Wigan Athletic vs Newcastle United at Stadion.Core.ViewModels.Matchday.LocationViewModel
Wigan Athletic
0
Newcastle United
2Key Moments
- Newcastle return to the top of the table with another three points
- Christian Atsu adds a second for the Magpies late on
- Mo Diame opens the scoring against his old club in first half
Commentary By @NUFC
Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 2.
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 2.
Foul by Craig Davies (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Craig Davies (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Grigg.
Attempt saved. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Andy Kellett.
Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dwight Gayle.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Davies replaces Shaun MacDonald.
Foul by Christian Atsu (Newcastle United).
Goal!
Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 2. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yoan Gouffran.
Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie because of an injury.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Dan Burn replaces Craig Morgan because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Attempt saved. Andy Kellett (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay in match Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Kellett with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
Foul by Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United).
Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
Attempt missed. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
Attempt missed. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoan Gouffran.
Diame is congratulated after his first-half goal
Attempt blocked. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Attempt missed. Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 1.
United lead at half-time and deservedly so. The game's far from over but Newcastle have been on top and Diame's goal was just what they needed.
So far, so good.
First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 1.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jussi Jääskeläinen.
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Andy Kellett.
Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
Hand ball by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Vurnon Anita.
Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
Foul by Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United).
Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
Diame spoke to NUFC TV in midweek and admitted that he felt he was starting to show why Newcastle had bought him. He certainly did that just now; Hayden broke up play and exchanged passes with Diame, who took a touch into the box and slotted home. A great goal from the former Wigan man, who opts not to celebrate against his old club. The away fans behind that goal certainly are, though!
Goal!
Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Newcastle United 1. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Hayden with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Andy Kellett replaces Luke Garbutt because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
Delay in match Luke Garbutt (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Mohamed Diame, back on his old stomping ground, must have thought he'd scored with a great 20 yard strike but Jaaskelainen pushed it around the post and the corner was dealt with in the end - although Dwight Gayle almost connected with an overhead kick.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jussi Jääskeläinen.
Attempt saved. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
It's been a really bright start from the Magpies, who have passed the ball well and forced a couple of corners. The away fans are getting right behind the team as they've responded in the opening five minutes - although there's no goal to show for it yet.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Shaun MacDonald.
First Half begins.
Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
First Half begins.
Here come the teams!
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Team news is in...
Newcastle are looking for three points to reclaim top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after Brighton won 3-2 at Blackburn last night. Stayed tuned to see if they can do it...
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