Preston vs Wigan 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

53': Daniel Johnson (P)
57': Thomas Cannon
90'+5': Robbie Brady

FT
2 - 1

Wigan Athletic

27': Greg Cunningham (OG)

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Wigan Athletic at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
27': Own Goal by Greg Cunningham, Preston North End. Preston North End 0, Wigan Athletic 1.
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Wigan Athletic 1.
53': Goal! Preston North End 1, Wigan Athletic 1. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
57': Goal! Preston North End 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a through ball.
65': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Tom Pearce replaces Tendayi Darikwa.
65': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Danel Sinani replaces Will Keane.
77': Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Daniel Johnson.
81': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Charlie Hughes.
86': Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
87': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Substitution, Preston North End. Patrick Bauer replaces Greg Cunningham because of an injury.
90'+4': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Steven Caulker replaces James McClean.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Robert Brady (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Storey replaces Troy Parrott.
90'+9': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Wigan Athletic 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 17,842

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+50	Leicester City	45	97	10
+33	Ipswich Town	45	93	6
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+23	Southampton	45	84	11

Full Table

Statistics

WGA		PNE
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
48.9	Possession	51.1
14	SHOTS	7
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
267	Accurate Passes	293
377	Passes	405
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	14
0.0	Cross %	0.1
78	Long Balls	63
35	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	12
19	Effective Clearances	24
19	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
3	Greg Cunningham
23	Bambo Diaby
10	Daniel Johnson
18	Ryan Ledson
8	Alan Browne
2	Álvaro Fernández
44	Brad Potts
28	Thomas Cannon
15	Troy Parrott

Substitutes:

Patrick Bauer, Ben Woodburn, Robbie Brady, Liam Delap, Josh Onomah, David Cornell, Jordan Storey.

Wigan Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Ben Amos (GK)
5	Jack Whatmough
2	Ryan Nyambe
32	Charlie Hughes
22	Christ Tiehi
8	Max Power
11	James McClean
27	Tendayi Darikwa
23	Ashley Fletcher
19	Callum Lang
10	Will Keane

Substitutes:

Tom Pearce, Danel Sinani, Jamie Jones, Thelo Aasgaard, Steven Caulker, Tom Naylor, Curtis Tilt.

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