English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Wigan Athletic
  • 54': James McClean
  • 88': Curtis Tilt
FT
2 - 1
Blackpool
  • Red Card 17': Marvin Ekpiteta
  • 34': Gary Madine

About

Wigan Athletic are hosting Blackpool 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.
  • 1': Foul by Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic).
  • 1': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
  • 5': Rarmani Edmonds-Green (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
  • 9': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by James McClean.
  • 11': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Rhys Williams (Blackpool).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a headed pass.
  • 15': Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
  • 15': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool).
  • 17': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) is shown the red card.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jerry Yates.
  • 27': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
  • 27': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 34': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Blackpool 1. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 40': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett replaces Jack Whatmough because of an injury.
  • 43': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
  • 45'+1': Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Power.
  • 45'+4': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
  • 45'+4': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Lang.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+5': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Blackpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Blackpool 1.
  • 47': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kenneth Dougall.
  • 47': Foul by Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic).
  • 47': Rhys Williams (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
  • 51': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Naylor.
  • 53': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jerry Yates.
  • 54': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Blackpool 1. James McClean (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 56': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
  • 58': Foul by Sonny Carey (Blackpool).
  • 58': Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Sonny Carey (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
  • 59': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Shayne Lavery.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 63': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Lang.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Naylor.
  • 67': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 67': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
  • 67': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Charlie Wyke.
  • 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ashley Fletcher replaces Callum Lang.
  • 70': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
  • 71': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
  • 75': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
  • 75': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
  • 79': Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic).
  • 80': Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic).
  • 83': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Shayne Lavery.
  • 88': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Blackpool 1. Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Charlie Patino.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
  • 90'+1': Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
  • 90'+2': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Blackpool 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 2, Blackpool 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 0
28.9 Possession 71.1
4 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
116 Accurate Passes 402
200 Passes 490
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 33
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 65
17 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 9
7 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 6
27 Effective Clearances 7
27 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 14,059

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 (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jamie Jones (GK)
5 Jack Whatmough
16 Curtis Tilt
25 Rarmani Edmonds-Green
18 Graeme Shinnie Yellow Card
8 Max Power
4 Tom Naylor
11 James McClean
27 Tendayi Darikwa
19 Callum Lang Yellow Card
9 Charlie Wyke
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Josh Magennis, Jordan Cousins, Ashley Fletcher, Thelo Aasgaard, Sam Tickle, Gwion Edwards, Joe Bennett.

BLP Blackpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chris Maxwell (GK)
15 Rhys Williams
21 Marvin Ekpiteta Red Card
23 Dominic Thompson Yellow Card
2 Callum Connolly
12 Kenneth Dougall
28 Charlie Patino
16 Sonny Carey Yellow Card
14 Gary Madine
9 Jerry Yates
19 Shayne Lavery
Blackpool Substitutes:
Callum Wright, Daniel Grimshaw, Christopher Hamilton, Grant Ward, Tayt-Lemar Trusty, Luke Garbutt, Theo Corbeanu.

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