On Jan 8th, Wigan Athletic hosts Blackburn Rovers at The Dw Stadium in a FA Cup match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Wigan Athletic is fresh off their 3-2 win against Oxford United. Will Keane struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute, then Max Power added another in the 32nd minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance, while blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Huddersfield Town. Neither Blackburn Rovers nor Huddersfield Town could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Blackburn Rovers is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Ben Brereton has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Blackburn Rovers. Wigan Athletic is glad to have Callum Lang in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.