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

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Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Wigan Athletic at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
55': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Tom Pearce replaces Omar Rekik because of an injury.
62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Jack Vale.
62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton replaces John Buckley.
66': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Danel Sinani.
70': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke replaces Will Keane.
75': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Steven Caulker replaces Martin Kelly because of an injury.
80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Bradley Dack.
80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
84': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,540

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+41	Leicester City	42	88	10
+42	Leeds United	43	87	8
+30	Southampton	42	84	8

Full Table

Statistics

WGA		BLK
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
44.3	Possession	55.7
11	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
264	Accurate Passes	349
349	Passes	444
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
20	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.1
57	Long Balls	89
21	Accurate Long Balls	51
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	4
19	Effective Clearances	22
19	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
23	Bradley Dack
21	John Buckley
27	Lewis Travis
29	Jack Vale
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
14	Sorba Thomas

Substitutes:

Ryan Hedges, Tyrhys Dolan, Sammie Szmodics, Tyler Morton, Joe Hilton, Ashley Phillips, Sam Gallagher.

Wigan Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Ben Amos (GK)
5	Jack Whatmough
24	Omar Rekik
34	Martin Kelly
8	Max Power
22	Christ Tiehi
11	James McClean
27	Tendayi Darikwa
10	Will Keane
19	Callum Lang
25	Danel Sinani

Substitutes:

Thelo Aasgaard, Tom Pearce, Charlie Wyke, Steven Caulker, Tom Naylor, Ryan Nyambe, Jamie Jones.

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