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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 3 (setup 6, season 21)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe BURSIK71Pierluigi GOLLINI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Tendayi DARIKWA72Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Lloyd KELLY37Emmanuel LONGELO
Kieran DOWELL47Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG
Kal NAISMITH57Marc ROBERTS
Cédric KIPRÉ6Harlee DEAN
Graeme SHINNIE7Denis ZAKARIA
Tahith CHONG86Josh McEACHRAN
ROBERTO FIRMINO Barbosa de Oliveira9Keyendrah SIMMONDS
Joël PIROE106Ivan SUNJIC
Joe GELHARDT116Odin BAILEY
Manager
Curtis TILT12Nico GORDON
Jamal LOWE13Maduka OKOYE
Josh MAGENNIS14Jordan JAMES
Joe WILLIAMS15George FRIEND
Thelo AASGAARD166George HALL

Wigan Athletic 2 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,884, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Clive PENTON 7)
27 Dowell, 50 DarikwaScorers61 McEachran
Substitutions79 Zakaria <=> Hall
Sendings off
5 Dowell, 35 Roberto Firmino, 65 GelhardtBookings1 Simmonds, 21 McEachran, 41 Azpilicueta, 45+1 Zakaria
3Corners7
8Fouls20
6Offsides12
8Shots on3
9Shots off2
17Total shots5
6Shots saved2
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Kal NAISMITH
1The ref books SIMMONDS for dangerous play against PIROE.
5A clinical tackle on ROBERTS by DOWELL results in a booking.
10GELHARDT beat DEAN but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
20A useful ball from KELLY on the left fell to CHONG who sliced his shot over.
21MCEACHRAN receives a yellow card by the ref for a late challenge.
24CHONG's header was well saved by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
27GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled DOWELL to run through the Birmingham City defence and score. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
31A cross from DOWELL left KIPRÉ in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
35ROBERTO FIRMINO booked for gamesmanship.
41AZPILICUETA receives a yellow card for a poor challenge on NAISMITH.
43BURSIK did well to hold onto a powerful shot from LONGELO.
44A free-kick from DARIKWA raced inches over.
45+1PENTON books ZAKARIA.
 
47MCEACHRAN shot over.
47ROBERTO FIRMINO brought the ball past AZPILICUETA and rifled a tame shot past the post.
50GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was skillfully drove into the net by DARIKWA. (2-0 Wigan Athletic)
61GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by ZAKARIA who setup MCEACHRAN with an easy chance. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
65GELHARDT booked.
69SHINNIE beat a number of Birmingham City players and slammed a great chance over.
71SHINNIE kicked the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
74The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from NAISMITH fell just over.
89A shot from SUNJIC was headed off the line by KIPRÉ.