English League Championship

Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wigan Athletic
  • 80': Lee Evans
  • 90'+4': Michael Jacobs
FT
2 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Wigan Athletic are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 2': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic).
    • 3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamal Lowe.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 4': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
    • 10': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Elliott Bennett.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 15': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joe Williams.
    • 18': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 23': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 26': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Hand ball by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 32': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 32': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams.
    • 41': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 41': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
    • 42': Hand ball by Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 43': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 43': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+2': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Fox.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 55': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
    • 57': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Lee Evans replaces Anthony Pilkington.
    • 57': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 57': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 60': Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic).
    • 62': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic).
    • 62': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Samuel replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Armstrong replaces Lewis Holtby.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Lewis Travis because of an injury.
    • 66': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Wigan Athletic).
    • 69': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Joe Williams tries a through ball, but Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 71': Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 74': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 74': Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Evans.
    • 76': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 78': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 78': Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams.
    • 80': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Dominic Samuel (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by David Marshall.
    • 82': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 82': Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 85': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 85': Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 87': Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 90': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Williams with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    12 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    345 Accurate Passes 261
    421 Passes 340
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 59
    24 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    15 Effective Clearances 26
    15 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
    Location: Wigan, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WGA Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    6 Daniel Fox
    21 Cedric Kipre Yellow Card
    3 Antonee Robinson
    2 Nathan Byrne
    30 Kieran Dowell
    5 Sam Morsy
    20 Joe Williams
    19 Kieffer Moore
    9 Jamal Lowe
    7 Anthony Pilkington
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Lee Evans, Leon Balogun, Jan Mlakar, Joe Gelhardt, Joe Garner, Tom Pearce, Kal Naismith, Jamie Jones, Michael Jacobs.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Christian Walton (GK)
    24 Tosin Adarabioyo
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    31 Elliott Bennett
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    19 Stewart Downing
    8 Joe Rothwell
    27 Lewis Travis
    9 Sam Gallagher
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    22 Lewis Holtby
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Adam Armstrong, Bradley Johnson, Richard Smallwood, Jayson Leutwiler, Danny Graham, Charlie Mulgrew, Jacob Davenport, Hayden Carter, Dominic Samuel.

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