Sheffield United 4-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Championship · Saturday 27 October 2018
Result
Sheffield United 4-2 Wigan Athletic
Championship · Saturday 27 October 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
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Sheffield United 4-2 Wigan Athletic: match report
Sheffield United beat Wigan Athletic 4-2 in the Championship on Saturday 27 October 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Sheffield United's goals came from an own goal by Chey Dunkley (23'), Billy Sharp (45'), Billy Sharp (53') and Billy Sharp (63'). Wigan Athletic scored through Kal Naismith (39') and Joe Garner (69').
Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 26 points from 14 and Wigan Athletic 13th on 20 points from 14. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Wigan Athletic 18th with 52.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick McCarthy of Sheffield United (9.7), ahead of Oliver Norwood (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 0 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · David McGoldrick
- 23'Own goal · Chey Dunkley
- 39'Goal · Kal Naismith
- 45'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 50'Yellow card · Callum Connolly
- 53'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 63'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 69'Goal · Joe Garner
- 80'Yellow card · Chris Basham
- 90'Yellow card · John Fleck
- 90+2'Yellow card · Joe Garner
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, Richard Stearman, Jack O'Connell, Kieron Freeman, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Patrick McCarthy, Leon Clarke, David McGoldrick
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Christian Walton, Reece James, Chey Dunkley, Dan Burn, Antonee Robinson, Callum Connolly, Sam Morsy, Nathan Byrne, Nick Powell, Gary Roberts, Josh Windass