Wigan romp to 3-0 win over Bournemouth in the FA Cup

Match Report

Wigan Athletic 1 v AFC Bournemouth

FA Cup Third round replay

Attendance: 4709 (491 away fans)

League One Wigan - far to good for AFCB's out of form squad members.

Bournemouth travelled to Wigan with high expectations in the FA Cup, but this was as poor a performance as the Cherries made last season in the FA Cup at this stage. It should have been a strong enough line up, but those players who currently find themselves out of the first 11 couldn't get it together and were unable to show any decent finishing in front of goal. The unbeaten run has been ripped up and it will be how about how Bournemouth recover from this. It's clear that one or two just aren't up to much at this level and for those fans who travelled up it was a night to forget.

Fraser Cook and Daniels are the only players that kept their places from the game against Arsenal. It was a pity not to see King and Stanislas not yet in contention, but perhaps they are being saved for the weekend. How much does the FA Cup matter to AFCB? We were about to find out.

Match description- listening to BBC Radio Solent
Surman over hits the ball before a long goal kick from Wigan ends up with a free kick to Bournemouth. Wigan give the ball away to Arter and Max Power puts the ball out for a corner. Arter could have had a shot, but looked for Lys Mousset instead.

Daniels runs into trouble and it's a goal kick. Mousset runs into Colclough. Bruce takes the free kick but it's out of play for a Bournemouth goal kick. Surman makes a mistake but gets away with it beating Will Grigg.

Surman again has a heavy touch but Boruc saves from Massey. Will Grigg needs attention. The rain is coming down. Wigan have possession with Perkins and Elder on the left. Colcough puts a ball in it goes out for a goal kick after 8 minutes.

Colcough low ball in Grigg shots and Boruc saves and it bounces back to Sam Morsy who scores! Fraser did not stop the cross and the ball was a good one across the box and while Boruc made a good first save he could not hold onto the ball and the Cherries are behind after nine minutes. The goal went in bottom right.

Arter went crashing into Morsy and it was lucky Arter did not connect. Lys Mousset might have twisted his knee here. He is okay.

Simpson at the back, Pugh up to Mahoney on the right. Surman has given the ball away again! Simpson defends well.

Afobe against Dunkley and Bournemouth have a throw.  Mousset wins a free kick. Fraser or Surman to take. Fraser puts it over the wall and the bar.

"It's an open and expansive games," says John Williams. He expects more goals - let's hope so. 17 minutes gone.

Pugh is fouled by Morsy. Surman and Simpson to Arter up to Mousset on the left tries a flick and it's a free kick to Wigan after Dunkley is fouled.

Bournemouth on the break but Mousset he runs into trouble. He's not started well. Perkins picks up a yellow after flying into Fraser.

Ryan Colclough now fouls Fraser and he receives a yellow card. Eddie Howe has a word with the fourth official. Two yellows in two minutes. Paul Cook and Eddie Howe exchange words.

Pugh to Daniels and Mousset has a blocked shot and Perkins puts the ball out for a corner. Deep in-swinger goes off Dunkley for another corner.

Pugh now drives it in and it's cleared by Elder and Dunkley. Afobe wins a throw. Pugh has a heavy touch on Morsy.

Wigan have a corner now. Arter gives the ball away Roberts and Massey pulls it back and Steve Cook puts it our for another Wigan corner. Surman meets it then Mahoney to Elder and Grigg is offside.

Fraser and Mousset and Afobe has a deflected shot, but it's cleared. Simpson fouls Grigg in the air. Wigan free kick on 28 minutes.

Alex Bruce puts in a cross and Mahoney chases the clearance and wins a free kick. Surman inside the Wigan half. Pugh and Daniels on the byline is tackled by Dunkley, goal kick.

Fraser loses the ball to Colclough. Elder and Colclough again to Grigg and Simpson wins the ball. Pugh is caught by Massey. Free kick to Bournemouth. Afobe heads and Jones saves to his right had side. Big chance that for Afobe, he should have done better.

Colclough puts a shot 15 yards wide at the other end. Wigan have a free kick. Arter applauds the referee rather sarcastically.

Surman and Simpson with the ball. Pugh can't keep it in play. Afobe against Dunkley and it's a Bournemouth throw. Afobe wins a corner, 8 minutes of the half left. Fraser delivers and Simpson was in there but Dunkley wins it.

Colclough and Perkins but it's too hard a pass for Elder.

Afobe into Fraser. Surman and Mousset's shot takes a deflection off Bruce, it's a corner. It might have hit a hand there! Pugh is bundled over but no penalty.

Arter dives in on Colclough and it's a yellow card for Harry is it? yes, he's in the book. Cook lofts the ball out to Daniels. Simpson beats Grigg and Surman back to Arter. Mousset to Afobe and Mousset he's tripped, Afobe – no Pugh is offside.

Pugh and Mousset loses it. Roberst tries a pass but it doesn't get to Grigg. Grigg has it again and Boruc makes a save even though Grigg was offside.

"It's been tacky at times says," John Williams. Elder and Mahoney battle. Pugh down the left Afobe and Arter to Daniels out to Pugh. Afobe and Mousset in the box and Wigan clear.

Mahoney's delivery Afobe's header is caught by Jones. A disappointing first half from the Cherries 1-0 down.

Stats
AFCB Shots 6, On target 2, Corners 5, Fouls 7
Wigan Shots 4, On target 3, Corners 2, Fouls 7

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Second half
Mousset wins a corner at the start of the half. Elder heads it out for another corner. Bruce heads out and Pugh knocks it back in before it's cleared again.

Simpson comes forward to Mousset. Simpson again and Pugh is tackled by Massey. Fraser has a shot and the keeper has to make a save for the corner.

A bright start this half by Bournemouth. Simpson to Mousset but Jone sis there first. Daniels now and Pugh to Surman and Mahoney shoots but it's blocked.

Wigan and Morsy to Roberts. Morsy to Power and Morsy before Cook clears. Power delivers and Cook again clears and Bournemouth win a free kick for a shove on Mahoney.

Sub for Wigan Noel Hunt comes on and off goes Grigg on 51 minutes. Boruc clears straight to Morsy 45 yards out!

Roberts wins a free kick. Steve Cook wins the header. Bournemouth win the free kick. Morsy is getting treatment. Hunt and Roberts shoots, but it's wide.

Simoson loses the ball to Massey against Daniels and Power to the byline but Cook gets a clearance in.

Musset is away to Afobe and he gets his feet tangled up and the ball runs through to the keeper! Pugh in the box, Arter and Surman and Fraser wins a corner.

Pugh takes and aims for Afobe. Fraser back in and Surman doesn't get to it." Bournemouth have had opportunities in the last few minutes and they haven't taken them," says John Williams.

Shot from Wigan goes just wide from Colclough. Boruc has thrown the ball out to Morsy!

Bournemouth sub, Jordan Ibe comes on for Mahoney on 64 minutes. Ibe gets his first touches, back heel to Fraser and Afobe tries an attempted overhead but doesn't make good contact.

Daniels and Pugh attack with 21 minutes left. Afobe and Surman now Arter delivers to Mousset but the header drops wide! Lots of chances for Bournemouth but they haven't taken any of them.

Mousset is down after Elder's challenge. Ibe through ball for Afobe and the number nine fires wide! "This is fast becoming the Benik Afobe game isn't it? With the chances he's had. three good chances," says John Williams. "He could have had a hat-trick tonight."

Daniels gives a corner to Wigan. A good chance for Gary Roberts with Boruc slow to come out, but the ball ends up in Brouc's hands.

Wigan make a change. On comes Dan Byrne and off goes Ryan Colclough. Surman to Fraser and Mousset and Afobe loses out to Jones.

Arter and Pugh loses out to Byrne. Massey deflected shot side of the post. Surman had just got back to do enough. Wigan corner is out by Afobe.

Power ball in and, off the crossbar, and in by Byrne, 2-0 to Wigan. Bournemouth have 17 minutes to save themselves. The cup shock is on for Wigan.

Max Power crosses and Elder's low header makes it 3-0 to Wigan! A bullet header and Bournemouth trail by three! This is turning into a rout on 76 minutes.

Bournemouth make a sub. Hyndman replaces Fraser on 78 minutes. Long ball for Hunt and Cook gets it back to the keeper.

Mousset to Daniels ball in and the ball comes off two Bournemouth players for a goal kick! Ibe and Hyndman finds Mousset but he runs the ball out. Ibe gets to the ball first and crosses to Mousset, eight yards out and he misses! Wasteful.

Wigan have a corner now. Boruc gets the ball. Ibe holds the ball up for Arter and Hyndman, but his chip goes out of play.

Wigan sub Roberts for Michael Jacobs. Bournemouth sub Surman for Kyle Taylor to make his debut for Bournemouth. Pugh to Ibe and Ibe is closed down by Perkins. Hunt goes to the corner flag.

Afobe now and Taylor. Arter puts the ball out to Pugh. Taylor is getting touches. Ibe against Byrne to Pugh and the keeper comes for that one.

Massey and Power shoots and Cook deflects it to take it out for a corner over the bar. Bournemouth free kick. A minute of added time to go.

That's it, we're out! No silverware this year.

Summary
Bournemouth didn't want to lose momentum after their last match but they found it hard to get going against Wigan and soon found themselves 1-0 down to the league one side again. Surman couldn't pick a pass and Arter was running round like a mad man. Afobe again put in a lacklustre performance. Wigan were putting themselves about but it was the senior Bournemouth players that were needing to show some metal in this game. Artur Boruc and Steve Cook apart it seemed that most of them went missing. The bench was of course packed with youngsters and it would have served some of the starting 11 well if Eddie had chucked a load of them on at half time. It got worse second half as Afobe continued to miss chances and Wigan finally started to take some of theirs. Bournemouth had lost their last three FA Cup replays and now they have a fourth. It's not a stat that Eddie Howe will be particularly proud of.


AFCB 3-4-2-1
Boruc, S Cook, Simpson, Daniels, Fraser, Arter, Surman, Pugh, Mousset, Mahoney, Afobe

AFCB subs
Federici, Hobson, Butcher, Hyndman, Taylor, Ibe, Ndjouli

Wigan
Jones, Power, Dunkley, Bruce, Elder, Perkins, Morsy, Colclough, Roberts, Massey, Grigg

Wigan subs
Walton, Byrne, Jacobs, Hunt, Powell, James, Burn