Football
Wigan Athletic vs Leicester City U21. EFL Trophy Northern Group D.
7:00pm, Tuesday 19th September 2023.
DW StadiumAttendance: Attendance2,073.
Match ends, Wigan Athletic 7, Leicester City U21 1.
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 7, Leicester City U21 1.
Goal! Wigan Athletic 7, Leicester City U21 1. Josh Stones (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Smith with a cross.
Foul by Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic).
Arjan Raikhy (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Leicester City U21. Conceded by Harry McHugh.
Josh Stones (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Stones (Wigan Athletic).
Wanya Marçal (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Leicester City U21. Brad Young tries a through ball, but Kian Pennant is caught offside.
Paul Appiah (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Wigan Athletic 6, Leicester City U21 1. Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Shaw.
Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Henry Cartwright (Leicester City U21).
Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tawanda Maswanhise (Leicester City U21).
Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic).
Mirsad Ali (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mirsad Ali.
Foul by Harry McHugh (Wigan Athletic).
Olabade Aluko (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Shaw (Wigan Athletic).
Substitution, Leicester City U21. Kian Pennant replaces Silko Thomas.
Substitution, Leicester City U21. Henry Cartwright replaces Brandon Cover.
Tawanda Maswanhise (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Shaw.
James Balagizi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bobby Amartey (Leicester City U21).
Goal! Wigan Athletic 5, Leicester City U21 1. Harry McHugh (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Paul Appiah.
Attempt blocked. Josh Stones (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic).
Mirsad Ali (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Leicester City U21. Tawanda Maswanhise replaces Amani Richards.
Substitution, Leicester City U21. Mirsad Ali replaces Deniche Hill.
Wanya Marçal (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josh Stones (Wigan Athletic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Chris Sze.
Silko Thomas (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Stones replaces Josh Magennis.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Chris Sze replaces Callum Lang.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman replaces Jonny Smith.
Substitution, Leicester City U21. Bobby Amartey replaces Harvey Godsmark-Ford.
Goal! Wigan Athletic 4, Leicester City U21 1. Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
Goal! Wigan Athletic 3, Leicester City U21 1. Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Hughes following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Smith with a cross.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Brad Young.
Attempt saved. Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Olabade Aluko.
Foul by Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic).
Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Leicester City U21 1. Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Smith.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Harry McHugh replaces Liam Morrison.
Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 1, Leicester City U21 1.
First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Leicester City U21 1.
Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Wanya Marçal (Leicester City U21).
Foul by Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic).
Deniche Hill (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Balagizi.
Olabade Aluko (Leicester City U21) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Olabade Aluko (Leicester City U21).
Liam Shaw (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Appiah (Leicester City U21).
Thomas Wilson-Brown (Leicester City U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Thomas Wilson-Brown (Leicester City U21).
Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Smith.
Foul by James Balagizi (Wigan Athletic).
Amani Richards (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Leicester City U21 1. Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Wigan Athletic. Liam Shaw draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Arjan Raikhy (Leicester City U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Silko Thomas.
Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Silko Thomas (Leicester City U21).
Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Leicester City U21 1. Arjan Raikhy (Leicester City U21) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Wanya Marçal.
Brandon Cover (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jonny Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Liam Morrison (Wigan Athletic).
Amani Richards (Leicester City U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Arjan Raikhy (Leicester City U21) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Wanya Marçal (Leicester City U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amani Richards.
Attempt blocked. Liam Shaw (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Smith with a cross.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Deniche Hill.
Liam Morrison (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amani Richards (Leicester City U21).
Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Smith with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harvey Godsmark-Ford.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
