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Wigan and Northampton Draw in Thrilling Sixfields Stadium Encounter
Sixfields Stadium in Northampton hosted a thrilling League One match between Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town, the 46th round of the season. The match, refereed by N. Hair, ended in a 2-2 draw, a game characterized by cards and goal-scoring opportunities.
Northampton took the lead in the 33rd minute through a goal by T. Fosu, assisted by N. Guinness-Walker. However, Wigan managed to equalize in the 90th minute with a goal from D. Taylor. Wigan received two yellow cards (B. Adeeko and J. Carragher in the 24th and 31st minutes respectively), while Northampton saw a yellow card shown to T. Magloire in the 76th minute. The game ended dramatically with a red card for Wigan’s W. Aimson in stoppage time.
Despite Wigan’s higher possession (54%), Northampton showed efficiency in attack, managing 3 shots, 2 of which were on target. Wigan, on the other hand, had 9 shots, 3 of them on target. The corner count was significantly different, with Wigan having 9 and Northampton 0. Fouls committed were 11 by Wigan and 9 by Northampton.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 36 J. Mellish came in and J. Weir went out., at minute 75 C. Sze came in and L. Robinson went out., at minute 75 K. Miller came in and R. Darcy went out., at minute 88 C. McManaman came in and J. Smith went out.
Substitutions northampton: at minute 67 W. Hondermarck came in and B. Perry went out., at minute 67 T. Magloire came in and A. McGowan went out., at minute 80 L. Mbete came in and A. Odimayo went out., at minute 84 P. Brough came in and T. Taylor went out., at minute 84 J. Dadge came in and L. Burge went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Northampton
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