Wigan Athletic 1-0 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 23 August 2014

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 23 August 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Wigan Athletic · Blackpool · Championship predictions

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Blackpool: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Blackpool 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 23 August 2014. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Oriol Riera of Wigan Athletic in the 35th minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 21st on 1 point from 3 and Blackpool 24th on 0 points from 3. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 23rd with 40 points, and Blackpool 24th with 26.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackpool in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 0 draws and 3 for Blackpool.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · James McArthurWigan Athletic
  • 6'Yellow card · David PerkinsBlackpool
  • 32'Yellow card · Peter ClarkeBlackpool
  • 35'Goal · Oriol RieraWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Sergei ZenjovBlackpool
  • 77'Yellow card · Emyr HuwsWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 0, Blackpool 3.

Team news

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

Scott Carson, James Perch, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Jean Beausejour, Thomas Rogne, James McArthur, Callum McManaman, Jordi Gómez, James McClean

Blackpool expected line-up (4-5-1)

Matthew Gilks, Chris Basham, Craig Cathcart, Kirk Broadfoot, Gary MacKenzie, Jack Robinson, Isaiah Osbourne, Neal Bishop, Barry Ferguson, Tom Ince