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Blackburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic

Championship
Blackburn
13-10-8
3-1
Final
Wigan
8-7-16
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WGA
53%Possession47%
11Shots14
7On target7
1Corners9
13Saves5
19Fouls15
14'Wilson PalaciosWGA16'Christopher SambaBLK59'Michael BrownWGA61'Mario MelchiotWGA69'Wilson PalaciosWGA78'David BentleyBLK

Who won: Blackburn 3-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Wigan Athletic 3-1 on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Roque Santa Cruz (12', 63') and Jason Roberts (45'). Goals for Wigan: Marlon King (17' pen).

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Lineups

Wigan24th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Chris KirklandG
  2. 2Mario MelchiotD
  3. 3Emmerson BoyceD
  4. 4Paul ScharnerD
  5. 5Erik EdmanD
  6. 6Antonio ValenciaM
  7. 7Michael BrownM
  8. 8Wilson PalaciosM
  9. 9Kevin KilbaneM
  10. 10Marlon KingF
  11. 11Emile HeskeyF
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Andre OoijerD
  3. 3Christopher SambaD
  4. 4Zurab KhizanishviliD
  5. 5Stephen WarnockD
  6. 6David BentleyM
  7. 7Steven ReidM
  8. 8David DunnM
  9. 9Morten PedersenM
  10. 10Roque Santa CruzF
  11. 11Jason RobertsF

Head to head

BLK leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Blackburn 3, Wigan 0 (Dec 31)

Last 5

WGA
  • Wvs BOL1-0
  • Tvs ARS0-0
  • T@ MNC0-0
  • Wvs DER2-0
  • L@ SUN0-2
BLK
  • L@ WHU1-2
  • Tvs FUL1-1
  • W@ NEW1-0
  • Wvs BOL4-1
  • L@ ARS0-2

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 23,541

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Season seriesBLK leads series 3-1-1

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