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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 26 (setup 6, season 21)
Birmingham City
v.
Wigan Athletic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Pierluigi GOLLINI717Joe BURSIK
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco827Tendayi DARIKWA
Emmanuel LONGELO37Lloyd KELLY
Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG84Kieran DOWELL
Marc ROBERTS757Cédric KIPRÉ
Harlee DEAN667Kal NAISMITH
Ivan SUNJIC77Jamal LOWE
Jordan GRAHAM8Tahith CHONG
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ9ROBERTO FIRMINO Barbosa de Oliveira
George HALL10Joe GELHARDT
Keyendrah SIMMONDS6116Joël PIROE
Manager
Nico GORDON12Curtis TILT
Maduka OKOYE13Graeme SHINNIE
Josh McEACHRAN14Joe WILLIAMS
Ryan STIRK15Josh MAGENNIS
Marcel OAKLEY16Dylan ASONGANYI

Birmingham City 2 Wigan Athletic 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 15,836, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 6)
20 Graham, 82 SimmondsScorers7 Chong
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings19 Roberto Firmino
7Corners1
3Fouls11
5Offsides10
11Shots on8
2Shots off6
13Total shots14
7Shots saved6
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG
7GOAL!! A quick-witted CHONG pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
10A twenty-five yard drive from SUNJIC caused BURSIK no problem.
15HØJBJERG steamed through the Wigan Athletic defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
17CHONG headed wide.
19ROBERTO FIRMINO receives a yellow card by the ref for a late challenge.
20GOAL!! Birmingham City's GRAHAM beat a number of defenders before firing just inside BURSIK's far post. (1-1)
23An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by HALL.
25JUTKIEWICZ touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
26The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely drive from Wigan Athletic's PIROE.
32CHONG rushed an easy chance.
34DOWELL made space on the right and touched the ball to ROBERTO FIRMINO who fired the ball over.
35The Birmingham City 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from CHONG.
37A neatly crafted pass from LOWE, was lashed goalbound by CHONG only for GOLLINI to palm clear.
39LOWE chipped the ball to ROBERTO FIRMINO who turned it over the bar.
 
46SUNJIC dribbled away from CHONG and poked a weak shot past the post.
61PIROE rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
62LOWE worked the ball to DOWELL, CHONG latched onto his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
64GRAHAM's shot beat BURSIK but rebounded off the Wigan Athletic upright.
67A header from CHONG was nodded off the line by AZPILICUETA.
74The 'keeper was able to claw away an amazing effort.
82GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from HØJBJERG hit the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was kicked into the net by SIMMONDS. (2-1 Birmingham City)
89LONGELO's shot was well held by BURSIK.