Wigan beat Peterborough in a thrilling match
Wigan achieved a convincing 3-0 victory over Peterborough in a thrilling match played at The Brick Community Stadium in Wigan.
The game started at a fast pace and Wigan took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to a goal from D. Taylor, assisted by L. Chambers. Peterborough tried to respond but were hampered by Wigan’s solid defence and the constant fouls committed.
In the second half, Wigan extended their lead with another goal from D. Taylor in the 49th minute, this time assisted by M. Smith. From that moment on, the game became a Wigan monologue, which ultimately sealed the score with a goal from C. McManaman in the 81st minute.
Despite having more possession of the ball, Peterborough failed to translate their dominance into clear goalscoring opportunities and were outplayed by a Wigan that proved more effective in attack.
Wigan won 3-0, demonstrating greater dominance of the match both in attack and defense. With this victory, Wigan add three important points in the fight for promotion to the Championship.
Substitutions peterborough: at minute 28 C. Hayes came in and H. Kyprianou went out., at minute 72 J. Sparkes came in and S. Curtis went out., at minute 72 D. Ajiboye came in and J. Dornelly went out., at minute 79 A. Odoh came in and R. Jones went out.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 56 J. Smith came in and M. Olakigbe went out., at minute 68 S. Smith came in and C. Ramsay went out., at minute 68 J. Carragher came in and M. Smith went out., at minute 69 C. McManaman came in and S. Thomas went out., at minute 83 T. Sibbick came in and D. Taylor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wigan
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