English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Wigan Athletic
    • Red Card 10': Joe Bennett
    • 82': Nathan Broadhead

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Wigan Athletic at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic).
    • 1': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Williams with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 9': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic).
    • 10': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic) is shown the red card.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
    • 17': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Nyambe replaces Josh Magennis.
    • 17': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
    • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James McClean.
    • 30': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
    • 31': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 34': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Ryan Nyambe (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 40': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Josh Williams (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
    • 42': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 44': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Lang with a cross.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 50': Jason Kerr (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jason Kerr.
    • 52': Foul by Josh Williams (Birmingham City).
    • 52': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Josh Williams.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Kerr with a headed pass.
    • 65': Foul by Will Keane (Wigan Athletic).
    • 65': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
    • 68': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Graeme Shinnie replaces James McClean.
    • 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nathan Broadhead replaces Callum Lang.
    • 70': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke replaces Will Keane.
    • 71': Foul by Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic).
    • 71': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces George Hall.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamie Jones.
    • 82': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Wigan Athletic 1. Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Wyke following a fast break.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Maxime Colin.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wigan Athletic).
    • 90'+2': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Wigan Athletic 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Wigan Athletic 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    1 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 1
    42 Possession 58
    5 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    191 Accurate Passes 293
    291 Passes 375
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    10 Crosses 40
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    72 Long Balls 69
    31 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 6
    20 Tackles 8
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 5
    28 Effective Clearances 16
    28 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 16,013

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    28 Dion Sanderson
    5 Auston Trusty
    2 Maxime Colin
    35 George Hall
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    19 Jordan James
    17 Przemyslaw Placheta
    48 Joshua Williams
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    9 Scott Hogan
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Sam Cosgrove, George Friend, Jobe Bellingham, Alfie Chang, Troy Deeney, Neil Etheridge, Jonathan Leko.

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

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Jones (GK)
    15 Jason Kerr
    5 Jack Whatmough
    21 Joe Bennett Red Card
    27 Tendayi Darikwa
    10 Will Keane Yellow Card
    4 Tom Naylor Yellow Card
    8 Max Power
    28 Josh Magennis
    11 James McClean
    19 Callum Lang
    Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
    Graeme Shinnie, Sam Tickle, Thelo Aasgaard, Nathan Broadhead, Charlie Wyke, Stephen Humphrys, Ryan Nyambe.

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