Burnley V Wigan Athletic 11 March 2023
Away Day Review
Ticket Prices for the game: £30 for adults, £20 for over 65s and Under 22s, £18 for Under 18s. In my opinion for a team that were bottom of the league and is a mismatch of a game these were very expensive prices but because they are a Championship team and soon to be Premier League team it is understandable prices
Travel for the game: Coach from DW-Turf Moor £5 for a school bus or £10 for a coach. Single to Burnley from Wigan without a railcard is £14.50 single and it takes 1 hour 11 minutes with 1 change at Preston but depending on the times you can get a direct train to Burnley. From Burnley Manchester Road - Turf Moor is a 20 minute walk. On the way out back to Wigan it took us nearly 2 hours to get back due to there seeming that there is one road in and one road out of Burnley so be aware that you will get stuck in a lot of traffic. In the concourse there are TVs dotted around with live football games on. We had Bournemouth V Liverpool on. Staff were also giving out free Wigan tops to the kids which was a nice touch.
Prices inside the Stadium- The prices were fairly reasonable inside they have a variety of pies, soft drinks and a separate alcohol store. The meat and potato pie was nice and that with a tango was £6. Fairly Reasonable
View from the stand: Wigan didn't sell out the game so we could stand anywhere but depending on where you sit you might have a station area in front of you blocking some view. I couldn't see where the penalty spot was. However it is a very nice stadium. It does get very very cold so make sure you wrap up! See pictures below.
Overall: Burnley is a good away game to go if you are a team that can put up a solid fight against them on the pitch. But for a team that was bottom of the league, had point deductions, paying £30 all in and taking nearly 2 hours to get on the motorway, freezing cold does put it down. Nothing against Burnley they were just simply too good for us. Burnley Away 5/10
Match Report
On March 11th, Wigan Athletic travelled to Turf Moor to face top of league walk away league winners Burnley. In the previous game Burnley came out victorious having a dominant 5-0 win. This wasn't the best planned game for Wigan as in the week the club got deducted 3 points for failing to pay the players and a looming threat of administration was being discussed. We knew that there was very little to no chance in Wigan getting a point let alone winning the game. Damage limitation game.
The opening 15 minutes were all Burnley who kept the ball and played like a team with confidence who was top of the league. An early tackle from Wigan defender Omar Rekik on Nathan Tella was the start of what was to be a dismal day for Wigan with a yellow card given to him and in 14 minutes later he was sent off. Burnley played a nice few passes through the full Wigan team and they hit the post. On 14 minutes another well worked play from Burnley down Wigan's right side made them pay with a cross straight to star player Nathan Tella who headed it in to make it 1-0. Burnley were keen to kill the game off and they had another chance with Nathan Tella who narrowly missed his chance. It was a easier chance to score than the goal he took. A spectacular save from Wigan goalkeeper Ben Amos denied Ian Maatsen from scoring a wonder 25 yard strike. Wigan had 2 shots all game and the first one was from a cross into defender Steven Caulker who forced goalkeeper Muric to top Ben Amos save for the best save of the game. It should've been 1-1. Directly following that Wigan had another 1 on 1 chance that striker Ashley Fletcher had to score. Forcing Muric to make another wonderful save. That summed Wigan's season to a tee, a team with no confidence in attack. Surprisingly Wigan fans at half time were thinking it should've been 1-1 or even 2-1 Wigan.
The second half started how the first half started. All Burnley. A well worked corner from Burnley fell to Nathan Tella who slotted it in the goal to grab his second of the game and kill the game off. 2-0 Burnley in the 47th minute. The second half remained all Burnley and they had over 70% possession and 27 shots all game. They made changes and they acted like a team that will certainly be playing in the Premier League soon. In the 76th minute, another well worked play from Burnley made Lyle Foster score his first goal for the club. Game over. We knew going into the game that this was a mismatch and we weren't wrong. 3-0 blessed Wigan. It could've been 6 or 7-0. Congratulations to Burnley on comfortably winning the Championship and good luck in the Premier League.
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