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WIG vs FUL

FA Cup

Brick Community Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Athletic

vs

Fulham

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FT
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50' J. Smith
23' R. Muniz
55' R. Muniz
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Full-Time: 1 - 2
Thank you so much for joining us today for Tribe's coverage of Wigan Athletic vs Fulham from the DW stadium. Still craving that 'cupset'? League One leaders Birmingham City are at home vs Newcastle United, which kicks off at 17:45 GMT. I'll see you there!
Wigan fall just short of the upset, but it was a valiant effort in the 2nd half! Trailing by a single goal at half time, they came out with a lot more purpose, playing more forward passes in the opening 5 minutes of the 2nd half than they had managed in the entire 1st, and they were rewarded for their endeavour with a fabulous equaliser from J.Smith, who scored a brilliant curling strike from 25 yards into the top left bins. Fulham responded immediately and took the lead again, after Muniz was played in on goal after a brilliant blind pass from Pereira, and finished past the advancing 'keeper. You'd think they'd re-establish control, but Wigan fought back to really scare the Premier League side. The League One club registered more shots (9 - 8) and shots on target (5 - 2) in the 2nd half, but they couldn't quite force a 2nd equaliser. Fulham advance into the 5th round of the FA Cup; Wigan Athletic are out.
90+7'
Wigan's long balls are headed back by the Fulham defence, and Berge wins a free kick inside his own half. That should be that.
90+5'
Fulham respond by defending from the front, with their press forcing the Wigan defence into a couple of mistakes, and they can't play it forward with any precision.
90+2'
Wigan score!!!...but the offside flag is up. Dale picks the ball up on the left flank, level with the Fulham box. He cuts inside, unchallenged, and he runs across the box. He shoots low from just left of goal, but it's quite central. The 'keeper spills the ball out, where McManaman gets a foot to it, and it falls to Weird, who slots it into the empty side of goal, and into the bottom left corner. The Wigan fans are delighted but it's short-lived, with the offside flag going up against McManaman. He (and 2 other Wigan players) were offside as Dale shot. Fulham are living very dangerously!
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90'
Muniz comes off, and as it stands, his goals have sent Fulham into the 5th round. Fulham have work to do though!
90'
C. Vinicius
R. Muniz
85'
Fulham have lost control of this game, so Marco Silva is replacing the teenage winger with a bit more experience (the haggard 24 year old Smith-Rowe).