FOOTBALL Live

Friday December 26, 2008 Finished JJB Stadium

2 - 1

Wigan Athletic

  • Taylor 31’
  • Zaki 73’

Newcastle United

  • Guthrie 88’
  1. Wigan see off Newcastle

    Wigan see off Newcastle

    Wigan held on in dramatic circumstances to clinch a 2-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle at the JJB Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Newcastle United
    • 90+4' That's full-time and after an eventful match, Wigan have held on to clinch all three points - winning the match 2-1.
    • 90+4' Late drama as Andy Carroll goes down under a challenge by Michael Brown and is booked for diving, with Newcastle's players appealing for a penalty. Mike Dean is not very popular with Joe Kinnear!
    • 90+3' Steve Bruce makes one last substitution to desperately tie-up this match, with Wilson Palacios replaced by Kevin Kilbane.
    • 90+2' Given is up for the corner and Duff misses another good chance, shooting wide from the edge of the area as the ball fell out to him.
    • 90' Damien Duff misses inexplicably from 12 yards out with Given stranded. It was an open goal and the midfielder volleyed wildly over the bar - unbelievable!
    • 88' GOAL!!! Danny Guthrie puts away the penalty and charges back to his half for kick-off, while Wigan players continue to argue with Mike Dean. That was a definite penalty, though.
    • 87' It's a penalty to Newcastle as Andy Carroll is punched accidentally by Chris Kirkland as the keeper attempted to clear the ball, and is booked for his troubles.
    • 83' Emile Heskey is the latest man to depart the scene, with Henri Camara getting a brief appearance.
    • 81' Newcastle appear reluctant to advance much beyond their own half at the moment, while Steve Bruce is desperately looking at his watch - he has no need to worry.
    • 78' Michael Owen is taken off and replaced by David Edgar as Kinnear obviously believes that now is a suitable occasion to give his youngsters a run-out.
    • 76' Steve Bruce begins to look to hold on to this lead by replacing the goalscorer Ryan Taylor, with the combative Michael Brown; while Mark Viduka is finally withdrawn for Andy Carroll.
    • 73' Amr Zaki dispatches the resultant penalty with aplomb and Wigan have surely put this game to bed. Joe Kinnear will no doubt be incandescent with rage after the game.
    • 72' Heskey is tugged down by Sebastien Bassong outside of the area but bizarrely Mike Dean points to the spot, and subsequently sends him off! Newcastle are furious!
    • 69' Wigan look the more dangerous on the counter attack as Newcastle attempt to impose themselves on the game; Chris Kirkland is quick off his line to beat Owen to a Guthrie through ball.
    • 66' Damien Duff skips down the Newcastle left and finds Viduka, but Bramble is commanding in muscling the striker off the ball.
    • 64' Valencia and Zaki combine well done the right wing before Danny Guthrie makes a sliding challenge to concede a corner, but it amounts to nothing for Wigan.
    • 62' Now Newcastle have Wigan under the cosh, with Guthrie and Duff out wide providing crosses, but the visitors don't have an aerial presence like Heskey - Viduka has been quiet.
    • 60' Heskey is the next man to forge his way to the byline and provide a cross, but this time Coloccini is first to the ball and clears before Zaki can challenge for it.
    • 57' A glorious driven cross from Valencia evades everyone in the box as Heskey and Zaki both slide in to meet it, but fall agonisingly close.
    • 55' Ryan Taylor strikes a shot from inside the box just wide of Shay Given's near post after a cross from Valencia found him in space - another good opportunity to double Wigan's lead.
    • 53' Wigan continue to press forward, with Newcastle boxed into their own area. Steve Bruce is looking anxious as chances go awry, however.
    • 51' A good chance falls to Heskey again after a Ryan Taylor corner finds him unmarked, six-yards out, but bizarrely he found himself with his back to the ball and could not direct his header goalwards.
    • 48' Emile Heskey almost found himself through on goal after a hopeful punt up the field by Titus Bramble almost found the big striker, but Given was alert to the danger.
    • 46' The second half is underway and Michael Owen has already begun to drop deeper and deeper to get on the ball.
    • 45+4' The half-time whistle is blown by referee Mike Dean, and Newcastle's coaching staff confront Lee Cattermole as he and the rest of the players depart.
    • 45+3' Taylor again finds himself in down the left after Valencia's cross was missed by everyone in the box, but Gutierrez nips in to dispossess him.
    • 45+1' Ryan Taylor shows why he prefers striking the dead ball as he slices his shot when charging down the left. There will be at least four minutes to be added after Beye's injury.
    • 45' The enigma that is Mark Viduka, sums his career up in two moments, he performs a delightful flick through to Duff, then starts limping uncomfortably; he seems okay, but you can never be sure with the striker.
    • 43' Valencia skips past Duff, then N'Zogbia to deliver a cross, but Coloccini reads it well to clear the danger.
    • 41' Immediately Taylor sprints down the right wing and delivers a cross but no one is there to get on the end of it.
    • 40' There is a long delay as Beye is being assisted off the field with an oxygen mask and full precautions being taken by the medical staff. Steven Taylor is coming on in his place.
    • 37' Lee Cattermole is predictably booked for a rash challenge on Habib Beye. He receives the card while smirking which is pretty disgusting as it was a horrendous tackle, leaving Beye to be stretchered off.
    • 34' Shay Given displays remarkable confidence, selling the onrushing Damien Duff a dummy before clearing casually from inside his area.
    • 31' GOAL!!! Ryan Taylor scores a trademark free-kick from 25-yards out, as he is so adept at doing. He simply curled it over the wall and into Shay Given's top corner with nonchalance.
    • 29' Valencia is causing havoc in the Newcastle half with his pace, which they are struggling to deal with at the moment.
    • 26' Antonio Valencia glides through on goal, almost latching on to Zaki's prescise cross, but his stab-finish drifts narrowly wide of Given's near post.
    • 23' Mario Melchiot crosses from the right and Emile Heskey manages to gain possession from it, but Zaki's shot is tame when it is pulled back to him.
    • 20' Gutierrez finds himself just yards out, but Kirkland again spreads himself and saves bravely at his feet. Seconds later, Guthrie's cross is headed by Viduka, beating Kirkland but is cleared off the line by Mario Melchiot.
    • 17' Wigan clear away twice through Bramble and Boyce as Damien Duff whips in crosses at will down the left wing.
    • 16' Wilson Palacios is drawn into a foul by Jonas Gutierrez and Newcastle win a dangerous free-kick.
    • 13' Amr Zaki looks to be limping slightly which is worrying for Wigan, but having said that, Henri Camara is very unlucky to be on the bench. The Egyptian seems okay for now, though.
    • 10' Owen streaks through on goal, but Chris Kirkland does well to spread himself and push the striker wide of goal, with Scharner helping out.
    • 7' Both sides are pushing very hard in the openign stages of this match and Michael Owen is loitering ominously on the last man, which in this case is Titus Bramble.
    • 5' Amr Zaki tries an ambitious effort from range but Shay Given is not troubled from that range.
    • 4' Damien Duff gets to the byline but his cross is well read by Paul Scharner who was covering.
    • 1' Mark Viduka is putting himself about in the opening stages after he was brought into the side by Joe Kinnear at the expense of Jose Enrique, with Damien Duff and Charles N'Zogbia dropping into more defensive roles.
    • - Welcome to this Premier League encounter between Wigan and Newcastle at the JJB Stadium. Both sides have 22 points to their name so far this season, but with the January transfer window imminent, they will be looking to demonstrate their respective ambitions.

  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Newcastle United
    48% Possession 51%
    17 Shots 8
    5 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 2
    7 Corners 4
    11 Fouls 15
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 1
    33 Tackles 13
    285 Accurate passes 296
    55 Bad passes 37

  • 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 1 0 0 0 8 5 0
      7 Paul Scharner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 2
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 13 3
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 41 0 1
      2 Ryan Taylor 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 18 6 4
      19 Titus Bramble 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 2
      4 Lee Cattermole 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 35 5 6
      5 Wilson Palacios 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 36 1 5
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 41 1 5
      9 Emile Heskey 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 14 5 2
      13 Amr Zaki 1 5 2 0 3 1 0 27 8 3
      11 Michael Brown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 0
      27 Henri Camara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Jason Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 28 2 0
      11 Damien Duff 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 8 0
      8 Danny Guthrie 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 40 4 3
      22 Nicky Butt 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 35 4 3
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 24 1 3
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 26 8 1
      10 Michael Owen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 4 1
      36 Mark Viduka 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 15 2 0
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Andy Carroll 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0
      19 Francisco Jiménez Tejada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      38 Kazenga Lua Lua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1 1

  • Summary

    • 90+4' Late drama as Andy Carroll goes down under a challenge by Michael Brown and is booked for diving, with Newcastle's players appealing for a penalty. Mike Dean is not very popular with Joe Kinnear!
    • 90' Damien Duff misses inexplicably from 12 yards out with Given stranded. It was an open goal and the midfielder volleyed wildly over the bar - unbelievable!
    • 88' GOAL!!! Danny Guthrie puts away the penalty and charges back to his half for kick-off, while Wigan players continue to argue with Mike Dean. That was a definite penalty, though.
    • 87' It's a penalty to Newcastle as Andy Carroll is punched accidentally by Chris Kirkland as the keeper attempted to clear the ball, and is booked for his troubles.
    • 73' Amr Zaki dispatches the resultant penalty with aplomb and Wigan have surely put this game to bed. Joe Kinnear will no doubt be incandescent with rage after the game.
    • 72' Heskey is tugged down by Sebastien Bassong outside of the area but bizarrely Mike Dean points to the spot, and subsequently sends him off! Newcastle are furious!
    • 57' A glorious driven cross from Valencia evades everyone in the box as Heskey and Zaki both slide in to meet it, but fall agonisingly close.
    • 55' Ryan Taylor strikes a shot from inside the box just wide of Shay Given's near post after a cross from Valencia found him in space - another good opportunity to double Wigan's lead.
    • 51' A good chance falls to Heskey again after a Ryan Taylor corner finds him unmarked, six-yards out, but bizarrely he found himself with his back to the ball and could not direct his header goalwards.
    • 31' GOAL!!! Ryan Taylor scores a trademark free-kick from 25-yards out, as he is so adept at doing. He simply curled it over the wall and into Shay Given's top corner with nonchalance.
    • 26' Antonio Valencia glides through on goal, almost latching on to Zaki's prescise cross, but his stab-finish drifts narrowly wide of Given's near post.
    • 20' Gutierrez finds himself just yards out, but Kirkland again spreads himself and saves bravely at his feet. Seconds later, Guthrie's cross is headed by Viduka, beating Kirkland but is cleared off the line by Mario Melchiot.
    • 10' Owen streaks through on goal, but Chris Kirkland does well to spread himself and push the striker wide of goal, with Scharner helping out.
    • - Welcome to this Premier League encounter between Wigan and Newcastle at the JJB Stadium. Both sides have 22 points to their name so far this season, but with the January transfer window imminent, they will be looking to demonstrate their respective ambitions.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • C. Kirkland Yellow Card
    • M. Melchiot
    • T. Bramble
    • P. Scharner
    • M. Figueroa
    • A. Valencia
    • W. Palacios Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • L. Cattermole Yellow Card
    • R. Taylor Goal Substitution Out (76′)
    • A. Zaki Goal
    • E. Heskey Substitution Out (83′)

    Subs

    • K. Kilbane Substitution In90′
    • M. Brown Substitution In76′
    • J. Koumas
    • H. Camara Substitution In83′
    • E. Boyce
    • M. Pollitt
    • D. De Ridder

    Injured

    • E. Edman

    Suspended

    None

  • Newcastle United

    Captain: Michael Owen

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • H. Beye Substitution Out (39′)
    • S. Bassong Red Card
    • F. Coloccini
    • C. N'Zogbia
    • D. Guthrie Goal
    • N. Butt Yellow Card
    • J. Gutierrez
    • D. Duff Yellow Card
    • M. Owen Substitution Out (77′)
    • M. Viduka Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • S. Harper
    • N. Geremi
    • S. Taylor Substitution In39′
    • .. Xisco
    • A. Carroll Substitution In74′ Yellow Card
    • D. Edgar Substitution In77′
    • K. Lua Lua

    Injured

    • A. Smith
    • O. Martins
    • J. Barton
    • I. Gonzalez

    Suspended

    None