Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Wigan

5-4-4

1-0

Final

Blackburn

7-0-7

The Brick Community Stadium

Match pulse

WGAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTBLK

43%Possession57%

13Shots3

6On target0

2Corners1

0Saves5

11Fouls10

27'Tom NaylorWGA79'James McCleanWGA87'Ben Brereton DíazBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
WGA	0	1	1
BLK	0	0	0

Who won: Wigan 1-0

Wigan Athletic beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at The Brick Community Stadium. Goals for Wigan: Nathan Broadhead (62').

Player of the game

Nathan Broadhead

WGA · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

11%

WGA · 0.12 xG

86%

Draw

BLK · 0.03 xG

Wigan created better chances: they win this game 11% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for J. McClean
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett replaces James McClean.
J. Bennett
90'
Foul
Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
90'
Free kick won
Ashley Fletcher (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
87'
Foul
Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
87'
Free kick won
Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'
Yellow card
Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
B. Brereton Díaz
83'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Travis
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Lewis Travis.
B. Dack
82'
Sub
Subbed on for W. Keane
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ashley Fletcher replaces Will Keane.
A. Fletcher
82'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Wyke
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Charlie Wyke.
J. Magennis
81'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
81'
Free kick won
Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Yellow card
James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. McClean
79'
Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77'
Header saved
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.
T. Naylor
76'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
76'
Free kick won
Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'
Foul
Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
75'
Free kick won
Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'
Shot off target
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.
70'
Shot off target
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'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Kerr.
T. Darikwa
69'
Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

WGABLK

Total Shots

Tom Naylor

Sam Gallagher