SM
Inter Milan vs. Como: 17 hrs 37 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
WL
Championship | Gameweek 9
Sep 21, 2018 at 7.45pm UK
 
BC

1-0

Powell (52')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Powell header sinks Robins and sends Wigan up to third

:Headline: Result: Powell header sinks Robins and sends Wigan up to third: ID:336318: from db_amp
The former Manchester United midfielder's fourth goal of the season decided Friday night's clash.

Nick Powell scored a second-half winner as Wigan defeated Bristol City 1-0 to climb up to third in the Sky Bet Championship.

Powell got on the end of Josh Windass' 52nd-minute cross to guide a downward header past Robins goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa and earn Wigan all three points at the DW Stadium.

It was the former Manchester United midfielder's fourth goal of the season and helped his side move above City and to within two points of leaders Leeds.

Visiting stiker Famara Diedhiou had a great chance to snatch a point for City at the end after escaping his marker to meet Marlon Pack's free-kick.

However, the Senegal international could get neither the power or direction to beat Wigan goalkeeper Christian Walton and the hosts escaped.

That was arguably City's best chance of a match of limited goal-scoring opportunities for both sides.

Paul Cook's Latics have been in excellent form in front of their own fans following promotion and have now taken 13 points from a possible 15 at home.

They had a penalty appeal in the early stages when Michael Jacobs went to ground under Jack Hunt's challenge, before Lee Evans fired wide from the edge of the area.

The visitors, on the back of four wins from their last five, had threatened earlier when a short back-pass from Antonee Robinson was almost seized upon by Andreas Weimann.

Wigan began brightly after half-time and threatened to break the deadlock when Windass sent a looping header narrowly over the City crossbar.

They were rewarded for their pressure seven minutes after the restart with the only goal.

Powell, who had gone five games without scoring after beginning the campaign with three in three, rose to meet Windass' superb centre and directed his effort out of the reach of Maenpaa.

Robins boss Lee Johnson introduced attacking duo Callum O'Dowda and Marley Watkins as he went in search of an equaliser.

They continued to lack a cutting edge, although Weimann curled wide with 20 minutes remaining before later glancing a header off target.

The Latics, who were holding on to their slim advantage relatively comfortably, survived a late scare when Diedhiou was unable to make the most of his opportunity as City slipped to a second successive defeat.

amp_article__336318 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2018-09-21 21:45:06:
html db last update - 2018-09-21 21:45:06 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .