English League Championship

Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wigan Athletic
  • 62': Nathan Broadhead
FT
1 - 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.
    • 9': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 9': George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 12': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Jason Kerr (Wigan Athletic).
    • 13': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 13': Jason Kerr (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Power with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 17': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Will Keane.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 26': Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 26': Jason Kerr (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic).
    • 27': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 32': Jason Kerr (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 36': Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Whatmough.
    • 44': Foul by Will Keane (Wigan Athletic).
    • 44': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Broadhead tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Ryan Hedges.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
    • 47': Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 50': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic).
    • 53': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces George Hirst.
    • 55': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic).
    • 58': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 59': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 60': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Jack Whatmough tries a through ball, but Nathan Broadhead is caught offside.
    • 61': Offside, Wigan Athletic. James McClean tries a through ball, but Charlie Wyke is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic).
    • 64': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 67': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton replaces Daniel Ayala.
    • 67': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Nathan Broadhead.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
    • 69': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Kerr.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 75': Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 76': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
    • 79': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Charlie Wyke.
    • 82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ashley Fletcher replaces Will Keane.
    • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 87': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
    • 90': Ashley Fletcher (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett replaces James McClean.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    5 Saves 0
    57.2 Possession 42.8
    3 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    459 Accurate Passes 314
    560 Passes 413
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    11 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    78 Long Balls 64
    42 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    10 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 11
    17 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
    Location: Wigan, England
    Attendance: 13,611

    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
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    12 Ben Amos (GK)
    5 Jack Whatmough
    16 Curtis Tilt
    15 Jason Kerr
    4 Tom Naylor Yellow Card
    8 Max Power
    11 James McClean Yellow Card
    27 Tendayi Darikwa
    9 Charlie Wyke
    10 Will Keane
    20 Nathan Broadhead
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Jordan Cousins, Graeme Shinnie, Thelo Aasgaard, Sam Tickle, Ashley Fletcher, Josh Magennis, Joe Bennett.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    4 Daniel Ayala
    16 Scott Wharton
    5 Dominic Hyam
    27 Lewis Travis
    6 Tyler Morton
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    3 Harry Pickering
    19 Ryan Hedges
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
    14 George Hirst
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Adam Wharton, Ashley Phillips, Aynsley Pears, Tyrhys Dolan, Callum Brittain, Sam Gallagher, Bradley Dack.

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