West Ham United 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2008
Result
West Ham United 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
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West Ham United 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report
West Ham United defeated Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 August 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.
Dean Ashton opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. West Ham United's goals came from Dean Ashton (3') and Dean Ashton (9'). Wigan Athletic scored through Amr Zaki (47').
Discipline: West Ham United received 2 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card.
West Ham United went on to finish that season 9th with 51 points, and Wigan Athletic 11th with 45.
West Ham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 West Ham United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Wigan Athletic.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Dean Ashton
- 9'Goal · Dean Ashton
- 39'Yellow card · Scott Parker
- 47'Goal · Amr Zaki
- 49'Yellow card · Calum Davenport
- 68'Yellow card · Wilson Palacios
Head-to-head
Team news
West Ham United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Robert Green, George McCartney, Lucas Neill, James Tomkins, Anton Ferdinand, Boa Morte, Bobby Zamora, Dean Ashton, Scott Parker, Mark Noble
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)
Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Mario Melchiot, Lee Cattermole, Wilson Palacios, Paul Scharner, Emile Heskey, Amr Zaky, Narcisse-Olivier Kapo Obou, Chris Kirkland, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez