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Wigan Athletic

  • Rodallega 26’

Portsmouth

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  1. Rodallega earns Wigan victory

    Rodallega earns Wigan victory

    Hugo Rodallega scored the only goal of the game as Wigan beat Portsmouth 1-0 on the final day of the Premier League season. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Portsmouth
    • 90' FULL TIME!! That is it!! The game is over. Wigan win 1-0 thanks to a Rodallega strike in the first half. Nothing riding on the game, but Wigan dominated from the start. But both sides will just be glad to be playing Premier League football next season.
    • 89' Phil Dowd needs to blow the whistle. The game is petering out and both teams are thinking about their holidays.
    • 86' WIGAN TIME WASTING!! What is the point of that? Wigan get a corner and try to keep the ball there. Not sure why, they are not playing for anything!
    • 85' Wigan have a free kick and take it quickly. The ball is played to McManaman - who then slips in the box. The ball falls to Valencia but he blasts over from close range on the right.
    • 80' De Ridder tries another shot for Wigan from just inside the box but his effort again lacks power and Begovic gathers with ease. It has not been his day in front of goal
    • 78' Change for Wigan. Youngster Callum McManaman comes on for N'Zogbia
    • 71' Double change for Portsmouth. Paul Hart brings on Kanu and Jerome Thomas for Kaboul and Pennant. Is that the last we will see of Pennant in a Portsmouth shirt?
    • 66' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR DE RIDDER!! Wigan take the free-kick the ball goes across field before being played into De Ridder on the edge of the box but he shoots high and wide.
    • 65' BOOKING FOR CROUCH!! Crouch booked for a foul on N'Zogbia.
    • 64' De Ridder whips the ball in to Boyce at the far post but he can not control and the ball goes out for a goal kick to Portsmouth.
    • 58' SIDE NETTING FOR WIGAN! Noe Pamarot plays in Rodallega on the edge of the box and his shot goes just wide.
    • 56' Rodallega takes the free kick and tries to be clever - it does not work! He tries to play in De Ridder by sliding the ball around the wall - but De Ridder does not seem to be in on the plan and the ball trickles out for a goal kick.
    • 55' Campbell brings down Rodallega with an half hearted attempt at a rugby tackle and gives away a free kick.
    • 51' Titus Bramble gets across to block Mullins
    • 49' Corner to Portsmouth - taken by Pennant and headed wide by Younes Kaboul
    • 48' Easy start to the second half with neither side creating any chances yet.
    • 46' Portsmouth get the second half underway
    • 45' HALF TIME!! Referee Phil Dowd brings an end to an entertaining first half with the hosts Wigan very much on top.
    • 42' BOOKING!! Hreidarsson booked and concedes a free kick on the edge of the box for a challenge on Valencia
    • 37' Hreidarsson heads over for Portsmouth from a corner.
    • 35' ALL WIGAN!!! Wigan are so on top that even Mario Melchiot is allowed to run on goal from the right and plays a one-two with Rodallega before getting in one-on-one with Begovic about 8 yards out but the keeper pulls off a great save with his legs to keep Melchiot out. Melchiot then blasts over from close range from the rebound.
    • 30' Wigan are really on top now and N'Zogbia takes a shot which goes just over the bar.
    • 26' WIGAN ARE IN FRONT! Rodallega puts Wigan in front. N'Zogbia crosses from the left byline and Sol Campbell makes a mess of the cross and misses it at the near post and Rodallega just has to tap in.
    • 24' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR WIGAN!!! Wigan make a great passing move and the ball is fed through to De Ridder but Hughes tackles and Pompey clear.
    • 21' Both sides struggling to keep the ball - but Wigan have had the better of the play so far
    • 20' De Ridder takes another free kick for Wigan but the ref blows for a shove in the box and it is a Pompey free-kick in their own box.
    • 15' CLOSE FOR WIGAN!!! Mendes fires a free kick just over the bar for Wigan! Good effort!
    • 11' De Ridder over hits another free kick for Wigan. They are on top so far
    • 7' Free Kick from the left wing over hit by Charles N'Zogbia
    • 6' This may be an end of season game with nothing riding on it, but no one has told Hermann Hreidarsson that as he gives away a free kick.
    • 3' Bright start by Valencia for Wigan
    • 1' Off we go for the final game of the season.
    • - For Wigan, Antonio Valencia starts for Steve Bruce's side in what could be his final game for the club as Real Madrid and Manchester United are rumored to be after the midfielder.
    • - Jermaine Pennant starts for Portsmouth in what could be his last game for the club as his loan from Liverpool finishes at the end of the season.
    • - Welcome to this afternoons match between Wigan and Portsmouth from the JJB. There is little to play for in terms of relegation or European places, but both sides will look to end the season on a high.

  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Portsmouth
    53% Possession 46%
    21 Shots 9
    7 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 5
    8 Corners 2
    22 Fouls 8
    1 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    28 Tackles 17
    240 Accurate passes 193
    51 Bad passes 19

  • 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
      22 Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 28 0 3
      19 Titus Bramble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 5
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 1 0
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 11 6
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 30 14 1
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 19 9 2
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 32 2 2
      4 Lee Cattermole 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 4 6
      11 Michael Brown 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 17 1 2
      20 Hugo Rodallega 1 3 1 2 4 1 0 22 2 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Ben Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Won-Hee Cho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      38 Jonathon Routledge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Erik Edman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Tomasz Cywka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      43 Callum McManaman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      31 Asmir Begovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 2
      30 Armand Traore 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 16 1 1
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 1 1
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 14 7 4
      14 Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 0 2
      17 John Utaka 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 10 2 0
      22 Richard Hughes 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 34 2 5
      6 Hayden Mullins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 0 2
      9 Peter Crouch 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 4 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Martin Cranie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Angelos Basinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Jerome Thomas 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      2 Linvoy Primus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 85' Wigan have a free kick and take it quickly. The ball is played to McManaman - who then slips in the box. The ball falls to Valencia but he blasts over from close range on the right.
    • 66' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR DE RIDDER!! Wigan take the free-kick the ball goes across field before being played into De Ridder on the edge of the box but he shoots high and wide.
    • 58' SIDE NETTING FOR WIGAN! Noe Pamarot plays in Rodallega on the edge of the box and his shot goes just wide.
    • 35' ALL WIGAN!!! Wigan are so on top that even Mario Melchiot is allowed to run on goal from the right and plays a one-two with Rodallega before getting in one-on-one with Begovic about 8 yards out but the keeper pulls off a great save with his legs to keep Melchiot out. Melchiot then blasts over from close range from the rebound.
    • 26' WIGAN ARE IN FRONT! Rodallega puts Wigan in front. N'Zogbia crosses from the left byline and Sol Campbell makes a mess of the cross and misses it at the near post and Rodallega just has to tap in.
    • 24' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR WIGAN!!! Wigan make a great passing move and the ball is fed through to De Ridder but Hughes tackles and Pompey clear.
    • 15' CLOSE FOR WIGAN!!! Mendes fires a free kick just over the bar for Wigan! Good effort!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Wigan Athletic

      Manager: Steve Bruce

      Captain: Mario Melchiot

      Starting line-up

      • R. Kingson
      • M. Melchiot
      • E. Boyce
      • T. Bramble
      • M. Figueroa
      • A. Valencia
      • L. Cattermole
      • M. Brown
      • C. N'Zogbia Substitution Out (78′)
      • D. De Ridder Substitution Out (90′)
      • H. Rodallega Goal

      Subs

      • E. Edman
      • B. Watson
      • M. Pollitt
      • T. Kuspisz
      • J. Routledge Substitution In90′
      • C. Won-Hee
      • C. McManaman. Substitution In78′

      Injured

      • C. Kirkland
      • A. Zaki

    • Portsmouth

      Manager: Paul Hart

      Captain: Sol Campbell

      Starting line-up

      • A. Begovic
      • Y. Kaboul Substitution Out (70′)
      • S. Distin
      • S. Campbell
      • H. Hreidarsson Yellow Card
      • J. Pennant Substitution Out (71′)
      • R. Hughes Yellow Card
      • H. Mullins
      • A. Traore
      • J. Utaka
      • P. Crouch Yellow Card

      Subs

      • N. Pamarot
      • N. Kanu Substitution In70′
      • L. Primus
      • A. Basinas
      • J. Ashdown
      • J. Thomas Substitution In71′ Yellow Card
      • M. Cranie

      Injured

      • D. Traore
      • P. Bouba Diop
      • N. Kranjcar
      • A. Mvuemba

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
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      Midfielders
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      Substitution Out78′ - -
      Substitution Out90′ - -
      Strikers
      Goal - -
      Subs
      Substitution In90′ - -
      Substitution In78′ - -
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
      Substitution Out70′ - -
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      Yellow Card - -
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out71′ - -
      Yellow Card - -
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      Strikers
      Yellow Card - -
      Subs
      Substitution In70′ - -
      Substitution In71′ Yellow Card - -

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  1. whoes gona go in goal?

    From clairewhite1, on Wed 20 May 9:46AM

  2. lets finish the season with a win, we want a 4=0­ victory lol ,but you never know stranger things have­ happened

    From , on Mon 18 May 8:54PM

  3. bfyrt yj

    From Cathal, on Mon 18 May 8:19PM

  4. The way Wigan is playing at the moment I would give you­ the win but you never know!

    From anthony m, on Sun 10 May 3:22PM

  5. come on pompey

    From Omar, on Sun 10 May 12:47PM

  6. 3-1 POMPEY

    From Nath, on Fri 10 Apr 11:01AM
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