West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

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FA Cup · 2018-19

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 12:30 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Callum Connolly

Y 58' Nathan Byrne

Chris Brunt 79' Y

Sam Field 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — FA Cup at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Mark Pottage
Referee Keith Stroud

8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 7 games · Avg 1.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2018-10-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–0	W
22 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	4–0	W
14 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	2–1	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	0–3	L
29 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	2–2	D
26 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
22 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–3	L
15 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC

Morgan Fox	2 G
Jon Mellish	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Wigan Athletic FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
5' It’s high time Darren Moore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' That is a Yellow card for Wigan Athletic FC. Callum Connolly will be fuming at that decision.
31' Bakary Sako is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Field made 391 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Chris Brunt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Jonathan Leko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' Reece James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonardo Lopes on 57 minute.
58' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a Yellow card on 58.
63' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wigan Athletic FC backline.
66' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Connolly departs to be replaced by Gary Roberts.
71' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Wes Hoolahan has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Edwards to step up.
77' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Shaun MacDonald comes on to replace Callum McManaman.
78' Hal Robson-Kanu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Leko at the 78 minute mark.
79' Chris Brunt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
87' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Rekeem Harper exits the field as James Morrison enters on 87.
90' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

–
Darron Gibson
15
Callum McManaman ↓ Shaun MacDonald 77'
26
Callum Connolly ↓ Gary Roberts 66'
36
Lee Evans
23
Jamie Jones
22
Chey Dunkley
2
Nathan Byrne
9
Will Grigg C
20
Kal Naismith
19
Leonardo Lopes ↓ Reece James 57'
21
Cedric Kipre
10
Josh Windass

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Rodriguez	2
Josh Magennis	2
Daryl Dike	2
Josh Windass	1
Bakary Sako	1
Sam Johnstone	1
Charlie Austin	1
Sam Morsy	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC53% Draw29% Wigan Athletic FC18%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

47%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Wigan Athletic FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC32% Draw54% Wigan Athletic FC14%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

15.7%

1 – 1

13.3%

2 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 2

4 – 0

1.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	15%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	25%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

Wigan Athletic FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Clean Sheet