There have been 31 meetings between Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers down the years. The Latics with 9 wins to the Rovers 15.
The first four encounters all came in cup competitions as the Latics settled into life as a Football League club, we didn’t meet in the league until December 2005, though the majority of our fixtures (14), have come in the top flight.
The first meeting was a 2 legged League Cup tie back in August 86, we lost both 1-3 at home & 2:0 away, Alex Cribley scoring for the Latics in our home leg.
We didn’t meet again until the 3rd January 1998 when we travelled to Ewood Park for an FA Cup 3rd round tie, we lost the game 4:2 but it was poor tactics from then manager John Deehan which had cost us dearly, making changes to both the personnel and shape of the team we looked awful in the first hour of the game and found ourselves four nil down.
With his hand forced, Deehan threw caution to the wind, changed our shape, brought on David Lowe and set about getting at Blackburn, two goals in six minutes, David Lee and David Lowe scoring, completely changed the emphasis of the game and if referee Neale Barry had shown some mettle in awarding, what was a stone wall penalty, then the result might have had a different outcome. A crowd of 22,402 with over 5,000 away fans, had seen an entertaining game.
Latics – Roy Carroll; Scott Green, Colin Greenall, Pat McGibbon, Steve Morgan; Paul Rogers, Roberto Martinez, Ian Kilford (David Lowe 58mins), Jorge Smeets, David Lee, Graeme Jones
Current Latics coach Jamie Beattie made a substitute appearance for Blackburn that day, both Stephane Henchoz and Jeff Kenna started for the Rovers
We didn’t play Blackburn in the league until we met on New Years Eve 2005, losing once again, this time 0-3 at the JJB. In fact we had a very poor record in our early encounters, of the first nine meetings we had seven losses, a draw and the only win coming in the 9th game (5:3 classic).
A bit of a change around in the last ten though, just two defeats, four wins and four draws, the last meeting being the subject of this week’s classic encounter.
Classic Encounters
FA Cup 3rd round day, 8th January this year, drawn against Championship club Blackburn Rovers, the Latics looked to test themselves against their Lancashire neighbours, a great performance in an exciting game that swung both ways, a last minute Thelo Aasgaard special sending us through to the 4th round.
Highlights – Wigan Athletic 3:2 Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Current Form
The Rovers currently sit 7th in the Championship table with 21 points from 13 games, 7 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats, they have scored 16 goals and conceded 15.
Since winning their opening four games of the season, Blackburn’s form has been consistently inconsistent and forms a remarkable pattern, LLWLWLWLWLW.
Blackburn Away Form
Blackburn’s six Championship away games so far this season have brought 6 points, 2 wins, Swansea and Blackpool and 4 defeats at Reading, Sheffield United, Luton and Cardiff.
Player To Watch – Ben Brereton Diaz
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| Ben Brereton Diaz |
23 year old striker, Chile international and an exceptional goal scorer.
Born in Stoke, Brereton Diaz came through the ranks at Nottingham Forest, joining the Rovers in 2018, he burst into the limelight last season, scoring 22 goals, this campaign he has already hit 7 in his 13 games played.
The Last Six Meetings
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Date |
Competition |
Result |
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08 Jan 2022 |
FA Cup |
Latics 3:2 Blackburn |
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27 Jun 2020 |
Championship |
Latics 2:0 Blackburn |
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23 Dec 2019 |
Championship |
Blackburn 0:0 Latics |
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12 Mar 2019 |
Championship |
Blackburn 3:0 Latics |
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28 Nov 2018 |
Championship |
Latics 3:1 Blackburn |
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04 Mar 2018 |
League One |
Blackburn 2:2 Latics |
Full Record v Blackburn Rovers
Played – 31
Won – 9
Drawn – 7
Lost – 15
Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Blackburn game.
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