Video: Blackburn fans smuggle a protest chicken on to the Ewood Park pitch in Wigan defeat It took the combined efforts of Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi and Blackburn striker Ayegbeni Yakubu to corner the fowl in the net of the Wigan goal before it was escorted from the pitch by a steward. Blackburn were relegated from the top flight by the result and fans unleashed their fury, and their poultry, on the occasion. One fan ran on the pitch to throw away his season ticket (an act that would have carried more force had it not been the last home game of the season) while chants against the Scottish manager and the Indian chicken magnates who bought the club last year continued throughout the match.