• Date: Sat 29 November 2008
  • Venue: The JJB Stadium
  • Ref: Dowd, P
  • Attendance: 17,054
Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic

Camara (61)

Boyce (87)

2 - 1

Wigan Athletic vs West Bromwich Albion

Team Lineups

Wigan Athletic

Chris Kirkland
Maynor Figueroa (Kevin Kilbane, 81)
Ryan Taylor, R (Mario Melchiot, 70)
Emmerson Boyce
Titus Bramble
Luis Antonio Valencia
Wilson Palacios
Lee Cattermole
Michael Brown (Jason Koumas, 60)
Emile Heskey
Henri Camara

West Bromwich Albion

Scott Carson
Abdoulaye Meite
Gianni Zuiverloon
Jonas Olsson
Paul Robinson
James Morrison (Luke Moore, 89)
Jonathan Greening
Chris Brunt (Roman Bednar, 89)
Robert Koren
Borja Valero
Ishmael Miller


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

FULL-TIME: WIGAN 2-1 WEST BROM. It's all over here and Boyce is the goalscoring hero. However, Chris Kirkland deserves a mention for three outstanding saves.

90

A Greening shot goes wide, is that the last chance for West Brom?

90

Three minutes are to be added on by referee Phil Dowd.

89
Substitution
 

James Morrison is also taken off with Luke Moore replacing him.

89
Substitution
 

Chris Brunt is taken off for Roman Bednar

87
Goal
 

WIGAN 2-1 WEST BROM: A Koumas corner is met by BOYCE who powerfully heads the ball past Carson, great header. Can Wigan now hold on?

86
Yellow Card
 

Greening is booked for dissent

83

Not long to go now, will either team push on for the winner or settle for a point?

81
Substitution
 

Maynor Figueroa is taken off for Kevin Kilbane

79

Kirkland has been outstanding today and he makes another fantastic save from Greening's shot from the edge of the box.

76

Corner to West Brom and Kirkland makes a fantastic reaction stop from a Olsson header at point blank range, great save.

72

It's getting a bit scrappy now as both teams keep giving the ball away cheaply.

70
Substitution
 

Ryan Taylor is taken off for Mario Melchiot . Taylor isn't happy with the decision and storms down the tunnel.

69

West Brom are begin to claw their way back into the game again as Greening wins a corner off Taylor.

65

Wigan are taking the game to West Brom now, they look the more likely scorers at the moment.

61
Goal
 

WIGAN 1-1 WEST BROM: A long ball from Taylor is missed by the entire West Brom defence and CAMARA steals in to prod the ball past Kirkland. Game on now here at the JJB.

59
Substitution
 

The Wigan fans are getting restless. Steve Bruce makes a change, bringing Jason Koumas on for Michael Brown

56

Bramble gives it away to Brunt but his effort is well saved again by Kirkland. West Brom have grown in confidence since the goal

53

Another Taylor free kick goes to Carson's left but it flies just wide of the post, great effort.

49

Morrison finds himself clean through but Kirkland makes a great one-on-one save to keep Wigan in the match.

47
Yellow Card
 

Miller is booked for his over the top goal celebration

47
Goal
 

WIGAN 0-1 WEST BROM. Bad mistake by Titus Bramble as he miscontrols the ball and MILLER steals it away from him and fires the ball into the net, another shocker by Bramble.

Second half
 

Phil Dowd gets us underway again at the JJB Stadium.

Half time
 

Half-Time: WIGAN 0-0 WEST BROM.

45

Heskey nodded it down to Valencia but his shot is well blocked by Robert Koren for a corner which is easily collected by Scott Carson.

44

West Brom are keeping possession in their own half as the game drifts towards half time. One minute to be added.

40

Ryan Taylor curls in a free kick around the wall but Scott Carson gets two hands to it and pushes it round the post.

37

Maynor Figueroa is played in down the flank by Wilson Palacios but his cross is cleared for a corner. A thick fog is now sweeping in from one side of the ground, no threat to the game as yet though.

34

Chance for West Brom, Abdoulaye Meite rose highest from a Brunt corner but the ball his the side of his head and rebounded back to Brunt, bad miss.

30

Chance for Wigan as Heskey rises above the defence in the penalty area but he can't direct his header on target.

25

Miller has an amitious effort with his left foot but again it goes well over, Wigan have been the better team so far, but the Baggies are slowly working their way into the game

21

Camara gives away possession to Chris Brunt who plays it forward to Greening, but his shot is well over. West Brom are growing in confidence.

18

After the early flurry of chances the game has slowed down a bit, West Brom are trying to pass the ball but with little end product so far

13

Its West Brom's turn to come forward but Jonathan Greening's cross is well cleared by Emmerson Boyce, top defending.

11

It's all Wigan at the moment, Camara breaks free in the area again but his goalbound shot is blocked by a West Brom defender.

9

Ryan Taylor takes a free kick 30 yards out for Wigan but it sails over the bar.

6

Great chance for Wigan, Titus Bramble flicked on a nearpost corner to Henri Camara who was unmarked at the far post but he put the ball from 3 yards out, bad miss.

3

West brom have started brightly, a great run into the area by James Morrison but his cross just evaded Ishmael Miller at the Far post

Kickoff
 

We are underway at the JJB

Awaiting Kickoff
 

West Brom make one change form the team that lost at Stoke. James Morrison returns in place of Kim Do-Heon as the Baggies look to try and climb off the bottom of the Premier League

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Henri Camara, who scored the winner against Everton on Monday, returns to the starting line up and partners Emeile Heskey up front, Emmerson Boyce also returns after a one match ban