Blackburn vs Wigan 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,540
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +50 | Leicester City | 45 | 97 | 10 |
| +33 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 93 | 6 |
| +39 | Leeds United | 45 | 90 | 9 |
| +23 | Southampton | 45 | 84 | 11 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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