Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007
Result
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United
Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Newcastle United: match report
Wigan Athletic defeated Newcastle United 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 26 December 2007. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Ryan Taylor of Wigan Athletic in the 65th minute.
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 19th on 13 points from 18 and Newcastle United 10th on 26 points from 18. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 14th with 40 points, and Newcastle United 12th with 43.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 0 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.
Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read D-W-L-D-L and Newcastle United's D-W-W-D-L.
Key events
- 34'Yellow card · Michael Brown
- 57'Yellow card · Emre Belözoglu
- 57'Yellow card · James Milner
- 65'Goal · Ryan Taylor
- 80'Yellow card · Alan Smith
- 88'Yellow card · Steven Taylor
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)
Ryan Taylor, Antonio Valencia, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Antoine Sibierski, Kevin Kilbane, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Marcus Bent, Chris Kirkland, Michael Brown
Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)
Shay Given, Damien Duff, Abdoulaye Faye, Steven Taylor, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Mark Viduka, Emre Belözoğlu, Alan Smith, Habib Beye