Saturday September 1, 2012 Day 3 Finished DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic 2 - 2 Stoke City

  • Maloney 5’ (pen.)
  • Di Santo 49’
  • Walters 40’ (pen.)
  • Crouch 76’

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    Premier League - Wigan and Stoke share the spoils

    Wigan were pegged back twice by Stoke in an entertaining 2-2 Premier League draw at the DW Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Stoke City
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    • 90+4' It's over! A cracker in the North West as Wigan and Stoke share the spoils with that 2-2 draw. Thanks for joining us today! Be sure to leave your thoughts on the match in the comments section. Or, you can discuss the match with me on Twitter - @liamhappe
    • 90+3' Wigan spend a long time in possession on the left-hand edge of the box, but are stood up well by the entire Stoke line-up inside the box and cannot find a way through.
    • 90+2' Miyaichi is put through by an excellent diagonal pass, but Shawcross times his slide in to perfection to save the day. Great defending.
    • 90+1' Three minutes added on for a potential winner here.
    • 90' Brave by Al Habsi to come off his line and catch an awkward ball when it seemed Jerome was on the verge of lobbing a header over him.
    • 89' Jones tries to slink into the box from the left but is muscled off the ball well by Shawcross.
    • 88' This has been a fantastic game and a spectacular finish is still very much a possibility at either end.
    • 87' Jerome fails with a bicycle kick attempt which had he left it, would have fallen to Crouch in a decent position albeit at an angle.
    • 86' Miyachi jinks into the box again but does too much this time, failing to release a team-mate at the right time for a crack at goal.
    • 85' Adam to shoot... takes a deflection off Caldwell and wrong-foots Al Habsi! But the keeper pulls off one of the finest saves you'll see to keep it out anyway!
    • 84' Free-kick now for Stoke 30 yards out thanks to another handball decision.
    • 83' Stoke break! Jerome one-on-one! Should have done better with the placement and Al Habsi parries but here's Crouch on the follow-up! What a block by Caldwell!
    • 82' Wigan have a corner cleared at the near post before second ball into the area from Watson sees Kone go to ground at the far post. Atkinson tells him to get up.
    • 81' Miyaichi wastes no time causing problems for the Stoke defence and it takes two men to wrest him from the ball in the box.
    • 80' Wigan make their third and final switch: Ryo Miyaichi comes on for Di Santo, who gets a good reception from the home faithful.
    • 79' Now Kone misses the goal with a low strike.
    • 78' Watson's first contribution is to fire off-target for the home side.
    • 77' Wigan were waiting to make a change and now they have completed it as we prepare to restart: Ben Watson is on for McArthur. Each side left with one remaining sub each.
    • 76' CROUCH! It's 2-2! Jerome nods a throw into the path of Walters who scoops a cross to the far post where the big man heads home their second equaliser of the match.
    • 75' Cameron Jerome is Stoke's second sub of the match. He replaces Kightly.
    • 74' Walters meets an early ball from the right but can only toe poke it over the bar at full stretch.
    • 73' 68% possession for Wigan thus far. But Stoke's spells of danger cannot be denied.
    • 72' Another great head-on by Crouch but Walters makes a hash of the volley from 10 yards. It eventually comes back down to Earth for Al Habsi to claim.
    • 71' Dembele has put Spurs ahead, Long has given West Brom the lead and Michu has equalised for Swansea as things heat up in the final stretch of these 3pm kick-offs. Premier League: LIVE
    • 70' Caldwell in superbly to prevent Crouch from preying on more complacency at the back from Wigan.
    • 69' The attacking throw from Stoke eventually comes short to Kightly when play resumes, and the winger's deep cross is dangerous but Al Habsi catches it to fend off the approaching Crouch.
    • 68' Di Santo has stayed down and despite Stoke's best efforts, play will pause so he can leave the field for treatment.
    • 67' Di Santo unable to prevent another Stoke goal kick this time around. The visitors are back on the ropes for the time being.
    • 66' Jones teed up from 10 yards! Blocked! Now Boyce with a crack! Wide! Great stuff to cap that passage of passes.
    • 65' Wigan fans cheering each pass now, Ole!-style. In fairness, this is a neat string of passes beyond the 20 mark now. Especially considering shortcomings with those final balls lately.
    • 64' Offside against Di Santo, but the ball goes out anyway and Begovic takes the goal kick.
    • 63' Wigan back on top in the last few minutes but a number of sloppy passes inside the Stoke half have prevented them from making something of it.
    • 62' Only one other Prem game from the 3pm kick-offs with goals and it's at the Liberty where Sunderland lead 2-1. Premier League: LIVE
    • 61' Raking delivery in search of Kone but it's out for a defensive throw on the left.
    • 60' Adam catches Jones in the centre cirlce and Wigan have the free-kick.
    • 59' Di Santo and Kone are working together marvellously here, especially considering how young their partnership is. Only rugged defending prevents another breakthrough from one of the two.
    • 58' Superb work from Kone to break through from the left and keep the ball the right side of the byline under pressure, but he fails to look up properly and pick out a team-mate with his cut back. Let off for Stoke.
    • 57' Exhilarating start to the second half and you get the feeling we are far from done, goals-wise.
    • 56' Still all Stoke but a pair of balls into the danger zone go out of play.
    • 55' Stoke continue to press well here and another Figueroa mistake lets them through to attack, only for Crouch and Adam to mis-communicate and let the ball run through them.
    • 54' The set piece is floated towards the far post in search of Crouch, who is offside. Good thing, too, as his finish is horrible and well off-target.
    • 53' Now McArthur picks up the third yellow of the match for a high foot challenging for the ball with Adam. Wigan argue the two players went in as high as each other, but the ref is not listening.
    • 52' Walters cuts inside from the left and fires a simple low shot straight at Al Habsi.
    • 51' Whitehead rather petulantly halts another Wigan surge and rightly enters the book for it.
    • 50' Great countering but Stoke will be gutted. Still wondering how they didn't at least make a serious chance after Crouchy's knock-down.
    • 49' GOAL! Di Santo puts Wigan back in front! Stoke had just threatened from another deep free-kick delivery but after Crouch's knock-down failed to find a finish from a team-mate, the ball was zipped straight up the other end to the pitch where Kone entered the box and squared to the Argentine with a neat finish. 2-1!
    • 48' Jones overcooks the flag kick but that doesn't stop Kone from heading another shot at goal. It's calmly held by Begovic.
    • 47' Boyce wins Wigan their first corner, the two sides at 1-1 in that respect just as they are on the score that matters.
    • 46' Stoke get the second half underway.
    • 45+1' There's the whistle, and the two sides are dead heat on the basic outline of things after 45 minutes. But truth be told, it wasn't until Adam's introduction from the bench that Stoke came to life and got their equaliser. Who, if anyone, will snatch this one in the second half?
    • 45' Just the one added minute to be played.
    • 44' Whelan's corner picks out Wilson again but this time he nods it over without a touch from a Wigan player. And then he gets a yellow for clipping Di Santo.
    • 43' A cleared cross attempt comes back to Wilson whose audacious 25-yard volley takes a wicked deflection and almost finds the goal! Corner Stoke, the first of the match.
    • 42' Stoke are turning on the pressure now and it's Wigan with their backs to the wall.
    • 41' Maloney squares to Di Santo, who can only fire wide from outside the box.
    • 40' Walters will take this for Stoke... and equalises! Low to the keeper's left again, and while Al Habsi guesses the right way he gets nothing more than a finger to it. 1-1!
    • 39' PENALTY STOKE! Now it's Figueroa's turn to handball. It blatantly strikes the palm as Crouch tries to flick it over his marker in the box.
    • 38' And Adam has a chance to make an instant impact in Stoke colours with this set play. He whips it low towards the far post and Caldwell gets the block in! Walters receives the rebound at an angle and tries to centre for a tap in but that's blocked too and McCarthy finally clears.
    • 37' Figueroa hestiates as possession comes his way, allowing Whitehead to nip in and steal possession, winning a free-kick JUST outside the box in the process.
    • 36' Here comes Charlie Adam, making his debut off the bench after just 36 minutes. Wilkinson makes way.
    • 35' Adam is stripped down and may enter the fray sooner than expected here...
    • 34' McArthur brings down Walters in the middle of the park.
    • 33' Stoke pack their box as Wigan come forward again, and it works when first Kone and then Boyce are unable to find the space for a shot or killer final ball.
    • 32' Cameron does a better job from 25 yards this time around, sending a wicked low drive just right of centre narrowly wide.
    • 31' Wigan have had a whopping 66% of possession so far - a stat which has only just come down from 72%. Wow.
    • 30' Another Stoke set piece whipped into the packed box but Walters draws the whistle with a rough challenge for the air ball. That earns him a verbal warning from the ref.
    • 29' With the ball out of play now, on comes David Jones to replace the injured Beausejour.
    • 28' Wigan make the most of being a man down with some decent play on the left, but a stray pass ends the passage.
    • 27' Pause in play as Beausejour receives treatment, and it doesn't look like he'll be coming back into the fray.
    • 26' Great ovation from the travelling fans as Charlie Adam warms up near them.
    • 25' Begovic claims a Boyce cross before Kone can get there.
    • 24' Walters scuffs a volley attempt over, but it almost dipped under the bar. Al Habsi had to watch that one all the way.
    • 23' Kone did nonetheless manage the only shot on target thus far outside of the penalty. Begovic held.
    • 22' Excellent ball inside the left flank by Beausejour puts Di Santo in the box at an angle. He floats the cross over to Boyce at the far post who tries to tee up McCarthy and then Kone, but Stoke have the bodies back to prevent another goal.
    • 21' Stoke look as dynamic as they have in the entire opening 20 as they look to catch Wigan out at their own game with their own break, but Ramis does well to cut out the threat and leave Cameron to whiff a speculative drive miles wide.
    • 20' It's a poor delivery from Kightly though and Wigan counter.
    • 19' Figueroa clatters Crouch and Stoke will whip this free-kick in from the right.
    • 18' Maloney's spot kick after five minutes not only the solitary goal of the match so far, but across all four 3pm kick-offs. Keep up to speed with all of them simultaneously with our Premier League multiplex
    • 17' McCarthy's short ball to McArthur is off-colour and goes out for a throw on the right.
    • 16' Stoke are pressing well but Caldwell and co at the back are dealing with it well and getting the ball to the midfield or attack as quickly as possible.
    • 15' Caldwell collapses to his knees to cut out a cross from the right with his chest. Unorthodox, maybe a little risky, but effective: Figueroa is there to pick up possession.
    • 14' Di Santo is sandwiched between two defenders in the box as a ball comes in from the right, but Atkinson gives the decision Stoke's way.
    • 13' Wigan immediately spring another attack from the clearance but Beausejour struggles to pick out a team-mate in a cul-de-sac on the left.
    • 12' Caldwell gets a decent Kightly cross out of the danger zone.
    • 11' Begovic comes racing out of his box to put the ball out for a throw.
    • 10' McCarthy is lined up in space 25 yards out and central, but he dribbles a low shot well wide.
    • 9' Not the start Stoke wanted but they have intent on the ball. Can they get back into this, or will Wigan extend their lead on the counter?
    • 8' Kightly almost successfully hijacks some complacent play along the Wigan defenders but it's out for a goal kick.
    • 7' Kone is the only Wigan player still in the Stoke half and here's why: another quick Wigan break and the strike has to be outnumbered by the Potters back line.
    • 6' Stoke are back in the final Wigan third soon after the restart and win a free-kick 35 yards out. Sent into the box, Crouch causes problems more than once but is unable to meaningfully connect.
    • 5' Maloney steps up for the spot kick... and confidently slots it low to Begovic's left! Wrong-footed the keeper and Wigan lead after five minutes.
    • 4' PENALTY WIGAN! Maloney tees up McCarthy on a lightning counter from the aforementioned pressure and his stab at goal clearly strikes the outstretched arm of Huth.
    • 3' Crouch wins an early attacking throw for the visitors which Wilkinson takes short.
    • 2' The home side, the more confident and in-form of the two sides, begin with an immediate venture into the Stoke box and while they are unable to forge an attack on goal, they quickly snuff out the subsequent breakaway attempt.
    • 1' Martin Atkinson is the man in the middle today. Wigan emerge from their pre-game huddle and get the first half up and running.
    • 15:00 The teams are on the pitch and kick-off is imminent. Last call to get your pre-match ponderings over to me on Twitter!
    • 14:55 There have been nine goals scored inside the first 15 minutes of Wigan’s last eight Premier League games.
    • 14:50 The Potters have scored just four goals in their last 10 Premier League away games. Only Sunderland (2) have fired in fewer shots on target this season than Stoke (4).
    • 14:45 Wigan have lost none of the last six league meetings with Stoke (2-4-0), while Tony Pulis’ side have won none of their last 10 Premier League away games (0-4-6).
    • 14:40 The now-departed Victor Moses scored in both league meetings between Stoke and Wigan last season.
    • 14:35 Tony Pulis on the signing of Charlie Adam from Liverpool in a £4 million deal: “It’s no secret that we’ve been looking to bring more goals to the squad and Charlie is a fantastic signing in that respect. Not only will his creativity and his eye for delivering a pass be a great asset to us, he scored twelve goals for Blackpool in the Premier League two seasons ago. In fact, he scored 28 League goals for Blackpool over two seasons which is a fantastic return for a midfield player."
    • 14:30 Roberto Martinez: "On the whole, I’m really pleased with the players we’ve got, but I wouldn’t be doing my job properly if I didn’t keep my eyes open – because sometimes in the last 48 hours you get opportunities you can’t turn down.It will be daft not to keep your eyes open because, as has happened in the last day or two, sometimes there are opportunities. But the truth is we’ve done all of our work earlier in the window."
    • 14:25 Stoke's new recruits Charlie Adam and Maurice Edu could make their debuts today off the subs bench, while hosts Wigan begin life without new Chelsea signing Victor Moses.
    • 14:20 TEAMS - Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell (c), Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Figueroa. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Crusat, Watson, Gomez, Boselli, Miyaichi. /// Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Huth, Whelan, Wilson, Shawcross (c), Whitehead, Walters, Kightly, Crouch, Wilkinson. Subs: Sorensen, Pennant, Jones, Edu, Adam, Upson, Jerome.
    • 14:15 Good afternoon and welcome to match day three of the new Premier League season, as we bring you LIVE text coverage of Wigan v Stoke from the DW Stadium. Be sure to leave your predictions and thoughts on our comments section below, and you can also speak to me via Twitter - @liamhappe - with selected tweets being published here throughout.

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Miyaichi is put through by an excellent diagonal pass, but Shawcross times his slide in to perfection to save the day. Great defending.
    • 85' Adam to shoot... takes a deflection off Caldwell and wrong-foots Al Habsi! But the keeper pulls off one of the finest saves you'll see to keep it out anyway!
    • 83' Stoke break! Jerome one-on-one! Should have done better with the placement and Al Habsi parries but here's Crouch on the follow-up! What a block by Caldwell!
    • 82' Wigan have a corner cleared at the near post before second ball into the area from Watson sees Kone go to ground at the far post. Atkinson tells him to get up.
    • 76' CROUCH! It's 2-2! Jerome nods a throw into the path of Walters who scoops a cross to the far post where the big man heads home their second equaliser of the match.
    • 66' Jones teed up from 10 yards! Blocked! Now Boyce with a crack! Wide! Great stuff to cap that passage of passes.
    • 58' Superb work from Kone to break through from the left and keep the ball the right side of the byline under pressure, but he fails to look up properly and pick out a team-mate with his cut back. Let off for Stoke.
    • 49' GOAL! Di Santo puts Wigan back in front! Stoke had just threatened from another deep free-kick delivery but after Crouch's knock-down failed to find a finish from a team-mate, the ball was zipped straight up the other end to the pitch where Kone entered the box and squared to the Argentine with a neat finish. 2-1!
    • 43' A cleared cross attempt comes back to Wilson whose audacious 25-yard volley takes a wicked deflection and almost finds the goal! Corner Stoke, the first of the match.
    • 40' Walters will take this for Stoke... and equalises! Low to the keeper's left again, and while Al Habsi guesses the right way he gets nothing more than a finger to it. 1-1!
    • 39' PENALTY STOKE! Now it's Figueroa's turn to handball. It blatantly strikes the palm as Crouch tries to flick it over his marker in the box.
    • 38' And Adam has a chance to make an instant impact in Stoke colours with this set play. He whips it low towards the far post and Caldwell gets the block in! Walters receives the rebound at an angle and tries to centre for a tap in but that's blocked too and McCarthy finally clears.
    • 27' Pause in play as Beausejour receives treatment, and it doesn't look like he'll be coming back into the fray.
    • 22' Excellent ball inside the left flank by Beausejour puts Di Santo in the box at an angle. He floats the cross over to Boyce at the far post who tries to tee up McCarthy and then Kone, but Stoke have the bodies back to prevent another goal.
    • 5' Maloney steps up for the spot kick... and confidently slots it low to Begovic's left! Wrong-footed the keeper and Wigan lead after five minutes.
    • 4' PENALTY WIGAN! Maloney tees up McCarthy on a lightning counter from the aforementioned pressure and his stab at goal clearly strikes the outstretched arm of Huth.
    • 14:20 TEAMS - Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell (c), Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Figueroa. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Crusat, Watson, Gomez, Boselli, Miyaichi. /// Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Huth, Whelan, Wilson, Shawcross (c), Whitehead, Walters, Kightly, Crouch, Wilkinson. Subs: Sorensen, Pennant, Jones, Edu, Adam, Upson, Jerome.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      8.3 9
      Defenders
      6.1 7
      6.5 9
      5.8 4
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card Substitution Out77′ 5.9 5
      6.4 6
      6.2 7
      Substitution Out29′ 6 6
      Strikers
      8.2 8
      Goal 8 8
      Goal Substitution Out80′ 7.5 8
      Subs
      Substitution In29′ 6.9 7
      Substitution In77′ 5.1 6
      Substitution In80′ 7.6 6
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      Goalkeeper
      5.4 6
      Defenders
      Substitution Out36′ 4.7 4
      4.8 5
      6.1 8
      Yellow Card 5.1 6
      Midfielders
      6.2 7
      5.7 7
      Yellow Card 4.2 6
      Substitution Out75′ 4.8 6
      Strikers
      Goal 5.9 6
      Goal 6.8 8
      Subs
      Substitution In75′ 4.5 6
      Substitution In36′ 4.9 6

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