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04/01/2059, Wigan Athletic Stadium, Wigan, England
Championship, English Football League
Wigan Vs Birmingham

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , P McRoberts (CB) , P Lloyd (CB) , J MacGibbon (CB) , O McClelland (RB) , M Abraham (LB) , P Leary (CDM) , G Christodoulou (CAM) , D Mulryan (RM) , P Carey (LM) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: A Rebecca (CB) , L McCowen (CB) , D Berne (CM) , T Curvis (CM) , D Blevins (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: L Wynne (GK) , P Kellie (CB) , J Shanklin (CB) , I Adamu (RB) , A Garson (LB) , G Agu (CM) , C Banter (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , G McZeal (CAM) , P Cooney (ST) , E MacRae (ST) And the subs are: D Regan (CB) , J Birninkudu (CB) , N McCants (CM) , B Inuwa (CM) , G Edwards (ST)
Welcome to Wigan Athletic Stadium in Wigan, England where Wigan will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 25000.

1' - Wigan kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

9' - John MacGibbon finds Paul Leary with a short pass.  Gavin McZeal dispossesses Paul Leary and takes the ball.  Gavin McZeal takes a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Gavin McZeal for Birmingham!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

9' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

13' - Paul Leary plays the ball to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd passes to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts plays the ball to Oscar McClelland.  Geoff Agu dispossesses Oscar McClelland and the ball goes loose.  Birmingham try to launch a quick counter attack.  Edward MacRae attempts to beat Oscar McClelland using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

13' - Edward MacRae attempts a layoff, but Oscar McClelland intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

14' - Oscar McClelland sees Greg Christodoulou making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Greg Christodoulou takes the ball.  Greg Christodoulou looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Greg Christodoulou scores!  That's a fine goal from the Wigan player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

15' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

18' - John Shanklin finds Gavin McZeal with a short pass.  Gavin McZeal finds Chris Banter with a short pass.  Chris Banter finds Peter Kellie with a long ball.  Peter Kellie curls in a cross, but Oscar McClelland intercepts and takes possession.  

22' - Oscar McClelland passes a long ball to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts hits the ball long to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd slides the ball to Paul Leary.  Paul Leary whips in a cross, but Rob Craig intercepts and takes possession.  

24' - Rob Craig brings the ball forward, outpacing Danny Mulryan.  

29' - Patrick McRoberts chips a long ball to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd slides the ball to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but Luke Wynne performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

34' - Luke Wynne slides the ball to Chris Banter.  Chris Banter sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Geoff Agu is able to take the ball.  Geoff Agu reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and is able to find Chris Banter.  Chris Banter tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...John MacGibbon gets to the ball first and clears.

38' - Patrick Carey hits the ball long to Paul Leary.  Paul Leary attempts to use his skills to beat Peter Kellie, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

41' - Ian Adamu plays a long pass to Gavin McZeal.  Gavin McZeal hits the ball from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but Robert Kitchen stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Oscar McClelland gets to the ball first and clears.

42' - Paul Leary uses his pace to beat Alastair Garson.  

43' - Paul Leary sees a run from John Kemp.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Kemp takes the ball.  John Kemp attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

44' - Luke Wynne sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Geoff Agu has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Ian Adamu plays a short pass to Alastair Garson.  Alastair Garson finds Rob Craig with a short pass.  Rob Craig finds Paul Cooney with a short pass.  Paul Cooney runs with the ball, beating John MacGibbon.  

51' - Paul Cooney curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Edward MacRae.  Edward MacRae directs a header down towards the bottom corner...but Robert Kitchen deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Birmingham.  Edward MacRae gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Greg Christodoulou.  

53' - Greg Christodoulou plays a long pass to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon spots a run from John Kemp.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John Kemp is caught offside!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Kemp will come off.  Dillon Blevins joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Patrick Carey attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Shanklin is going to be taken off.  John Birninkudu joins the game from the bench.  

64' - Oscar McClelland finds Patrick McRoberts with a long ball.  Patrick McRoberts crosses the ball into the box, but Alastair Garson intercepts and takes possession.  

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Edward MacRae is going to be taken off.  Greg Edwards is going to be brought on.  

65' - Alastair Garson spots a run from Greg Edwards.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Greg Edwards takes the ball.  Greg Edwards tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Robert Kitchen!  

67' - Robert Kitchen finds Michael Abraham with a long pass.  Michael Abraham tries to unleash a long range shot...and Michael Abraham scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Wigan player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

68' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - Peter Kellie plays the ball to Gavin McZeal.  Gavin McZeal plays a short pass to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie hits the ball long to Chris Banter.  Chris Banter attempts a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Greg Christodoulou gets to the ball first and clears.

72' - Patrick Carey runs with the ball, beating John Birninkudu.  

73' - Patrick Carey sees Dillon Blevins making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dillon Blevins is able to take the ball.  Dillon Blevins attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Dillon Blevins for Wigan!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

74' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John MacGibbon is going to be taken off.  Leighton McCowen is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Phylip Lloyd is going to be taken off.  Amon Rebecca joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Kellie will come off.  Declan Regan is going to be brought on.  

78' - Rob Craig attempts to beat Patrick McRoberts using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

81' - Leighton McCowen successfully tackles Rob Craig and takes the ball.  Leighton McCowen plays a short pass to Amon Rebecca.  Amon Rebecca plays a long pass to Oscar McClelland.  Oscar McClelland looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is saved by Luke Wynne!  

86' - Paul Leary finds Dillon Blevins with a long ball.  John Birninkudu tackles Dillon Blevins and takes the ball.  John Birninkudu hits the ball long to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and Geoff Agu scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

86' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

89' - Michael Abraham slides the ball to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts passes to Danny Mulryan.  Danny Mulryan tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!



The match has ended Wigan 3 - 2 Birmingham City.