Wigan 1-1 Leeds- Match Report


Chris Wood scores his 30th of the season as Leeds draw at Wigan

Wigan finished their single-season stay in the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-1 draw against Leeds at the DW Stadium.

The hosts edged in front inside six minutes as Ryan Tunnicliffe raced clear before rounding goalkeeper Rob Green and slotting into an empty net.

Leeds drew level within five minutes of the restart, with Chris Wood converting from the spot after Eunan O'Kane has been fouled inside the box.

The visitors could have won it when Kemar Roofe fired against the bar and then saw a header well saved by Wigan goalkeeper Matt Gilks.

The campaign ended in disappointment for both sides, with Leeds missing the play-offs and Wigan finishing nine points adrift of safety.

Leeds made the brighter start in the Lancashire sunshine, with Roofe seeing a shot deflected just wide with only two minutes gone.

Moments later, O'Kane played in an intelligent ball to Pablo Hernandez, who fired wastefully wide from 15 yards.

But the visitors were rocked when Wigan took the lead with their first attack on six minutes.

Michael Jacobs played a lovely ball through to Tunnicliffe, who showed great composure to round Green before steadying himself and slotting home from close range.

Leeds were claiming a penalty on the 15-minute mark when Wood went down under the challenge of Jamie Hanson, although the referee waved play on.

Omar Bogle, having been restored to Wigan's starting line-up, fired over from the edge of the box, before Wood warmed the hands of Gilks at the other end.

After a relatively quiet first half, the game burst into life just after the restart.

The visitors were awarded a spot-kick just four minutes into the second period, when O'Kane took a tumble inside the Wigan box.

Wood stepped up to score his 30th goal of the season, and it was almost 2-1 Leeds within three minutes when Roofe's shot from 25 yards hit the bar.

Wigan were claiming a penalty of their own on 53 minutes when Bogle took advantage of a mistake in the Leeds backline and wriggled his way past Green.

But as he tried to slot the ball home, he was felled by a challenge from Leeds skipper Kyle Bartley, which referee Scott Duncan ruled was fair game.

Gilks had to move his feet quickly to keep out a flick header from Roofe, before both sides made a raft of changes that took some of the sting out of the game.

Wigan had one more chance to win it at the death, but Max Power's shot floated inches wide of the far post.


Source : PA

Source: PA