How They RATED; ALBION (4-1-4-1).CARSON...7Some decent saves from long range. ZUIVERLOON...7 Played well. Strong and athletic but one defensive lapse ruined his afternoon. MEITE...7 Had the better of Heskey for long periods. OLSSON...7 Like Meite, he held Wigan's front men at bay. Was strong and powerful. ROBINSON...6 One poor header proved costly. KOREN...7 Did a reasonable job in a deeper role. Supported the back line well. MORRISON...8 Dynamic. Always willing to take people on or open up chances. GREENING...8 Best game for a while. Created plenty and encouraged movement. BORJA...7 Decent passes but off the pace as second half wore on. BRUNT...7 Worked the left side well. MILLER...8 Well-taken goal. Plenty of energy and strength which he channelled well. SUBSTITUTES: Bednar (for Brunt, 90) Moore (for Morrison, 90) Not used: Kiely, Cech, Barnett, Kim, Teixeira. WIGAN Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. ATHLETIC (4-4-2): Kirkland, Taylor (Melchiot, 70), Boyce, Bramble bramble, name for plants of the genus Rubus [Lat.,=red, for the color of the juice]. This complex genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), with representatives in many parts of the world, includes the blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, boysenberries, , Figueroa (Kilbane, 81), Valencia, Cattermole, Brown (Koumas, 60), Palacios, Camara, Heskey. Not used: Pollitt, Kingson, de Ridder, Cywka. CROWD WATCH...7 A poor turn-out from the home fans. More than 3,000 made the trip to back Albion. Attendance: 17,054. REF WATCH...8 P Dowd Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname which was once common in Ireland but is now quite rare. The name Dowd is an Anglicisation of the original Ui Dubhda, through its more common form O'Dowd. (Staffs): Controlled the game well. A little OTT OTT - Over the top. Excessive or uncalled for. with Greening booking. THE MANAGER...8 Tony Mowbray's side were clearly well drilled but changes in last minute were futile. GAME RATING...7 A decent encounter. Albion deserved more. INJURY WATCH Nothing new to report WHO'S NEXT UP FOR ALBION? Portsmouth (h) Sunday, 3pm. |
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