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Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Wigan
WGA
3-2
Final
Blackburn
BLK
The Brick Community Stadium

Match pulse

WGAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBLK
21'Jan Paul van HeckeBLK33'Tyrhys DolanBLK64'John BuckleyBLK72'Daniel ButterworthBLK73'James McCleanWGA86'Max PowerWGA
Team1H2HT
WGA033
BLK022

Who won: Wigan 3-2

Wigan Athletic beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at The Brick Community Stadium. Goals for Wigan: Max Power (61'), Aynsley Pears (own goal) (75') and Thelo Aasgaard (90'+4'). Goals for Blackburn: Reda Khadra (49') and Daniel Ayala (89').

What it means

  • Blackburn has won 4 of the last 5.
  • Wigan has won 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Blackburn9th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-3)
  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 2Daniel AyalaCD
  3. 3Jan Paul van HeckeCD-L
  4. 4Darragh LenihanCD-R
  5. 5Joe RothwellCM-L
  6. 6Lewis TravisCM-R
  7. 7Tayo EdunLM
  8. 8Tyrhys DolanRM
  9. 9John BuckleyF
  10. 10Ben Brereton DíazCF-L
  11. 11Sam GallagherCF-R
Wigan24th in English League One
Lineup (3-4-3)
  1. 1Jamie JonesG
  2. 2Jack WhatmoughCD
  3. 3Kelland WattsCD-L
  4. 4Jason KerrCD-R
  5. 5Max PowerCM-L
  6. 6Tom NaylorCM-R
  7. 7Tom PearceLM
  8. 8Tendayi DarikwaRM
  9. 9Will KeaneF
  10. 10Gwion EdwardsCF-L
  11. 11Callum LangCF-R

Head to head

WGA leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Wigan 2, Blackburn 2 (Mar 4)

Last 5

BLK
  • Tvs HUD0-0
  • Wvs BAR2-1
  • Wvs BIR4-0
  • W@ BOU2-0
  • Wvs PNE1-0
WGA
  • W@ OLD6-0
  • W@ OXF3-2
  • Tvs IPS1-1
  • Wvs SHR2-1
  • W@ COL2-1

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Game info

Venue
The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England · Attendance 9,892

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Season seriesWGA leads series 2-1-2