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

62': Nathan Broadhead

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
27': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Ryan Hedges.
53': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces George Hirst.
62': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton replaces Daniel Ayala.
67': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Nathan Broadhead.
79': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Charlie Wyke.
82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ashley Fletcher replaces Will Keane.
83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Lewis Travis.
87': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett replaces James McClean.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: DW Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 13,611

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		WGA
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	0
57.2	Possession	42.8
3	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
459	Accurate Passes	314
560	Passes	413
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
78	Long Balls	64
42	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	11
17	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Wigan Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Ben Amos (GK)
5	Jack Whatmough
16	Curtis Tilt
15	Jason Kerr
4	Tom Naylor
8	Max Power
11	James McClean
27	Tendayi Darikwa
9	Charlie Wyke
10	Will Keane
20	Nathan Broadhead

Substitutes:

Jordan Cousins, Graeme Shinnie, Thelo Aasgaard, Sam Tickle, Ashley Fletcher, Josh Magennis, Joe Bennett.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
4	Daniel Ayala
16	Scott Wharton
5	Dominic Hyam
27	Lewis Travis
6	Tyler Morton
8	Sammie Szmodics
3	Harry Pickering
19	Ryan Hedges
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
14	George Hirst

Substitutes:

Adam Wharton, Ashley Phillips, Aynsley Pears, Tyrhys Dolan, Callum Brittain, Sam Gallagher, Bradley Dack.

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