Wigan Athletic: How they rated v Swansea City

Paul Kendrick runs the rule over the Wigan Athletic side that drew 2-2 at Swansea City and delivers his report card...
Joe Garner scores from the spot at SwanseaJoe Garner scores from the spot at Swansea
Joe Garner scores from the spot at Swansea

Wigan Athletic (4-1-4-1):

Christian Walton: 6 - No chance with either goal but stood up well for the rest of the game.

Reece James: 6 - Arguably the toughest hour of his Latics career. Having been cautioned, hooked to save a possible red. Will have learned a lot.

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Cedric Kipre: 7 - Again a solid presence at the back and could be a fixture there for years on the evidence of first half of this term.

Chey Dunkley: 7 - Finding his way back into the side after injury and more like his usual self. Garner took second goal off his head.

Dan Burn: 5 - Not the way he wanted to sign with Wigan. Headed into his own net then lost Van der Hoorn for the equaliser.

Sam Morsy: 8 - Got under the skin of the Swansea players and fans which showed how effective he was in the engine room.

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Gavin Massey: 7 - Welcome addition to the side at both ends of the field after four months out, with still more to come.

Darron Gibson: 7 - Recalled to the midfield and kept things simple, a valuable asset on this form.

Lee Evans: 6 - Didn’t make the most of a couple of decent shooting chances but positive display from the Newport native.

Kal Naismith: 6 - Won the Latics penalty but wasted a golden opportunity to kill the game when clean through at 2-0.

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* Joe Garner: 8 - Best game for Latics. Put himself about as usual but this time added a goal threat which had been missing. *

Subs:

Nathan Byrne (for James, 61): 6 - Sent on to add a calm head at the back but was one-way traffic by that point.

James Vaughan (for Garner, 75): 6 - Took the baton from Garner for the home stretch to add fresh legs.

Callum Connolly (for Gibson, 80): 6 - Conceded a goal within a minute of his substitution but nothing he could do.

Subs not used:

Jamie Jones, Callum McManaman, Josh Windass, Will Grigg.

Star Man: Joe Garner

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Swansea City (3-5-2): Mulder; Van der Hoorn, Carter-Vickers, Harries; Routledge, Fulton, Grimes, Celina, James; McBurnie, Baker-Richardson.

Subs: Nordfeldt, Bony (for Fulton, 76), Montero (for Baker-Richardson, 46), McKay, Rodon, Naughton (for Harries, 46), Byers.

Shots on target: 6-5

Shots off target: 5-8

Corners: 7-5

Possession (%): 63-37

Fouls conceded: 16-18

Yellow cards: 3-4

Red cards: 0-0

Attendance: 18,591

Referee: James Linington