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Wigan Athletic 1-1 Cheltenham Town

Wigan came from behind to earn a point from a home draw with Cheltenham in League One.

Cheltenham came flying out of the traps and were ahead inside nine minutes.

Jonny Smith felt aggrieved about conceding a free-kick close to the Wigan box and the visitors took full advantage as Tom Bradbury's set-piece found Matty Taylor, who fired low into the bottom corner past Sam Tickle.

And that was about it for the first half, with Wigan enjoying the vast majority of possession, but being able to do very little with it.

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney's unease was shown at the break when he made a triple attacking substitution, sending on Callum McManaman, Stephen Humphrys and Josh Magennis for Tom Pearce, Baba Adeeko and Charlie Kelman.

And that helped to set far more of a tempo for the second period, with McManaman winning the ball twice inside his first 90 seconds on the pitch, and getting the home fans back onside.

Wigan managed to force an equaliser within seven minutes of the restart, with on-loan Liverpool defender Luke Chambers firing home from a tight angle, although the ball took a massive deflection off Town defender Elliot Bonds.

Chambers then played in Magennis, who laid the ball off for Jonny Smith, who fired tamely at Luke Southwood, who had very little else to do.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups

Wigan

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Tickle
  • 6Hughes
  • 15Kerr
  • 24Chambers
  • 18SmithSubstituted forSmithat 84'minutes
  • 26AdeekoSubstituted forHumphrysat 45'minutes
  • 8Smith
  • 3PearceSubstituted forMcManamanat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 17Godo
  • 23KelmanSubstituted forMagennisat 45'minutes
  • 10Aasgaard

Substitutes

  • 4Morrison
  • 11Humphrys
  • 12Amos
  • 20McManaman
  • 21Smith
  • 22Sze
  • 28Magennis

Cheltenham

Formation 3-5-2

  • 1Southwood
  • 33Davies
  • 4Bradbury
  • 6Freestone
  • 2Long
  • 23BondsSubstituted forHarropat 58'minutes
  • 34PettSubstituted forSercombeat 64'minutes
  • 7Kinsella
  • 15Ferry
  • 19LloydSubstituted forKeenaat 45'minutes
  • 9TaylorSubstituted forNuttallat 58'minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Smith
  • 8Sercombe
  • 10Keena
  • 21Pardington
  • 25Harrop
  • 26Nuttall
  • 27Thomas
Referee:
David Rock
Attendance:
9,326

Match Stats

Home TeamWiganAway TeamCheltenham
Possession
Home70%
Away30%
Shots
Home9
Away6
Shots on Target
Home2
Away2
Corners
Home6
Away1
Fouls
Home11
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Cheltenham Town 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Cheltenham Town 1.

  3. Post update

    Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. Post update

    Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).

  5. Post update

    Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).

  6. Post update

    Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  7. Booking

    Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic).

  9. Post update

    Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic).

  12. Post update

    Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic).

  14. Post update

    Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tom Bradbury.

  16. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Chambers.

  17. Post update

    Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Freestone.

  18. Substitution

    Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Scott Smith replaces Jonny Smith.

  19. Post update

    Martial Godo (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town).

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Scores, Results & Fixtures

Friday 23rd February 2024

As It Stood

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2Derby33206758292966
3Bolton32206659332666
4Barnsley32179658362260
5Oxford Utd34169956421457
6Peterborough32168860411956
7Stevenage32158946341253
8Blackpool331481150391150
9Leyton Orient33139114041-148
10Lincoln City331112103532345
11Northampton33136144550-545
12Bristol Rovers33127144548-343
13Wigan34147134843541
14Exeter34116172547-2239
15Wycombe32911124143-238
16Reading34119144449-538
17Cambridge32108143140-938
18Burton32108142941-1238
19Shrewsbury33105182344-2135
20Charlton33712144752-533
21Cheltenham3296172843-1533
22Port Vale3187163250-1831
23Fleetwood3368193355-2226
24Carlisle3248202655-2920
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