MATCH REPORT

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE - EWOOD PARK - Saturday March 22nd 2008
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Santa Cruz 12, 63
Roberts 45
3-1
WIGAN ATHLETIC
King 17

Roque Santa Cruise scored either side of ex-Wigan favourite Jason, Marlon King scored from the spot after Samba felled Heskey and was sent off.

Erik Edman is out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage and Wilson Palacios was sent off for two ridiculous yellow card offences on 70 minutes.

Full report to follow by Jason Taylor www.cockneylatic.co.uk
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Attendance: 23,541
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BLACKBURN ROVERS WIGAN ATHLETIC
1 Brad Friedel 1 Chris Kirkland
2 Andre Ooijer 25 Mario Melchiot
3 Stephen Warnock 17 Emmerson Boyce
13 Zurab Khizanishvili 3 Erik Edman
4 Christopher Samba 18 Paul Scharner
14 Steven Reid 11 Michael Brown
11 David Bentley 5 Wilson Palacios
12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 8 Kevin Kilbane
19 David Dunn 16 Antonio Valencia
30 Jason Roberts 9 Emile Heskey
9 Roque Santa Cruz 14 Marlon King
SUBS
32 Jason Brown 12 Mike Pollitt
5 Tugay 19 Titus Bramble
10 Benni McCarthy 2 Ryan Taylor
27 Matt Derbyshire 23 Marcus Bent
15 Aaron Mokoena 15 Julius Aghahowa
TIMELINE
12'  Goal Roque Santa Cruz  
14' Yellow Card Wilson Palacios
17'  Goal Marlon King
41' Player Off Erik Edman
Player On Ryan Taylor
45'  Goal Jason Roberts  
59' Yellow Card Michael Brown
61' Yellow Card Mario Melchiot
63'  Goal Roque Santa Cruz  
64' Player OffMarlon King
Player On Marcus Bent
69' Yellow Card Wilson Palacios
78' Player Off Jason Roberts
Player On Tugay		  
78' Yellow Card David Bentley  
84' Player Off David Dunn
Player On Aaron Mokoena		  
89' Player Off Roque Santa Cruz
Player On Benni McCarthy		  
NEXT AT THE JJB
WIGAN ATHLETIC  
     
CHELSEA  
     
Sunday 24th August 2008
Kick Off 1.30pm
LAST GAME
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
     
MANCHESTER UNITED 2
     
Attendance: 25,133
LEAGUE TABLE
Pld Team Pld Pts
16 Sunderland 0 0
17 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0
18 West Brom 0 0
19 West Ham United 0 0
20 Wigan Athletic 0 0