Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Saturday 3 May 2014

Result

Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Saturday 3 May 2014, 11:15 UTC · half-time 3-1

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Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Wigan Athletic: match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Wigan Athletic 4-3 in the Championship on Saturday 3 May 2014. It was 3-1 at half-time.

Tom Cairney opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Tom Cairney (13'), Rudy Gestede (19'), Rudy Gestede (35') and Jordan Rhodes (84'). Wigan Athletic scored through Ramis (17'), James McClean (59') and Nicky Maynard (87').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 8th on 67 points from 45 and Wigan Athletic 5th on 73 points from 45. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 8th with 70 points, and Wigan Athletic 5th with 74.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackburn Rovers wins, 2 draws and 4 for Wigan Athletic.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Tom CairneyBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · RamisWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 19'Goal · Rudy GestedeBlackburn Rovers · 2-1
  • 35'Goal · Rudy GestedeBlackburn Rovers · 3-1
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Grant HanleyBlackburn Rovers
  • 45+2'Yellow card · James McCleanWigan Athletic
  • 59'Goal · James McCleanWigan Athletic · 3-2
  • 68'Yellow card · Rudy GestedeBlackburn Rovers
  • 79'Yellow card · Stephen CraineyWigan Athletic
  • 84'Goal · Jordan RhodesBlackburn Rovers · 4-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Matthew KilgallonBlackburn Rovers
  • 87'Goal · Nicky MaynardWigan Athletic · 4-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 4, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 4.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

J. Kean, Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Jason Lowe, Tommy Spurr, Todd Kane, Tom Cairney, J. Rhodes, Joshua King, Leon Best

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

Scott Carson, Leon Barnett, Thomas Rogne, Jean Beausejour, Nick Powell, James McArthur, Jordi Gómez, Callum McManaman