English League Championship

Wigan Athletic vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wigan Athletic
  • 76': Anthony Pilkington
FT
1 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Wigan Athletic are hosting Birmingham City at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 4': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic).
    • 4': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic).
    • 9': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 11': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Sam Morsy tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 14': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 23': Charlie Mulgrew (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Massey.
    • 26': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Massey.
    • 34': Foul by Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic).
    • 34': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harlee Dean with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 37': Foul by Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City).
    • 37': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Fran Villalba.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 44': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Fran Villalba (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamal Lowe.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 50': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 51': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 54': Foul by Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
    • 54': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 59': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 63': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Fran Villalba (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Joe Williams tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
    • 65': Offside, Birmingham City. Fran Villalba tries a through ball, but Álvaro Giménez is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kerim Mrabti replaces Daniel Crowley.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
    • 69': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Anthony Pilkington replaces Jamal Lowe.
    • 69': Foul by Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Offside, Birmingham City. Álvaro Giménez tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 70': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 71': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic).
    • 71': Lee Camp (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Odin Bailey replaces Fran Villalba.
    • 74': Foul by Gavin Massey (Wigan Athletic).
    • 74': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Goal! Wigan Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0. Anthony Pilkington (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 77': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
    • 77': Odin Bailey (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Odin Bailey (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jude Bellingham replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 84': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odin Bailey.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Odin Bailey (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Williams.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 87': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Lee Evans replaces Gavin Massey.
    • 89': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 89': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+1': Odin Bailey (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Odin Bailey (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+3': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 0
    51.4 Possession 48.6
    12 SHOTS 11
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    305 Accurate Passes 282
    405 Passes 384
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    27 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    72 Long Balls 73
    44 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 15
    20 Effective Clearances 25
    20 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
    Location: Wigan, England
    Attendance: 9,244

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 45 +48 92
    2 Ipswich Town 44 +30 80
    3 Millwall 45 +13 80
    4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WGA Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    16 Charlie Mulgrew
    22 Cheyenne Dunkley
    3 Antonee Robinson
    2 Nathan Byrne
    10 Josh Windass
    5 Sam Morsy
    20 Joe Williams
    19 Kieffer Moore
    9 Jamal Lowe
    11 Gavin Massey
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Anthony Pilkington, Daniel Fox, Jamie Jones, Lee Evans, Kal Naismith, Joe Gelhardt, Joe Garner.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Camp (GK)
    14 Jake Clark-Salter
    12 Harlee Dean Yellow Card
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    5 Maxime Colin
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    20 Gary Gardner
    17 Francisco Villalba
    7 Daniel Crowley
    24 Álvaro Giménez
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jude Bellingham, Wes Harding, David Davis, David Stockdale, Odin Bailey, Geraldo Bajrami, Kerim Mrabti.

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