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Wigan secures narrow victory over Shrewsbury
Wigan Athletic edged past Shrewsbury Town with a 1-0 win at The Croud Meadow in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in a League One matchday 43 fixture of the 2024 season. The game, refereed by T. Parsons, was a tightly contested affair with Wigan holding a slight possession advantage (51% to 49%).
Shrewsbury started strongly, resulting in a yellow card for J. Feeney in the 7th minute. Wigan responded with a yellow card to W. Aimson in the 45th minute.
Wigan dominated the second half creating more scoring opportunities. The breakthrough finally came in the 71st minute when D. Taylor scored an unassisted goal for the visitors. Despite late pressure from Shrewsbury, Wigan held on for a deserved win. Shrewsbury received two more yellow cards, while Wigan received one. Wigan had a clear advantage in shots (10 to 4), although the difference in shots on target was smaller (2 to 1). Both teams struggled to convert chances. Overall, Wigan’s victory was a fair reflection of the match.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 46 J. Smith came in and W. Aimson went out., at minute 57 C. McManaman came in and J. Weir went out., at minute 82 S. Smith came in and J. Mellish went out., at minute 83 C. Sze came in and M. Asamoah went out., at minute 90 T. Sibbick came in and O. Dale went out.
Substitutions shrewsbury: at minute 46 M. Benning came in and G. Nurse went out., at minute 55 H. Biggins came in and J. Shipley went out., at minute 59 C. Stewart came in and D. Gape went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shrewsbury
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