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Wigan Athletic

  • Heskey 11’
  • Valencia 12’
  • Cattermole 77’

Blackburn Rovers

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  1. Wigan pile pressure on Ince

    Wigan pile pressure on Ince

    More pressure mounted on Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince as his side slumped to a 3-0 defeat against Wigan at the JJB Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • 90' That's it - Blackburn have been beaten 3-0 by a lively Wigan side who were inspired by Antonio Valencia. It's Blackburn's sixth defeat in a row and their eleventh league game without a win. Paul Ince's job prospects don't look good.
    • 89' Santa Cruz somehow pokes wide with an open goal in front of him. The big striker was stretching to reach the deflected cross from the left, but his finish sums up Rovers' day.
    • 88' Blackburn are huffing and puffing but nothing can get them back into this now. It's going to be a sixth defeat on the bounce for Paul Ince. The odds on his sacking will take a real tumble with this result.
    • 85' Wigan make their last change - man-of-the-match Valenica is given a rousing round of applause as he's replaced by De Ridder on the right flank.
    • 84' Dunn loses the ball wide on the right. Nothing's gone for Blackburn today.
    • 82' Wigan make another change - Camara comes on for Heskey up front.
    • 80' Valencia fires in the free-kick. It's deflected and pings around the box before eventually being thwacked away by a Blackburn defender.
    • 79' Nelsen is cautioned for a foul on the edge of the area on the right.
    • 78' Wigan make a change now too. Kilbane comes on for Melchiot.
    • 77' Blackburn make a third and final change. Treacy comes on for Andrews in midfield.
    • 77' GOAL!!! Lee Cattermole scores to make it 3-0 to Wigan! The midfielder placed a precise shot past Paul Robinson after being teed up by Antonio Valencia in the area!
    • 76' It's headed out to Brown on the edge of the box - and the midfielder shoots narrowly over the bar. That almost sneaked in!
    • 75' Wigan win another corner on the left.
    • 74' Robinson has to have his wits about him as he races off his line to just get to a long ball before the on-rusing Zaki. The keeper had to make that.
    • 73' Ryan Taylor curls the corner into the centre of the area - but Robinson punches the ball clear.
    • 72' Eventually they force a corner.
    • 71' Wigan are already trying to play out time as they dally over a series of throw-ins in the Blackburn half on the left.
    • 68' Kirkland makes another good save - this time from David Dunn after the half-time substitute cut in from the left wing and shot powerfully at goal.
    • 67' A Wigan player gets to the cross first, but there's neither power nor direction on it, and Blackburn hack the ball away.
    • 67' Now Wigan win a corner at the other end on the left.
    • 66' Blackburn win another corner - but nothing comes of it again.
    • 64' Michael Brown is booked for a late tackle.
    • 61' Kirkland makes a great save low to his right after Emerton's cross from the free-kick was flicked goalwards! That's as close as Rovers have come to scoring!
    • 60' Lee Cattermole escapes a booking for a wild tackle 45 yards from his own goal on the right. But Blackburn are awarded a free-kick which will give them another chance to get the ball in the Wigan box.
    • 58' Rovers make another change - it's a striker for a midfielder as Jason Roberts replaces Tugay.
    • 56' And Paul Robinson is receiving treatment after being made into an Amr Zaki and near post sandwich when the Egyptian flew at that ball. He's okay to carry on though.
    • 55' Taylor fires a cross in to the near post - Zaki gets to it but directs it marginally wide!
    • 54' Wigan win a free-kick in a position wide on the right between the penalty area and the touchline.
    • 53' It's Emerton who takes it - but he curls his shot high and wide!
    • 52' Blackburn win a free-kick 30 yards from the Wigan goal after a foul by Figueroa. With Pedersen off, who will take this one?
    • 50' Valencia goes for a one-two with Heskey on the right of the Rovers box, but Warnock gets in front and wins a free-kick.
    • 47' It doesn't take Wigan long to get back into the groove. Heskey puts Cattermole in on goal on the left of the penalty area. The midfielder forces Paul Robinson into a good low save - but the linesman says that Cattermole was offside.
    • 46' Blackburn make a change at the interval - David Dunn comes on for Morten Gamst Pedersen in midfield. Can Dunn inspire Rovers to get back into this?
    • 46' And Wigan kick-off to get us going in the second half.
    • - The teams are back out at the JJB.
    • 45' It's half-time at the JJB, and all the signs are that Blackburn are heading for yet another defeat. Paul Ince will have to give some team talk at the break to rouse his troops.
    • 45' Valencia crosses from the right to Heskey, who lays the ball back to Zaki on the edge of the box - but the Egyptian pulls his shot wide! Another good chance for the hosts.
    • 45' Wigan hit the bar! It's Valencia causing all the problems again as he sprints down the right and crosses beautifully for Cattermole racing into the box. The midfielder loops a header on to bar - the ball bounces down and away! Wigan were so close to making it three!
    • 44' Pedersen's cross is headed over the bar by Samba. Blackburn need to take one of these chances.
    • 43' Pedersen delivers a cross from the left that reaches Emerton in the middle. The Australian shoots - but it's deflected for another Rovers corner.
    • 37' It's hurled in by Figueroa and flicked on at the near post. Blackburn half-clear to Valencia on the edge of the box. The winger jinks past his marker but then fires over the bar! A good chance for another goal for Wigan there.
    • 36' Wigan win a throw-in near the corner flag on the left.
    • 32' Blackburn win a free-kick 40 yards out. Pedersen shoots over and Santa Cruz seems to be upset the ball wasn't crossed instead.
    • 31' Melchiot is now causing Blackburn problems at the other end of the pitch - but he just fails to get to a through ball into his path and Robinson collects.
    • 30' Pedersen takes the second corner in quick succession, but Wigan skipper Melchiot gets there first and clears.
    • 29' Pedersen crosses to the near post. Bramble gets to it first and heads out for another corner.
    • 28' Emerton shoots from the edge of the box - it's deflected over the bar for a corner.
    • 26' Figueroa just gets to a loose ball before Derbyshire - if the Blackburn man had made that first he would have been in on goal. Derbyshire claims he was fouled, but replays don't suggest he was.
    • 25' Derbyshire tries a curler from the edge of the Wigan box on the right - but it lacks power and is caught easily by Kirkland in the Wigan goal.
    • 23' Zaki and Heskey link up nicely up front but without any support from midfield Zaki loses the ball.
    • 22' Wigan attack down the left but Heskey is dispossessed.
    • 20' Blackburn win another corner - this time on the right. It's whipped in by Emerton, but it fails to beat the first man and Wigan clear.
    • 18' Valencia whips the resulting free-kick high into the Blackburn box - and Paul Scharner almost gets on to it with his head, but just fails to make contact.
    • 17' But the ball is headed wide. Blackburn are two down in no time - and now Samba is being given a talking to for his reaction to conceding a free-kick. Tensions are high in the Blackburn ranks.
    • 16' Blackburn look to respond quickly and win a corner on the left.
    • 13' My word. What a start from Wigan - and what must Paul Ince be thinking? His neck really is on the line now.
    • 12' GOAL!!! Wigan score again! It's Valencia who scores this time. A Robinson clearance goes straight to the winger, and the Ecuadorian waltzes through the Blackburn defence before firing low past the Rovers keeper!
    • 11' GOAL!!! Emile Heskey backheels an Antonio Valencia cross in at the near post after the winger burst down the right!
    • 8' Ryan Taylor picks out a team-mate at the far post, but it's headed tamely straight at Robinson.
    • 7' Wigan win another corner on the left.
    • 5' The ball pings around the Rovers box after the corner is swung in, but Wigan eventually hack the ball clear.
    • 5' Wigan immediately win a corner at the other end of the pitch after good work by Zaki on the right touchline.
    • 4' Bramble heads Emerton's corner clear, and a Blackburn player fires a shot way over.
    • 3' Early pressure for Blackburn. They win a corner on the left.
    • 1' Blackburn kick-off to get us under way.
    • - Blackburn team news: Well, could this be Paul Ince's last outing in charge of Rovers? David Dunn is back, but is only fit enough to start on the bench. But Santa Cruz, Rovers' main goal threat, does start.
    • - Wigan team news: Striking sensation and everyone's favourite Egyptian Amr Zaki returns from injury to lead the line for Steve Bruce's side. But Wilson Palacios, another of Bruce's canny signings, is suspended.
    • - Welcome to LIVE text coverage from the Lancashire derby between Wigan and Blackburn from the JJB Stadium.

  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Blackburn Rovers
    47% Possession 52%
    11 Shots 15
    4 Shots on target 3
    2 Saves 1
    6 Corners 9
    14 Fouls 9
    6 Offsides 2
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 20
    223 Accurate passes 251
    36 Bad passes 58

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
      19 Titus Bramble 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 2 0
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 6 1
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 3
      2 Ryan Taylor 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17 4 2
      7 Paul Scharner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
      4 Lee Cattermole 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 20 4 6
      11 Michael Brown 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 26 4 4
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 32 0 4
      13 Amr Zaki 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 17 3 0
      9 Emile Heskey 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 21 5 1
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Henri Camara 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
      10 Jason Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
      21 Tomasz Cywka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0
      4 Christopher Samba 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15 1 3
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 9 0
      7 Brett Emerton 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 26 4 2
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 2
      6 Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 27 5 1
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 1 2
      17 Keith Andrews 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 24 7 3
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 8 1
      9 Roque Santa Cruz 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 19 8 0
      27 Matt Derbyshire 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 17 5 5
      22 Danny Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 David Dunn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 1
      11 Vincenzo Grella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Benedict McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Jason Roberts 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
      24 Keith Treacy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 0

  • Summary

    • 89' Santa Cruz somehow pokes wide with an open goal in front of him. The big striker was stretching to reach the deflected cross from the left, but his finish sums up Rovers' day.
    • 80' Valencia fires in the free-kick. It's deflected and pings around the box before eventually being thwacked away by a Blackburn defender.
    • 77' GOAL!!! Lee Cattermole scores to make it 3-0 to Wigan! The midfielder placed a precise shot past Paul Robinson after being teed up by Antonio Valencia in the area!
    • 76' It's headed out to Brown on the edge of the box - and the midfielder shoots narrowly over the bar. That almost sneaked in!
    • 55' Taylor fires a cross in to the near post - Zaki gets to it but directs it marginally wide!
    • 53' It's Emerton who takes it - but he curls his shot high and wide!
    • 45' Valencia crosses from the right to Heskey, who lays the ball back to Zaki on the edge of the box - but the Egyptian pulls his shot wide! Another good chance for the hosts.
    • 45' Wigan hit the bar! It's Valencia causing all the problems again as he sprints down the right and crosses beautifully for Cattermole racing into the box. The midfielder loops a header on to bar - the ball bounces down and away! Wigan were so close to making it three!
    • 37' It's hurled in by Figueroa and flicked on at the near post. Blackburn half-clear to Valencia on the edge of the box. The winger jinks past his marker but then fires over the bar! A good chance for another goal for Wigan there.
    • 12' GOAL!!! Wigan score again! It's Valencia who scores this time. A Robinson clearance goes straight to the winger, and the Ecuadorian waltzes through the Blackburn defence before firing low past the Rovers keeper!
    • 11' GOAL!!! Emile Heskey backheels an Antonio Valencia cross in at the near post after the winger burst down the right!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Wigan Athletic

      Manager: Steve Bruce

      Captain: Mario Melchiot

      Starting line-up

      • C. Kirkland
      • M. Melchiot Substitution Out (79′)
      • T. Bramble
      • P. Scharner
      • M. Figueroa
      • A. Valencia Goal Substitution Out (85′)
      • M. Brown Yellow Card
      • L. Cattermole Goal
      • R. Taylor
      • E. Heskey Goal Substitution Out (82′)
      • A. Zaki

      Subs

      • K. Kilbane Substitution In79′
      • J. Koumas
      • H. Camara Substitution In82′
      • M. Pollitt
      • D. De Ridder Substitution In85′
      • T. Cywka
      • R. Kingson

      Injured

      • E. Edman
      • E. Boyce

      Suspended

      • W. Palacios

    • Blackburn Rovers

      Manager: Paul Ince

      Captain: Ryan Nelsen

      Starting line-up

      • P. Robinson
      • A. Ooijer
      • C. Samba
      • R. Nelsen Yellow Card
      • S. Warnock
      • B. Emerton
      • K. Andrews Substitution Out (77′)
      • K. Tugay Substitution Out (58′)
      • M. Pedersen Substitution Out (46′)
      • R. Santa Cruz
      • M. Derbyshire

      Subs

      • B. McCarthy
      • D. Dunn Substitution In46′
      • J. Roberts Substitution In58′
      • J. Brown
      • K. Treacy Substitution In77′
      • C. Villanueva
      • D. Simpson

      Injured

      • V. Grella
      • S. Reid

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