Saturday February 5, 2011 Day 26 Finished DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic 4 - 3 Blackburn Rovers

  • McCarthy 35’, 56’
  • Rodallega 50’
  • Watson 65’ (pen.)
  • Roberts 23’
  • Samba 58’
  • Dunn 81’ (pen.)

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  1. Wigan win seven-goal thriller

    Wigan win seven-goal thriller

    Wigan recorded their first league win of 2011 after edging out Blackburn in a 4-3 thriller at the DW Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • 90+6' ...AND IT'S ALL OVER! What a game! And a crucial three points for Wigan against their local rivals!
    • 90+5' Pedersen's deep cross is headed clear and Dunn concedes a free-kick rather stupidly, quelling what could be the last Blackburn chance. It's added time on top of added time here...
    • 90+4' Martinez is highly stressed. Who can blame him? Wigan are struggling to retain possession in these conditions but are dealing with each desperate Rovers punt upfield in search of a late leveller.
    • 90+3' Blackburn throw everything forward but it allows another Wigan break! Rovers get back though and Rodallega plays it into the corner to burn down the last two of these 5 minutes added on.
    • 90+2' Di Santo is offside on a Wigan break. He's booked for kicking the ball away.
    • 90+1' FIVE minutes added time! We're not done yet. Late drama, anyone?
    • 90' Blackburn corner headed away by Boyce for another corner on the opposite side. Samba meets this one but is penalised for climbing.
    • 89' Like Jason Roberts, Di Santo said there'd be no celebration should he net against his former club. Question is, will he get the chance? We're into the final minute.
    • 88' Wigan make their final sub: N'Zogbia was a handful today, but he makes way with minutes to go for Franco Di Santo.
    • 87' This game has contributed two penalties to a grand total of seven so far in the Premier League today, a new record.
    • 86' Both sets of players are tiring and the pitch is getting worse by the minute. I sense we're not finished here yet, either...
    • 85' Hoilett gets into Wigan's danger zone... low cross cleared yards from the goal line! Wigan break fast but nothing comes of it.
    • 84' Diouf stretches to get a head on a deep cross but Al Habsi easily catches.
    • 83' No hat-trick for James McCarthy. He's replaced by name soundalike James McArthur. That's their second switch, one left in the bank for Roberto Martinez.
    • 82' What a game. There could still be a late twist...
    • 81' 4-3 WIGAN! Dunn gives Blackburn hope by coolly slotting into his bottom-right corner. Al Habsi guessed right but it was perfectly placed.
    • 81' Boyce trips a full-speed Dunn, who will take the spot kick...
    • 80' PENALTY BLACKBURN!
    • 79' N'Zonzi replaces the booked Jones. That's Blackburn's final sub.
    • 78' N'Zogbia dances past three men but is eventually dispossessed. He remains in position to attempt a flick-on 1-2 with Diame but Rovers again get in the way.
    • 77' This pitch is disastrous. Blackburn are encountering a lot of trouble and have almost let the Latics in at the back on numerous occasions.
    • 76' Diouf is offside again. Had he remained still and let Dunn or Pedersen latch onto the ball, it would have been a different story. Frustrating times for the visitors.
    • 75' Diouf really should have made it 4-3 there! Hoilett feeds him through on the right edge of the box but again the pitch appears to hinder him and his shot is soft and off-target.
    • 74' The pitch has taken a turn for the worse thanks to consistent rainfall. The ball isn't travelling well at all, errors aplenty as a result.
    • 73' Jermaine Jones brings down Diame and sees yellow. That's two cautions in this game, both for fouls on the Frenchman.
    • 72' Another fine cross from Olsson, but Roberts is sandwiched by two defenders and can't get a decent touch on it.
    • 70' Diouf nips past the Wigan backline... turns out being slightly offside helped him out somewhat. Flag goes straight up.
    • 68' Deep cross from Olsson finds nobody, despite Samba's out of position attempts to chase it down.
    • 67' Wigan sub: Moses off, Cleverley on.
    • 66' Salgado was furious with the decision - but was booked for the challenge to boot.
    • 66' Watson blasted it straight down the middle, was lucky not to have caught Robinson's trailing legs actually... but he didn't and Wigan regain a two-goal cushion.
    • 65' AND WATSON CONVERTS! 4-2 Wigan. What a game this is turning into!!
    • 65' Some silky play almost on the touch line by Diame results in a trip by Salgado. Up steps Watson...
    • 64' PENALTY TO WIGAN!
    • 63' Wigan look to be preparing a sub of their own, Cleverley I believe...
    • 62' Just seen a replay of McCarthy's second (Wigan's third) - it was some really neat play from the man now on a hat-trick.
    • 61' Good hold up play in the Wigan box from Roberts precedes a long cross from Dunn which misses all targets and goes out of play.
    • 60' Double sub for Rovers: Diouf replaces Benjani and Emerton makes way for Dunn.
    • 59' We've had three goals in ten minutes. What a start to the second half here. I said the game needed to step it up a little and my word has it. Phew.
    • 58' 3-1 Wigan? No, 3-2! Samba beats a flapping Al Habsi to another Pedersen corner and brings the away side back into it here at the DW!
    • 56' WIGAN FOLLOW UP WITH A THIRD! N'Zogbia keeps it alive and finds McCarthy who controls well and places into the lower right corner on the half volley for his second of the game.
    • 56' N'Zogbia curler from 20 yards, SAVED BY ROBINSON!
    • 55' Samba meets it but the Blackburn skipper gets nowhere near the target. Goal kick.
    • 54' Good play from Olsson wins Rovers a corner. Pedersen again with the honours.
    • 53' Moses sprints forward but is dispossessed by Jones. Calls for a free-kick but he's deemed to have played the ball by Dean.
    • 51' 5 in 8 for Hugo. The Latics have 40 minutes to hold on, though. If they do, this is a crucial three points.
    • 50' GOAL! IT IS 2-1 WIGAN! Rodallega pounces on Rovers complacency from a long ball up field. Samba guilty. Wigan lead.
    • 49' Moses, who has changed boots at half-time, has a cross headed clear.
    • 48' Benjani shoots at Al Habsi... he's offside. Good save regardless.
    • 47' Wigan's last win came on Boxing Day, 2-1 against Wolves. It'd only take one more here to repeat that scoreline and end a barren run.
    • 46' The second half has begun at the DW. Wigan v Blackburn sits evenly at 1 apiece after 45 minutes.
    • 45+2' Quiet end to the half as Mike Dean blows for the break. Decent opening 45 with plenty of back and forth action. Hopefully it'll step up a degree after the interval.
    • 45+1' Two minutes added time at the DW.
    • 45' Waiting to see how much added time we'll get here. Couple of stoppages should equal a couple of minutes, but we'll see...
    • 44' Benjani is treated for a small gash on the head. Blob of vaseline and he's ready to continue.
    • 42' Wigan have only ever had two or more goalscorers in a PL game at the DW this season - Gomez and Rodallega got the goals to defeat Wolves 2-0 in October.
    • 40' Pretty blatant handball by Jones, two yards in front of the referee! Free-kick out deep for Athletic.
    • 38' Moses is offside for Wigan.
    • 36' Can you say, game on?
    • 35' GOAL! It's 1-1! Good play from Moses to get into the box and although Robinson saves from Boyce, McCarthy is there to put away the rebound from a tight angle!
    • 34' Watson corner is overhit and run off for an attacking throw by Rovers.
    • 33' Emerton is making his first Blackburn appearance in over a month after featuring for Australia in the Asian cup in Qatar. Already he has an assist to his name.
    • 32' Watson cross is a weak one and easily dealt with, so much so that Blackburn break. Nothing comes of it.
    • 31' Wigan are the only PL club yet to win in 2011. How much longer will they have to wait? It'll take two goals minimum to achieve it today.
    • 30' McCarthy and Jones collide, the referee blows up. Trainers rush on, doesn't seem too bad though.
    • 29' Replay shows there was a bit of an argument to the handball. Seen them given...
    • 28' Moses bursts into the Rovers box from the left, but spends too much time on the ball and is dispossessed.
    • 27' They attempt to do so with a break away and McCarthy is adamant his cross attempt came off the hand of Nelsen. No dice from Mike Dean.
    • 26' Jones heads off-target moments later. Good spell for the away side, this. Wigan need to regroup.
    • 25' Almost 2-0 there. Free-kick from the left is mis-headed by Benjani and sprawled away.
    • 24' Roberts keeps his promise not to celebrate the goal against his former club. But this could nonetheless spell trouble for struggling Wigan.
    • 23' AND THERE IT IS! Hoilett finds Emerton with a wonderful pass out on the right and his low cross is converted at close range by ex-Latic Jason Roberts!
    • 22' First all Wigan, then all Blackburn and now back to how we started. A goal would make things very interesting right now.
    • 21' Watson takes it, it's straight at Robinson who has to parry it, and nobody is around to take advantage.
    • 20' Jones gives away a free-kick on Diame 30 yards out. Seemed a deliberate attempt to cut down Wigan momentum.
    • 19' Blackburn haven't fared well in their recent short trips around the NW region. They've lost their last three, shipping 11 goals in the process.
    • 18' Wonderful and crucial challenge by Pedersen on McCarthy, could easily have been a foul with the midfielder racing free into the Rovers box but Morten instead concedes a corner on the slide.
    • 17' Pedersen launches a cross which is just ahead of an unmarked Benjani.
    • 16' Not only that, but they have the lowest average points haul per home game this campaign at 0.92 - the only side out of twenty under 1 point per game.
    • 15' Wigan have conceded the most goals at home in the Premier League this season - 23. Will we see more today? Blackburn look capable of doing so thus far.
    • 14' And again, Wigan break from the Rovers corner. Again, however, they waste it. Moses sprints free and misses an opportunity to feed a clear Rodallega, instead overhitting a loft pass to Hugo moments later.
    • 13' Was a bright start by Athletic, but it's all about the visitors now - ANOTHER corner coming up...
    • 12' Wigan break from the corner but waste it, Robinson collects.
    • 11' Blackburn again attack, and Olsson's deep cross needs a touch from Al Habsi. Corner.
    • 10' Hoilett wriggles into the danger zone from the opposite flank despite the efforts of three Wigan defenders, his ball is cleared only as far as Pedersen who blasts over. Was a good Morten-Gamst position, too...
    • 9. Another free-kick for Blackburn, on the right flank this time from a similar position. Pedersen to take... parried by Al Habsi.
    • 8' Kenny Dalgish is in the stands taking notes on Wigan ahead of their clash with Liverpool.
    • 7' The last game at the DW officiated by Mike Dean ended 6-0 to Chelsea. The home side will be hoping lightning doesn't strike twice...
    • 6' Olsson wins a free kick for Rovers out on the left flank. Deflected by the crowd in the box, goal kick.
    • 5' Free-kick to Wigan, 20 yards out, Watson and N'Zogbia stand over it and it's N'ZOGBIA! Sails wide to the right. Should have done better.
    • 4' McCarthy heads clear the corner from Pedersen, but Benjani manages to fire a shot straight at Al Habsi.
    • 3' Diame fires well over from a shade over twenty yards. At the other end, Figueroa heads a Hoillet cross away for a corner. Bright start to the game.
    • 2' Rodallega races clear but Robinson beats him to the ball forward. Energetic start by the hosts.
    • 1' Apologies for earlier naming Sam Allardyce as the Blackburn manager! Oops..
    • 15:00 Matchday official Mike Dean blows his whistle, and the 26-mile derby is underway!!
    • 14:55 Five minutes to go at the DW, and onto the pitch comes new signing Conor Sammon, brought in from Kilmarnock after 17 goals in 65 games. He isn't ready in time for this must-win local collision, though...
    • 14:50 Both sides enter this fixture with a degree of vulnerability, however: Wigan have won just one of their last twelve league games, while Blackburn have lost all ten games this season where they have gone behind first. The DW hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Rovers in recent times, either - no win in their last three trips and nine goals conceded altogether.
    • 14:45 Stoke's dramatic 3-2 win over Sunderland in today's early kick-off means Rovers begin their Northwest derby against Wigan tenth in the Premier League table. They'll fancy their chances of regaining some ground by 5pm, though: Blackburn have defeated the Latics three times in their last four meetings, the other being a draw.
    • 14:40 BLACKBURN TEAM NEWS: Three changes by manager Sam Allardyce, with Dunn, Andrews and Diouf dropping to the bench to make way in the starting XI for Brett Emerton, Benjani and Morten Gamst Pedersen.
    • 14:35 WIGAN TEAM NEWS: Skipper Gary Caldwell misses out after sustaining a fractured cheekbone at West Brom, but Maynor Figueroa has shaken off a hamstring problem and starts today. Victor Moses comes in for Franco Di Santo, who will have to come off the bench to face his former club.
    • 14:30 TEAMS - Wigan: Al Habsi, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Boyce, Figueroa, McCarthy, Watson, N'Zogbia, Moses, Diame, Rodallega. Subs: Pollitt, S.Caldwell, Stam, Gomez, Cleverley, McArthur, Di Santo /// Blackburn: Robinson, Olsson, Samba, Nelsen, Salgado, J.Jones, Emerton, Pedersen, Mwaruwari, Hoilett, Roberts. Subs: Bunn, Hanley, Dunn, Grella, Nzonzi, Andrews, Diouf.
    • 14:25 Indeed, the Latics are currently 19th in the Premier League table but would move within 6 points of 9th-placed Blackburn should they emerge victorious at the DW Stadium. Premier League table
    • 14:20 Ben Watson has conceded Wigan are in serious trouble of relegation from the Premier League and must win nearly half of the remaining fixtures to be safe. Read more here
    • 14:15 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Blackburn Rovers' trip to Wigan Athletic, kick-off is at 3pm UK time.

  • Summary

    • 85' Hoilett gets into Wigan's danger zone... low cross cleared yards from the goal line! Wigan break fast but nothing comes of it.
    • 81' 4-3 WIGAN! Dunn gives Blackburn hope by coolly slotting into his bottom-right corner. Al Habsi guessed right but it was perfectly placed.
    • 80' PENALTY BLACKBURN!
    • 75' Diouf really should have made it 4-3 there! Hoilett feeds him through on the right edge of the box but again the pitch appears to hinder him and his shot is soft and off-target.
    • 65' AND WATSON CONVERTS! 4-2 Wigan. What a game this is turning into!!
    • 64' PENALTY TO WIGAN!
    • 58' 3-1 Wigan? No, 3-2! Samba beats a flapping Al Habsi to another Pedersen corner and brings the away side back into it here at the DW!
    • 56' WIGAN FOLLOW UP WITH A THIRD! N'Zogbia keeps it alive and finds McCarthy who controls well and places into the lower right corner on the half volley for his second of the game.
    • 56' N'Zogbia curler from 20 yards, SAVED BY ROBINSON!
    • 50' GOAL! IT IS 2-1 WIGAN! Rodallega pounces on Rovers complacency from a long ball up field. Samba guilty. Wigan lead.
    • 35' GOAL! It's 1-1! Good play from Moses to get into the box and although Robinson saves from Boyce, McCarthy is there to put away the rebound from a tight angle!
    • 25' Almost 2-0 there. Free-kick from the left is mis-headed by Benjani and sprawled away.
    • 23' AND THERE IT IS! Hoilett finds Emerton with a wonderful pass out on the right and his low cross is converted at close range by ex-Latic Jason Roberts!
    • 14:30 TEAMS - Wigan: Al Habsi, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Boyce, Figueroa, McCarthy, Watson, N'Zogbia, Moses, Diame, Rodallega. Subs: Pollitt, S.Caldwell, Stam, Gomez, Cleverley, McArthur, Di Santo /// Blackburn: Robinson, Olsson, Samba, Nelsen, Salgado, J.Jones, Emerton, Pedersen, Mwaruwari, Hoilett, Roberts. Subs: Bunn, Hanley, Dunn, Grella, Nzonzi, Andrews, Diouf.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • A. Al Habsi
      • E. Boyce
      • S. Gohouri
      • A. Alcaraz
      • M. Figueroa
      • M. Diamé
      • C. N'Zogbia Substitution Out (89′)
      • J. McCarthy Goals×2 Substitution Out (83′)
      • B. Watson Goal
      • V. Moses Substitution Out (67′)
      • H. Rodallega Goal

      Subs

      • M. Pollitt
      • J. Gómez
      • J. McArthur Substitution In83′
      • R. Stam
      • T. Cleverley Substitution In67′
      • S. Caldwell
      • F. Di Santo Substitution In89′ Yellow Card

    • Starting line-up

      • P. Robinson
      • Míchel Salgado Yellow Card
      • C. Samba Goal
      • R. Nelsen
      • M. Olsson
      • J. Jones Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)
      • M. Gamst Pedersen
      • B. Emerton Substitution Out (61′)
      • D. Hoilett
      • B. Mwaruwari Substitution Out (61′)
      • J. Roberts Goal

      Subs

      • D. Dunn Substitution In61′
      • K. Andrews
      • M. Bunn
      • S. N'Zonzi Substitution In79′
      • V. Grella
      • M. Diouf Substitution In61′
      • G. Hanley

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