Wigan Athletic 0-3 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2007

Result

Wigan Athletic 0-3 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Wigan Athletic 0-3 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-3 in the Premier League on Monday 1 January 2007. The half-time score was 0-1.

Wigan Athletic did not score. Blackburn Rovers scored through an own goal by Emile Heskey (37'), Matt Derbyshire (58') and Benni McCarthy (76', penalty).

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received no yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 16th on 22 points from 20 and Blackburn Rovers 14th on 25 points from 20. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Blackburn Rovers 10th with 52.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Aaron MokoenaBlackburn Rovers
  • 29'Yellow card · Lucas NeillBlackburn Rovers
  • 37'Own goal · Emile HeskeyBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Stephane HenchozBlackburn Rovers
  • 53'Yellow card · Zurab KhizanishviliBlackburn Rovers
  • 58'Goal · Matt DerbyshireBlackburn Rovers · 0-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Daniel BentleyBlackburn Rovers
  • 76'Penalty goal · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers · 0-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Wigan Athletic 0, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up

Fitz Hall, Arjan de Zeeuw, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Leighton Baines, Kevin Kilbane, Andreas Johansson, Denny Landzaat, David Cotterill, Josip Skoko, Emile Heskey, Chris Kirkland

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Lucas Neill, Zurab Khizanishvili, Aaron Mokoena, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Daniel Bentley, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Shabani Nonda, Brad Friedel, B. McCarthy, Stephane Henchoz