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Wigan Athletic

Manchester United

  • Rooney 55’, 64’
  • Berbatov 57’
  • Owen 84’
  • Nani 90’

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  1. Deadly United blitz Wigan

    Deadly United blitz Wigan

    A second-half goal blitz saw Manchester United put their Premier League campaign back on track with a 5-0 win at Wigan Athletic. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Manchester United
    • 90+3' That's full time, and Manchester United have romped to victory at Wigan.
    • 90+2' GOAL!! NANI!!!! He finds the back of the net, curling a relatively weak effort past the statuesque Kirkland!
    • 90+1' Yellow card Paul Scharner for an argicultural tackle from behind on Berbatov.
    • 90' Nani strikes a powerful free-kick, but sends it high over the bar.
    • 89' The stadium is emptying at speed, and the only sound is now coming from the visiting fans.
    • 87' Sinclair again!! He has looked lively since coming on, and brings another good save from Foster from a tight angle on the right.
    • 85' GOAL!! Michael Owen!! Runs onto a cute through ball from Nani and clips a deft left-foot shot in off the far post! His first goal for Manchester United!
    • 84' Berbatov drills a low cross in front of goal from the left, but the supposedly predatory Owen is snoozing at the edge of the box.
    • 82' United play a corner short from the left. Gibson shoots from range, but it is a tame pea-roller and Kirkland saves.
    • 80' We may not have heard the last of that. Rodallega and Vidic may both find themselves in trouble.
    • 79' There is an altercation there and referee Webb has to physically restrain Rodallega from attacking Vidic! Unbelievable!
    • 78' Sinclair cuts in from the right and fires a shot high over the bar.
    • 77' Rodallega tests Foster with a shot from the edge of the box... held.
    • 76' Rodallega slides in late on Foster, who reacts angrily. Yellow card to the Colombian.
    • 75' Darron Gibson belts a curler from 25 yards, and Kirkland holds it.
    • 74' Get this: Jonathan Trott has got a hundred. Played. Fifth Test: LIVE
    • 73' Wigan changes: Jason Scotland and James McCarthy for Charles N'Zogbia and Mohamed Diame.
    • 72' Well, this is Owen's chance. He comes on for Rooney, while Darron Gibson replaces Paul Scholes. AND John O'Shea comes on for Jonny Evans. A triple substitution.
    • 71' Figueroa hacks Berbatov down with a frustrated and tired challenge.
    • 69' Wigan continue to come forward through Jordi Gomez and the ever-dangerous Rodallega, but you cannot imagine them conjuring any sort of comeback.
    • 68' Dimitar Berbatov has been superb today, and that may have put paid to any hopes Michael Owen had of breaking into the United first-team.
    • 66' It is surely game over now. United have been devastating since half-time, and this might just kick-start their season.
    • 65' GOAL!!! Three for United, and it's Wayne Rooney again!! Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov combine to find Rooney on the left, and his shot goes in at the near post via a generous deflection from Mario Melchiot.
    • 63' Photos from the DW Stadium: Match gallery
    • 62' Wigan substitution: Scott Sinclair replaces Jason Koumas.
    • 60' What a couple of minutes' action! But the upshot is that Manchester United are two goals to the good at the DW Stadium.
    • 58' GOAL!!! DIMITAR BERBATOV!! It's two for United and it's a brilliant goal!! Rooney plays a one-touch pass for Scholes, who lofts the ball over the top, Berbatov lifts it over Kirkland, collects his own lob and finishes from six yards!
    • 58' RODALLEGA SO CLOSE TO THE EQUALISER!!! Koumas drives a diagonal cross and the Colombian hits a looping header that Foster just keeps out!
    • 57' That is Wayne Rooney's 100th goal for Manchester United, and the relief is palpable!
    • 56' GOAL!!!! WAYNE ROONEY BREAKS THE DEADLOCK FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!! He heads in a Valencia cross from the right and the goal drought is over!
    • 55' By the way, we're continuing to do rather well in the cricket. Fifth Test: LIVE
    • 53' Frustration is clearly setting in for the visitors... how long until Michael Owen gets a run?
    • 51' United want a penalty after Rooney goes down under Scharner's challenge... nothing doing, says Howard Webb!
    • 50' SCHARNER!! Heads N'Zogbia's free-kick goalwards, it takes a deflection and flashes wide!
    • 49' Yellow card Evra for a crude trip on N'Zogbia.
    • 48' Now Wigan come away on the break as the ball is played through to Rodallega... Vidic nicks the ball away from him!
    • 47' Valencia heads down a cross from the left for ROONEY!! Miscues his volley and Berbatov's follow-up is blocked!
    • 46' United kick the second half off and immediately get forward, with the cap-wearing Kirkland punching away a cross from the left.
    • 45' Goalless at the end of an entertaining first half... but United's drought in front of goal continues.
    • 45+1' Just one minute of stoppage time to be played.
    • 45' Bramble brings Evra down and United come forward for the free-kick... out to Valencia on the right but again his cross is blocked.
    • 44' Scholes tries to jink past Diame but is dispossessed by a firm but fair tackle.
    • 42' Rodallega chases a diagonal ball over the top... Foster comes out to get it.
    • 41' Wigan free-kick 35 yards out. Hendry Thomas stands over it... he fires his shot into the wall.
    • 39' Another offside flag up against Wayne Rooney, who strays just beyong the last man as Fletcher plays it through.
    • 38' Valencia crosses again from the right...cleared as far as Scholes who finds Fletcher, and the Scot turns his man and hits a left-foot volley that is deflected for a corner.
    • 37' Berbatov lobs it to Scholes, helped on to Fletcher... cannot get his volley away.. what a goal that would have been!
    • 36' Wigan have a two-on-two here and the ball is with N'Zogbia... well tackled by Vidic!!
    • 35' Melchiot leaves his foot up after a challenge in midfield with Evra and catches the United left-back.
    • 34' Valencia clips a cross from the right to Rooney at the far post... he heads back across the face of goal but Wigan clear.
    • 32' Long ball over the top for Rooney, who traps it brilliantly and SHOOTS LOW!! SAVED BY KIRKLAND!
    • 31' More defensive uncertainty from United as Hendry Thomas fires a low ball into the box... finally cleared.
    • 29' Click the link for scores and scorers from every Premier League game. Premier League multiplex
    • 28' United give it away cheaply in midfield and here come Wigan. We've got a real game no our hands here.
    • 26' KOUMAS!!! Cuts inside from the left, burns past Vidic and fires a curling shot that Foster does well to tip behind for a corner!
    • 25' The ball comes in from the left to the United box, and is helped messily along to Rodallega, who cannot make proper contact with his header.
    • 24' Neville slides through the back of Koumas and is lucky not to get booked.
    • 23' Berbatov!! Gets his head on a left-sided cross, but directs it straight at Kirkland.
    • 22' It's raining goals at the Emirates - find out what is happening here. Arsenal v Portsmouth
    • 20' Lightning counter-attack from United as Valencia clips a long ball over the top for Rooney, who strays just offside!
    • 20' A slight clash of heads between Rodallega and Evans, but the result is a Wigan corner.
    • 19' Yellow card Scholes for sliding through Jordi Gomez... at his age, it's probably fair to say he'll never learn.
    • 17' ROONEY!! He turns Bramble and fires a low right-footed shot straight at Kirkland.
    • 16' Valencia has got a reasonable reception from the Wigan fans on his return to the DW Stadium. Hardly repturous, but not overly hostile either.
    • 14' The visitors pass the round their own half in a pretty but inconsequential fashion.
    • 13' United might be two up by now, but Wigan have ridden their luck and have finally settled. A much more even game now.
    • 12' Good industry from Berbatov (no, really), who wins a throw on the United left. The move ends with Evra sending a cross into the side-netting.
    • 10' Neville concedes a free-kick on the Wigan left, 40 yards from the United goal... headed clear and the champions now break.
    • 9' A bit of reading matter for you - here's what our man Jim White makes of the season so far. White: Jumping to conclusions
    • 8' Wigan work the ball nicely to Figueroa on the left but his cross booms out of play.
    • 7' SCHOLES!!! Berbatov backheels into the path of the onrushing Scholes, who has a free hit from the edge of the box but blazes it over!! Bad miss for a player of his quality.
    • 5' A typically uncompromising clearance from the returning Nemanja Vidic, who will hope to bring some stability to the United defence.
    • 4' Rooney finds Berbatov who plays it to the overlapping Nani, then crossed to Fletcher whose GOALBOUND EFFORT IS BLOCKED BY BRAMBLE!! Great move, great save by Titus Bramble!
    • 4' A sloppy Scharner pass nearly lets Rooney in but Bramble just gets there first..
    • 3' A combative start, with Mohamed Diame getting stuck in for Wigan in midfield.
    • 2' Gary Neville plays his first game of the season for United at right-back, while Alex Ferguson opts for a midfield of Valencia, Fletcher, Scholes and Nani.
    • 1' Game on at the DW Stadium! Michael Owen returns to the bench for the visitors, whoare still smarting after their defeat at Burnley on Wednesday.
    • - TEAMS - WIGAN: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Diame, Koumas, Gomez, Rodallega... Subs: Pollitt, Edman, Scotland, Sinclair, Boyce, McCarthy, King... MAN UTD: Foster, Neville, Vidic, Jonathan Evans, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov... Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Giggs, Welbeck, Fabio Da Silva, O'Shea, Gibson... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
    • - HEAD TO HEAD FACTS: Wigan Athletic and Manchester United have met eight times in the league. Wigan Athletic have won none, Manchester United eight and there have been no draws.
    • - Manchester Utd have won all eight PL matches against Wigan, scoring 21 goals and conceding only four - the only team to have a 100% record against Wigan in the top flight.
    • - Wigan have taken the lead in three of their four PL home matches against Manchester Utd, only to lose on all three occasions.
    • - WIGAN ATHLETIC FACTS: Not lost back-to-back PL home matches in 2009. They last lost consecutive home matches with a 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough and 4-0 to Aston Villa in Oct 2008.
    • - Scored only six goals in ten PL home matches in 2009 - fewer home goals than any other team in the division. They have not scored more than once at the DW Stadium since a 2-1 victory against Newcastle Utd in Dec 2008.
    • - Failed to score in 17 of their 38 PL matches last season - only Bolton (18) failed to score on more occasions in the 2008-09 season.
    • - Hugo Rodallega has scored four of the club's last five PL goals, including the opening goal in their 2-1 home defeat to Manchester Utd on May 13. He has scored more goals since the start of May than any other Wigan player has netted in the whole of 2009.
    • - Michael Brown is set to make his 400th English league appearance.
    • - MANCHESTER UNITED FACTS: Looking to avoid losing back-to-back PL matches for the second time in 2009, and only the second time in the last eight years. Their only consecutive PL defeats since 2001 were 4-1 at home against Liverpool (March 14) and 2-0 at Fulham (March 21).
    • - Have the best PL away record in the division in 2009 - winning eight of their ten matches and picking up 24 points, two more than Arsenal who have the second most.
    • - Only conceded more than once in three of their 19 PL away matches last season - at Liverpool (1-2), Arsenal (1-2) and Fulham (0-2).
    • - Wayne Rooney is one goal short of 100 goals for Manchester Utd. He has scored 99 goals in 241 appearances for the club. If he scores today he will become the 12th fastest player to reach this milestone for the club.
    • - Striker Federico Macheda is 18 years old today (August 22). If he scores he will be the first player to score a PL goal on his birthday since his team mate Michael Owen scored on his 29th birthday in Newcastle's 3-0 win at Portsmouth on Dec 14, 2008.
    • - Antonio Valencia scored seven goals in 84 PL appearances for Wigan for 2006 to 2009. He scored only four goals in 43 PL appearances at the DW Stadium, averaging a goal ever 14 hours and 49 minutes of home football.

  • Summary

    • 90+2' GOAL!! NANI!!!! He finds the back of the net, curling a relatively weak effort past the statuesque Kirkland!
    • 87' Sinclair again!! He has looked lively since coming on, and brings another good save from Foster from a tight angle on the right.
    • 85' GOAL!! Michael Owen!! Runs onto a cute through ball from Nani and clips a deft left-foot shot in off the far post! His first goal for Manchester United!
    • 79' There is an altercation there and referee Webb has to physically restrain Rodallega from attacking Vidic! Unbelievable!
    • 65' GOAL!!! Three for United, and it's Wayne Rooney again!! Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov combine to find Rooney on the left, and his shot goes in at the near post via a generous deflection from Mario Melchiot.
    • 58' GOAL!!! DIMITAR BERBATOV!! It's two for United and it's a brilliant goal!! Rooney plays a one-touch pass for Scholes, who lofts the ball over the top, Berbatov lifts it over Kirkland, collects his own lob and finishes from six yards!
    • 58' RODALLEGA SO CLOSE TO THE EQUALISER!!! Koumas drives a diagonal cross and the Colombian hits a looping header that Foster just keeps out!
    • 56' GOAL!!!! WAYNE ROONEY BREAKS THE DEADLOCK FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!! He heads in a Valencia cross from the right and the goal drought is over!
    • 51' United want a penalty after Rooney goes down under Scharner's challenge... nothing doing, says Howard Webb!
    • 50' SCHARNER!! Heads N'Zogbia's free-kick goalwards, it takes a deflection and flashes wide!
    • 47' Valencia heads down a cross from the left for ROONEY!! Miscues his volley and Berbatov's follow-up is blocked!
    • 32' Long ball over the top for Rooney, who traps it brilliantly and SHOOTS LOW!! SAVED BY KIRKLAND!
    • 26' KOUMAS!!! Cuts inside from the left, burns past Vidic and fires a curling shot that Foster does well to tip behind for a corner!
    • 23' Berbatov!! Gets his head on a left-sided cross, but directs it straight at Kirkland.
    • 17' ROONEY!! He turns Bramble and fires a low right-footed shot straight at Kirkland.
    • 7' SCHOLES!!! Berbatov backheels into the path of the onrushing Scholes, who has a free hit from the edge of the box but blazes it over!! Bad miss for a player of his quality.
    • 4' Rooney finds Berbatov who plays it to the overlapping Nani, then crossed to Fletcher whose GOALBOUND EFFORT IS BLOCKED BY BRAMBLE!! Great move, great save by Titus Bramble!
    • - TEAMS - WIGAN: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Diame, Koumas, Gomez, Rodallega... Subs: Pollitt, Edman, Scotland, Sinclair, Boyce, McCarthy, King... MAN UTD: Foster, Neville, Vidic, Jonathan Evans, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov... Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Giggs, Welbeck, Fabio Da Silva, O'Shea, Gibson... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
    • - MANCHESTER UNITED FACTS: Looking to avoid losing back-to-back PL matches for the second time in 2009, and only the second time in the last eight years. Their only consecutive PL defeats since 2001 were 4-1 at home against Liverpool (March 14) and 2-0 at Fulham (March 21).

Live Team Line-Up

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Roberto Martinez

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • C. Kirkland
    • M. Melchiot
    • P. Scharner Yellow Card
    • T. Bramble
    • M. Figueroa
    • H. Thomas
    • M. Diamé Substitution Out (73′)
    • C. N'Zogbia Substitution Out (72′)
    • J. Koumas Substitution Out (61′)
    • J. Gómez
    • H. Rodallega Yellow Card

    Subs

    • M. King
    • E. Edman
    • E. Boyce
    • S. Sinclair Substitution In61′
    • M. Pollitt
    • J. Scotland Substitution In72′
    • J. McCarthy Substitution In73′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • G. Neville
    • N. Vidic
    • J. Evans Substitution Out (71′)
    • P. Evra Yellow Card
    • D. Fletcher
    • P. Scholes Yellow Card Substitution Out (71′)
    • A. Valencia
    • Nani Goal
    • W. Rooney Goals×2 Substitution Out (71′)
    • D. Berbatov Goal

    Subs

    • M. Owen Substitution In71′ Goal
    • J. O'Shea Substitution In71′
    • R. Giggs
    • T. Kuszczak
    • D. Welbeck
    • D. Gibson Substitution In71′
    • Fábio

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. United r d real champions, no prob if 1 ronaldo goes­ off but u hv 10 more rooney's ahead... 3 cheers 4­ united.. Hip Hip Hurray

    From Hardik, on Sat 22 Aug 7:16PM

  2. Spion @#$%??? I DON'T CARE WHO POO PLAYS! OK? GET­ IT THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD!
    Victor...I beg to differe,­ The last time Arsenal won the league, and Liverpool­ came second, It wa by goal difference...I guess you­ don't know since poo where not top 2 then.

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 7:12PM

  3. Dale A (459), yeah...ManU drew 0-0 at Old Trafford and­ lost 1-2 at Emirates in EPL AND yet, ManU won the­ EPL!!! In Champion League last season, ManU won 1-0 at­ Old Trafford and kick Arsenal butt at Emirates winning­ 3-1!!! Like what I'd been saying all the time,­ Liverpool beat us twice last season 2-1 & 4-1 when­ ManU was playing with 10 men and lost to Fulham 2-0,­ ManU was playing with 9 men!

    From CHONG, on Sat 22 Aug 7:09PM

  4. Dale 458-- You c0cked up with line 450. At least have­ the ba11s to admit your mistake ! ya th1cko

    From Spion Koppite, on Sat 22 Aug 7:03PM

  5. 452, we're not comparing with Arsenal.....in a­ league, the most important thing is to get the max­ points and not the number of goals scored. You­ don't win the league by being the most number of­ goals scored, it's the points that matter most!

    From CHONG, on Sat 22 Aug 6:59PM

  6. victorckc...errr, dumb @#$%! we beat you 2-1 and drew­ 1-1, what rock are you leaving under damb fack!­ Liverpool slapped your boys around, talk to them­ then...

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:58PM

  7. Spion Kop-@#$%...you do obviously, you won't be­ talking if u didn't.

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:57PM

  8. 454..i don't care, i don't waste my time­ following who man poo plays.

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:55PM

  9. 450, ManU beat Birmingham not Hull, you dumb @#$%! Last­ season, ManU outplayed Arsenal in both the EPL and­ Champion League!!

    From CHONG, on Sat 22 Aug 6:52PM

  10. Before you Man Poo fans talk, remember you didn't­ beat anyone in the top 4 in EPL last season, WITH CR7­ playing, Liverpool gave you a good spanking, cause one­ of you opened your mouth about the CL semi, 4-1­ spanking by Liverpool, followed by a 2-0 slap by­ Fulham..remember? Gunners outclass you so far, bring­ out your A game, you team is still sloppy so far.

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:52PM

  11. 450 -- surely you mean Birmingham. People might value­ your opinion if you actually knew what you were talking­ about - ya t0sser

    From Spion Koppite, on Sat 22 Aug 6:50PM

  12. 449, If you think that Arsenal is the best, then, wait­ till next week, when ManU facing Arsenal at Old­ Trafford!!! We'll see how Arsenal performs against­ the best club in EPL, Manchester United!!!

    From CHONG, on Sat 22 Aug 6:45PM

  13. Man Poo finally scored 5 against a team, all of a­ sudden the fans are trying to compare with Arsenal now.­ This season is different, lets see what you have next­ match. Man Poo without CR7= goal-less

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:43PM
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    Can't wait for next week match against Arsenal and­ next against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.....If ManU­ beat Arsenal and Tottenham, definitely we would go to­ history book by becoming the 1st ever club to win the­ EPL for the 4th straight years!!! Arsenal has been­ great after 2 matches winning 6-1 and 4-1, but,­ don't dream of beating ManU with that­ scoreline...unless ManU plays with 10 men...like­ against Liverpool last season! Against Tottenham, i­ think it's more difficult than playing against­ Arsenal....cos ManU is playing at their turf...look­ what happen to Liverpool...Anyway, ManU will succeed­ against all odds and become the best Champion in EPL­ history!!! Liverpool fans are hoping that ManU­ won't win the EPL cos if ManU win this year, ManU­ will overtake Liverpool as club with the most EPL wins­ - 19 titles, compared to Liverpool 18!

    From CHONG, on Sat 22 Aug 6:42PM

  15. Barely beat Hull, lost to Burnley, played half hearted­ against Wigan first half, second half came back and did­ a cheap imitation of Arsenal, hmmm, good, lets see you­ play the big boys...still nothing without C. Ronaldo,­ and Tevez will make you lot cringe. Gunners 4 Life!

    From Dale, on Sat 22 Aug 6:36PM

  16. Fok u Man.U , Come on Arsenal We are The Best :)

    From Sean, on Sat 22 Aug 6:34PM
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    gllOOORRRYY GGGLLLLOOOORRYYYY MAN UTD­ GGGGLLLLLOOOOORRRRYYYY GGGGGGGLLLLLLOOOOORRRYYYYC MAN­ UTD GGGLLLLLOOOORRRYYY GGGGLLLLLOOOOORRRRYYYY MAN UTD­ AASSS THE REDS GO MARCHIN ON ON ON 5-0 WE DESTROYED­ U WIGAN HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Cameron, on Sat 22 Aug 6:31PM
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    WOOOOOOO! HOOOOOOOO! It's SHOWTIME!!!

    From nor azman, on Sat 22 Aug 6:27PM

  19. wotyagaveme
    your basically saying you must turn to a­ weak liverpool.

    From kuledX, on Sat 22 Aug 6:19PM

  20. looks like you wigan are losin under the new manager­ all bets that you will drop out of the prem time you­ fans show the exit door to wigan you have lost full­ control weres the remote gone

    From Danny J, on Sat 22 Aug 6:05PM
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