Blackburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derrick Williams with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic).
- 3': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Delay in match Shaun MacDonald (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
- 8': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Max Power replaces Shaun MacDonald because of an injury.
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic).
- 16': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 22': Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 23': Attempt missed. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Emnes with a through ball.
- 28': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
- 29': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt saved. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 37': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Hanson.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 38': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 45': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
- 45': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 45'+1': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 45'+1': Jake Buxton (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Bogle.
- 45'+2': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
- 45'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 45'+4': Danny Guthrie (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock with a cross.
- 47': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
- 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
- 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
- 50': Foul by Danny Guthrie (Blackburn Rovers).
- 50': Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Craig Conway.
- 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Connor Mahoney replaces Liam Feeney.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 58': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Steele.
- 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett replaces Marvin Emnes.
- 63': Attempt missed. Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
- 64': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic).
- 64': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 66': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 69': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers).
- 69': Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Gabriel Obertan replaces Michael Jacobs.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 72': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. William Grigg replaces Callum Connolly.
- 75': Attempt missed. Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 77': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Elliott Bennett.
- 77': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
- 85': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 85': Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
- 86': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
- 87': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jamie Hanson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Grigg.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
Statistics
 WGA |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 357 | Accurate Passes | 268 |
| 469 | Passes | 369 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 28 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 19 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 43 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,165
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,165
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 14 | Charlie Mulgrew  |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 5 | Derrick Williams |
| 24 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 23 | Danny Guthrie |
| 6 | Jason Lowe |
| 32 | Craig Conway |
| 7 | Liam Feeney |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher |
| 17 | Marvin Emnes |
Wigan Athletic (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Matt Gilks (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Jake Buxton |
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald |
| 23 | Stephen Warnock |
| 26 | Jamie Hanson |
| 8 | Sam Morsy |
| 19 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs |
| 12 | Callum Connolly |
| 14 | Omar Bogle |
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