Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2015

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2015, 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 Championship on Saturday 17 January 2015. The half-time score was 0-1.

Corry Evans opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from James McClean (63'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Corry Evans (15').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 23rd on 21 points from 25 and Blackburn Rovers 10th on 35 points from 25. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 23rd with 40 points, and Blackburn Rovers 9th with 67.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Wigan Athletic wins, 2 draws and 5 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Blackburn Rovers's L-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Corry EvansBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Grant HanleyBlackburn Rovers
  • 45+3'Yellow card · James McCleanWigan Athletic
  • 59'Yellow card · Martyn WaghornWigan Athletic
  • 63'Goal · James McCleanWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Matthew KilgallonBlackburn Rovers
  • 68'Yellow card · James PerchWigan Athletic
  • 70'Yellow card · Ben MarshallBlackburn Rovers
  • 76'Yellow card · Corry EvansBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wigan Athletic 3, draws 2, Blackburn Rovers 5.

Team news

Wigan Athletic expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Carson, James Perch, Robert Kiernan, Leon Barnett, Callum McManaman, Shaun Maloney, Jean Beausejour, Jordi Gómez, James McArthur, Róger Espinoza, Emmerson Orlando Boyce

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)

Grant Hanley, Tommy Spurr, Todd Kane, Scott Dann, Ben Marshall, Jason Lowe, Alan Judge, J. Rhodes, Joshua King