BIRMINGHAM. Wigan Athletic defeats Birmingham City 1-0 after N. Broadhead scored just 1 goal (82′). Birmingham City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Wigan Athletic remained in players after J. Bennett received a red card in the 10′. Anyhow, Wigan Athletic still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the collaboration of Graham Kane and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Sam Purkiss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.3 degrees Celsius or 79.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 1 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 63
- 45 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Birmingham City had a strong ball possession 57% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Wigan Athletic managed to find the solution to win this match.
Birmingham City shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (W. Keane and T. Naylor).
Also, Wigan Athletic didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Bennett (Wigan Athletic) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (10′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Birmingham City will stay with 4 points like Sunderland, Burnley and Hull City to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic will have 2 points like Luton Town and Preston North End to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Stoke City on the 5th of November with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (6 draws).
Wigan Athletic will play away agasint Swansea City on the 5th of November with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
86'
Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Dion Sanderson , Auston Trusty , Josh Williams , Juninho Bacuna , Jordan James , George Hall , Przemysław Płacheta , Scott Hogan and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
The home team had on the bench: Jobe Bellingham , Neil Etheridge, Troy Deeney , George Friend, Alfie Chang, Jonathan Leko and Sam Cosgrove .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: L. Jutkiewicz for T. Deeney (57′), J. Williams for J. Leko (57′), G. Hall for S. Cosgrove (80′) and M. Colin for J. Bellingham (86′).
Best player: Lukas Jutkiewicz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz.
His rating is with 12 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
10'
71'
82'
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Leam Richardson played with: Jamie Jones , Tendayi Darikwa , Jack Whatmough , Jason Kerr , Joe Bennett , Max Power , Tom Naylor , Callum Lang , Will Keane , James McClean and Josh Magennis .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Tickle, Ryan Nyambe , Charlie Wyke , Nathan Broadhead , Thelo Aasgaard, Graeme Shinnie and Stephen Humphrys.
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: J. Magennis for R. Nyambe (17′), C. Lang for N. Broadhead (69′), J. McClean for G. Shinnie (69′) and W. Keane for C. Wyke (70′).
Best player: Jamie Jones
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was the goalkeeper: Jamie Jones. His rating is 7.60. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 5-2
- Swansea City – Luton Town – 0-2
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Preston North End – Watford – 0-0
- Burnley – Blackpool – 3-3
- Birmingham City – Wigan Athletic – 0-1
