English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 5, 2008
Birmingham City WLDLW 0
–
Wigan Athletic DDWLL 2
The JJB Stadium · 17,926 att.

Team Stats

17
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
2
41
Possession
59
5
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.5
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
5
Effective Clearances
4
5
Clearances
4

Head to Head

BIR leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

WGA

  1. 1Chris KirklandG
  2. 25Mario MelchiotD
  3. 18Paul ScharnerD
  4. 17Emmerson BoyceD
  5. 2Ryan TaylorD
  6. 8Kevin KilbaneM
  7. 16Antonio ValenciaM
  8. 24Josip SkokoM
  9. 5Wilson PalaciosM
  10. 23Marcus BentF
  11. 9Emile HeskeyF

Substitutes

  1. 12Michael PollittG
  2. 31Maynor FigueroaD
  3. 32Erik HagenD
  4. 6Antoine SibierskiM
  5. 14Marlon KingF

BIR

  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 4Martin TaylorD
  4. 24Radhi JaidiD
  5. 14David MurphyD
  6. 7Sebastian LarssonM
  7. 26Fabrice MuambaM
  8. 22Damien JohnsonM
  9. 11Gary McSheffreyM
  10. 19Mauro ZárateF
  11. 9Mikael ForssellF

Substitutes

  1. 13Colin DoyleG
  2. 21Stuart ParnabyD
  3. 12Mehdi NaftiM
  4. 8Garry O'ConnorF
  5. 10Cameron JeromeF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal!! Ryan Taylor hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Wigan now leads 1 - 0
  2. 37' Damien Johnson has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: serious foul play
  3. 55' Goal!! Ryan Taylor hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Wigan now leads 2 - 0
  4. 63' Birmingham makes a sub: Mehdi Nafti enters for Gary McSheffrey. Reason: Tactical
  5. 66' David Murphy is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  6. 67' Birmingham makes a sub: Cameron Jerome enters for Mikael Forssell. Reason: Tactical
  7. 72' Birmingham makes a sub: Stuart Parnaby enters for Martin Taylor. Reason: Injury
  8. 77' Emile Heskey is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  9. 78' Radhi Jaidi is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 85' Wigan makes a sub: Antoine Sibierski enters for Ryan Taylor. Reason: Tactical
  11. 88' Wigan makes a sub: Marlon King enters for Emile Heskey. Reason: Tactical
  12. 90' End of the game
  13. 90'+1' Wigan makes a sub: Maynor Figueroa enters for Josip Skoko. Reason: Tactical

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