Wigan vs Blackpool 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Introduction
Wigan Athletic are hosting Blackpool
at DW Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) is shown the red card.
- 34': Goal! Wigan Athletic 0, Blackpool 1. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
- 40': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett replaces Jack Whatmough because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Blackpool 1. James McClean (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 58': Sonny Carey (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Charlie Wyke.
- 68': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ashley Fletcher replaces Callum Lang.
- 80': Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Goal! Wigan Athletic 2, Blackpool 1. Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Charlie Patino.
- 90'+1': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: DW Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 14,059
Venue: DW Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 14,059
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +50 | Leicester City | 45 | 97 | 10 |
| +39 | Leeds United | 45 | 90 | 9 |
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 90 | 6 |
| +23 | Southampton | 45 | 84 | 11 |
Statistics
 BLP |
WGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 116 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 200 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 27 | Clearances | 7 |
Wigan Athletic (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Jones (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Whatmough |
| 16 | Curtis Tilt |
| 25 | Rarmani Edmonds-Green |
| 18 | Graeme Shinnie  |
| 8 | Max Power |
| 4 | Tom Naylor |
| 11 | James McClean |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |
| 19 | Callum Lang |
| 9 | Charlie Wyke |
Blackpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Maxwell (GK) |
| 15 | Rhys Williams |
| 21 | Marvin Ekpiteta  |
| 23 | Dominic Thompson |
| 2 | Callum Connolly |
| 12 | Kenneth Dougall |
| 28 | Charlie Patino |
| 16 | Sonny Carey |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 9 | Jerry Yates |
| 19 | Shayne Lavery |
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