. Foul on Cort is the decision there!
    • 35' Stoke have themselves a corner, but the delivery from Lawrence isn't the best and that goes harmlessly out for a goal kick.
    • 34' Not much for the Stoke front pairing of Fuller and Beattie to work with so far. The service to them has been sporadic at best!
    • 32' Delap lobs another one of those long throws into the Wigan area, but Cho deals with that.
    • 31' Rodallega cuts in from the left and hits one with his right foot from around 30 yards, but the striker can't keep his effort down and it flies over.
    • 30' Delap fouls Michael Brown in the middle of the park and that'll be a free kick to Wigan.
    • 28' Wigan still have it though and force a corner, but the delivery is cleared by Shawcross for Stoke.
    • 26' Figueroa involved again as his long ball finds Scharner, but as the ball breaks loose to Melchiot his delivery is poor.
    • 25' Lawrence fouls Figuerora and the free kick is taken by Wigan keeper Kingson, who gets the Latics moving again.
    • 24' Bright opening to this match with chances at either end, but Wigan have had just the better of the early play so far.
    • 23' Rodallega fouls Stoke's long throw specialist Rory Delap and it's a Stoke free kick.
    • 21' Cattermole clatters Faye in the middle of the park and it's a free kick to Stoke.
    • 19' From the resulting corner the ball is cleared by Shawcross, it comes out to Cho again and he hits it once more. Over the bar this time.
    • 18' Great effort from Cho! It's been a decent start from him and he tries his luck from around 30 yards and Sorensen is forced into making the first real save of the match!
    • 15' The ball falls to Whelan, who scuffs his shot. Decent chance for Stoke.
    • 14' The much maligned Bramble fails to improve his rating with the Stoke fans as he skies a speculative effort high and wide from long range!
    • 13' Penalty shout for Wigan! Cho involved again and he slipped the ball to Scharner, who went down in the box under challenge from Faye, but nothing doing.
    • 12' Wigan look for the quick counter and a neat move involving debut-boy Cho ends with an overhit pass which is easy for Sorensen to gather.
    • 11' Stoke on the attack again down the left and Melchiot concedes the throw-in, but the ball is belted clear the Latics back line.
    • 10' Liam Lawrence takes a quick free kick for the home side, but his team mates aren't quite switched on to it and Wigan get the ball clear.
    • 9' Ricardo Fuller goes on the chase for Stoke, but the end result is merely the partial destruction of one of the corner flags as the striker collides with it!
    • 8' The versatile Scharner is playing in a much more advanced role than usual and looks a threat early on.
    • 7' it's a bright start from Wigan, who are looking to end a poor run of form that's ended their slim hopes of European football next season.
    • 5' Scharner threatens again for Wigan but this time he finds himself pulled back by the linesman's flag.
    • 3' Stoke in their typical no-nonsense fashion that has served them so well this season launch an attack and claim a corner, but there's nothing doing from the ref.
    • 2' Paul Scharner gets the first shot of the day in on goal, but his effort is comfortable for Sorensen in the Stoke City goal.
    • 1' Stoke get us underway here at the Britannia, which is rocking for this one!
    • - Both sets of fans have opted to adorn themselves in an assortment of fancy dress outfits for this end of season clash and the sun is out as we await the two teams.
    • - Stoke partner James Beattie and Ricardo Fuller up front as they look to celebrate their Premier League survival in style with another home win.
    • - Team news is in and the visitors hand a debut to Cho Won-Hee in place of Antonio Valencia but are otherwise unchanged from their midweek defeat to Manchester Utd.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to EUROSPORT's LIVE coverage of this afternoon's Premier League clash between Stoke City and Wigan Athletic.

  • Team Stats

    Stoke City Stats Wigan Athletic
    46% Possession 53%
    17 Shots 10
    6 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 2
    6 Corners 3
    13 Fouls 10
    0 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 26
    205 Accurate passes 247
    37 Bad passes 53

  • 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
    • Stoke City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      29 Thomas Sorensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0
      25 Abdoulaye Faye 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 21 4 2
      28 Andy Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 6 5
      17 Ryan Shawcross 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 2
      5 Leon Cort 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
      24 Rory Delap 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19 1 3
      6 Glenn Whelan 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 37 5 4
      7 Liam Lawrence 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 14 0 3
      26 Matthew Etherington 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 17 7 1
      10 Ricardo Fuller 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 13 5 1
      20 James Beattie 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 18 1 1
      9 Richard Cresswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Michael Tonge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Seyi Olofinjana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Stephen Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Steve Simonsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Salif Diao 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1
      14 Danny Pugh 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 0
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1
      7 Paul Scharner 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 26 10 1
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 8 3
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25 1 0
      19 Titus Bramble 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 4 4
      4 Lee Cattermole 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 7 6
      5 Won-Hee Cho 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 27 2 2
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 10 3
      11 Michael Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3 1
      20 Hugo Rodallega 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 13 1 1
      9 Ahmed Hossam Mido 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 1
      43 Callum McManaman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Ben Watson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 3
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Erik Edman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 4 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Jason Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 76' GOAL!!! Beattie has got his goal now! It's a cross from Etherington and Beattie heads it in from six yards!!
    • 71' Ben Watson has Kingosn to thank for making a decent save to stop what would have been a Watson own goal there!
    • 69' GOAL!!! I said we were close to a goal and it's come from Fuller! Stoke have the lead here!
    • 63' Wigan reply with a great chance of their own! This one is from Figueroa, whose shot flies just wide of Sorensen's post!
    • 61' Great effort from Pugh!! The Stoke sub makes an impact with a shot, which is just over!
    • 18' Great effort from Cho! It's been a decent start from him and he tries his luck from around 30 yards and Sorensen is forced into making the first real save of the match!
    • 13' Penalty shout for Wigan! Cho involved again and he slipped the ball to Scharner, who went down in the box under challenge from Faye, but nothing doing.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Lee Probert

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Captain: Rory Delap

    Starting line-up

    • T. Sorensen
    • R. Shawcross
    • L. Cort Substitution Out (46′)
    • A. Diagne-Faye
    • A. Wilkinson
    • L. Lawrence
    • G. Whelan
    • R. Delap
    • M. Etherington Substitution Out (76′)
    • J. Beattie Goal Substitution Out (86′)
    • R. Fuller Goal

    Subs

    • S. Diao Substitution In76′
    • S. Simonsen
    • R. Cresswell Substitution In86′
    • D. Pugh Substitution In46′
    • M. Tonge
    • S. Kelly
    • S. Olofinjana

    Injured

    • A. Faye
    • D. Higginbotham
    • M. Sidibe

    Suspended

    None

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • R. Kingson
    • M. Melchiot
    • E. Boyce
    • T. Bramble
    • M. Figueroa Substitution Out (81′)
    • P. Scharner
    • M. Brown Substitution Out (73′)
    • L. Cattermole
    • C. Won-Hee Substitution Out (58′)
    • C. N'Zogbia
    • H. Rodallega

    Subs

    • J. Koumas
    • E. Edman Substitution In81′
    • .. Mido Substitution In73′
    • B. Watson Substitution In58′
    • M. Pollitt
    • D. De Ridder
    • C. McManaman.

    Injured

    • C. Kirkland
    • A. Zaki

    Suspended

    None

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  1. wigan suck but beattie and fuller are class lol @­ delaps throw in hes a freak

    From sarah, on Sun 17 May 2:56PM

  2. nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah RICARDO­ FULLER CITYS NUMBER 10 nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah­ nah nah nah nah RICARDO FULLER CITYS NUMBER 10

    From mathew a, on Sat 16 May 7:55PM

  3. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    From rladmswl8709, on Sat 16 May 7:10PM

  4. what?

    From rladmswl8709, on Sat 16 May 7:09PM

  5. wonhee-jo fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From rladmswl8709, on Sat 16 May 7:09PM

  6. Well done Stoke. You've deserved to stay up,­ unlike my team Pompey. I hope some of your fans made a­ killing, by placing bets on Stoke to stay up. See you­ next year, in the Premier league.

    From Ace, on Sat 16 May 6:32PM

  7. Wigan Pathetic fc

    From Colin H, on Sat 16 May 6:24PM

  8. Apparently Paddy Power's employees were outside the­ Brit handing out free ice creams. Come on Stoke! 2-0!­ Well done to whoever gussammy is because Stoke may not­ play fancy football but they get the results and­ they're not banana shaggers like Arsenal­ fans.
    Stoke should sign Joe Ledley, Leroy Lita, Isaac­ Vorsah from Hoffenheim and someone called Zigic who­ plays in La Liga.
    Up the Potters and @#$% you Paddy­ Power!!!

    From Tom S, on Sat 16 May 6:17PM

  9. Stuart T your right there mate. We sell our top 2­ players heskey and palacious get 16 million plus for­ them. Mr Whelan then replaces them with 3 very average­ players, and probably keeps the rest thats the Dave­ Whelan story. But your not allowed to say that because­ he spent a few quid in the early days, well your­ certainly getting it back now.

    From paulm, on Sat 16 May 5:56PM

  10. Wigan are @#$%!

    From Stuart T, on Sat 16 May 5:00PM

  11. come on city hearts of winners...what a team...what a­ set of supporters simply the best....

    From gorton683, on Sat 16 May 4:57PM

  12. come on city hearts of winners...what a team...what a­ set of supporters simply the ....

    From gorton683, on Sat 16 May 4:56PM

  13. WELL DONE TO STOKE TONY SHOULD GET MANAGER OF THE­ SEASON

    From james23mitchell, on Sat 16 May 4:55PM

  14. what's the score 2-0 come on the potters!!!! to­ everyone who wrote us off!!! WE ARE STAYING UP!!!! WE­ ARE STAYING UP!!! PROUD TO BE A POTTER

    From colin, on Sat 16 May 4:49PM

  15. Come on Stoke best supporters in the land and a big­ hearted team!!!!!!!!!! Its ok being full of it if you­ have millions to buy a team But this City has nothing­ much to shout about. It has created its own pride !!!­ Lets end with a win last home game COME ON CITY!

    From Tony B, on Sat 16 May 4:42PM

  16. wigan will win this game

    From MOHD, on Sat 16 May 4:41PM

  17. I dont support you but come on wigan!!!!!!

    From jasonpole, on Sat 16 May 4:40PM

  18. we are stoke

    From jonathan672, on Sat 16 May 4:39PM

  19. comment 10, this has cr ap written all over it

    From Colin H, on Sat 16 May 4:21PM

  20. all football supporters are banana shaggers,stoke are a­ proper team not like these rich ponces in the­ south,northern teams are real men,arsenal are all jigs

    From gussammy, on Sat 16 May 4:21PM
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