Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2009
Result
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Wigan Athletic drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 26 December 2009. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Benni McCarthy opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from Hugo Rodallega (53'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Benni McCarthy (30').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 17th on 18 points from 17 and Blackburn Rovers 14th on 19 points from 18. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 16th with 36 points, and Blackburn Rovers 10th with 50.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 5 for Blackburn Rovers.
Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read L-D-L-W-L and Blackburn Rovers's L-L-D-D-D.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · Míchel Salgado
- 30'Goal · Benni McCarthy
- 38'Yellow card · Gaël Givet-Viaros
- 44'Yellow card · Pascal Chimbonda
- 53'Goal · Hugo Rodallega
- 86'Yellow card · S. Nzonzi
- 90'Yellow card · Hendry Thomas Suazo
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)
Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Hendry Thomas Suazo, Paul Scharner, Charles N'Zogbia, Jordi Gómez, Hugo Rodallega, Chris Kirkland, Jason Scotland, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez
Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)
Paul Robinson, Christopher Samba, Gaël Givet-Viaros, Míchel Salgado, Pascal Chimbonda, Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews, Junior Hoilett, Franco Di Santo, Ryan Nelsen, B. McCarthy