Burnley vs Wigan 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
28': Omar RekikIntroduction
Burnley are hosting Wigan Athletic
at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Omar Rekik (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Burnley 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Nathan Tella (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anass Zaroury with a cross.
- 28': Second yellow card to Omar Rekik (Wigan Athletic) for a bad foul.
- 30': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Steven Caulker replaces Josh Magennis.
- 45': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 47': Goal! Burnley 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Nathan Tella (Burnley) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Beyer following a corner.
- 50': Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James McClean replaces Tom Pearce.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Ashley Barnes.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 67': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Christ Tiéhi replaces Max Power.
- 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Will Keane replaces Callum Lang.
- 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Ashley Fletcher.
- 74': Substitution, Burnley. Michael Obafemi replaces Vitinho.
- 76': Goal! Burnley 3, Wigan Athletic 0. Lyle Foster (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
- 79': Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Samuel Bastien replaces Josh Cullen.
- 85': Substitution, Burnley. Halil Dervisoglu replaces Anass Zaroury.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burnley 3, Wigan Athletic 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,249
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,249
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 WGA |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 21.3 | Possession | 78.7 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 125 | Accurate Passes | 640 |
| 194 | Passes | 701 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 35 | Clearances | 7 |
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Aro Muric (GK) |
| 36 | Jordan Beyer |
| 18 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen |
| 14 | Connor Roberts  |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 19 | Anass Zaroury |
| 22 | Vitinho |
Wigan Athletic (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ben Amos (GK) |
| 24 | Omar Rekik |
| 32 | Charlie Hughes |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |
| 23 | Ashley Fletcher |
| 8 | Max Power |
| 28 | Josh Magennis |
| 3 | Tom Pearce |
| 4 | Tom Naylor |
| 19 | Callum Lang |
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