Wigan Athletic 0-3 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 1 January 2019
Result
Wigan Athletic 0-3 Sheffield United
Championship · Tuesday 1 January 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Wigan Athletic 0-3 Sheffield United: match report
Wigan Athletic lost to Sheffield United 0-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 1 January 2019. The half-time score was 0-1.
David McGoldrick opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Wigan Athletic did not score. Sheffield United scored through David McGoldrick (40'), M. Duffy (48') and Billy Sharp (54').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 19th on 26 points from 25 and Sheffield United 4th on 44 points from 25. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 18th with 52 points, and Sheffield United 2nd with 89.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David McGoldrick of Sheffield United (8.2), level with Patrick McCarthy (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 0 draws and 2 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 35'Yellow card · Gavin Massey
- 40'Goal · David McGoldrick
- 48'Goal · M. Duffy
- 52'Yellow card · Enda Stevens
- 54'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 62'Yellow card · Callum McManaman
- 83'Yellow card · John Fleck
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-1-4-1)
Christian Walton, Reece James, Cédric Kipré, Chey Dunkley, Kal Naismith, Darron Gibson, Gavin Massey, Lee Evans, Sam Morsy, Gary Roberts, Joe Garner
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Dean Henderson, Martin Cranie, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Mark Duffy, David McGoldrick, Patrick McCarthy