Newcastle United 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 19 August 2006
Result
Newcastle United 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Premier League · Saturday 19 August 2006, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Newcastle United 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report
Newcastle United won against Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 19 August 2006. The half-time score was 1-0.
Scott Parker opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Scott Parker (38') and Shola Ameobi (64'). Wigan Athletic scored through Lee McCulloch (59').
Discipline: Newcastle United received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.
Newcastle United went on to finish that season 13th with 43 points, and Wigan Athletic 17th with 38.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Newcastle United win, 0 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · Emile Heskey
- 38'Goal · Scott Parker
- 56'Yellow card · Antonio Valencia
- 59'Goal · Lee McCulloch
- 64'Goal · Shola Ameobi
- 90'Yellow card · Albert Luque
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United line-up
Shay Given, Damien Duff, Stephen Carr, Craig Moore, Titus Bramble, Celestine Babayaro, Shola Ameobi, N. Solano, Emre Belözoğlu, Scott Parker, Nicky Butt
Wigan Athletic line-up
Fitz Hall, Arjan de Zeeuw, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Leighton Baines, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Henri Camara, Emile Heskey, Lee McCulloch, Chris Kirkland