Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic

League One 31 Aug 2024, 14:00
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 S. Gill Round 4

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the League One on 31 August 2024.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 16 shots to Wigan Athletic's 11.

The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham), with S. Gill in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 16 - 11 On target 8 - 5 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 8 - 22 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Thelo Aasgaard
Wigan Athletic · 1 goal
8 Christoph Klarer 1 assist
8 Willum Thor Willumsson 1 assist
8 Emil Hansson captained the side
8 Matthew Smith 1 assist
First half vs second half
Birmingham City stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 10–7
Shots On Goal 5–2 3–3
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 1–1 6–2
Attacks 49–46 59–33
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
108 Attacks 79
71 Dangerous Attacks 41
8 On Target 5
9 Off Target 6
16 Shots Total 11
8 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 22
7 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
66% Ball Possession 34%
0 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 6
663 Passes Total 333
572 Passes Accurate 246
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
45 B. Peacock-Farrell
2 E. Laird 4 C. Klarer 6 K. Bielik 20 A. Cochrane
13 S. Paik 19 T. Gardner-Hickman
26 L. Harris 18 W. Willumsson 7 E. Hansson
9 A. May
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Tickle
23 J. Carragher 15 J. Kerr 4 W. Aimson 3 L. Chambers
16 B. Adeeko 8 M. Smith
29 S. Thomas 10 T. Aasgaard 7 D. Rankine
9 J. Hugill
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 23 Alfons Sampsted
  • 11 Scott Wright
  • 12 Marc Leonard
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 33 Ayumu Yokoyama
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 25 Ben Davies
Wigan Athletic
Coach
S. Maloney
Substitutes
  • 5 Steven Sessegnon
  • 28 Dale Taylor
  • 6 Jensen Weir
  • 21 Scott Smith
  • 20 Callum McManaman
  • 22 Andy Lonergan
  • 17 Toby Sibbick
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Sessegnon ↓ J. Carragher Wigan Athletic
  • 51' ↑ A. Sampsted ↓ E. Laird Birmingham City
  • 52' ↑ S. Wright ↓ L. Harris Birmingham City
  • 60' ↑ D. Taylor ↓ J. Hugill Wigan Athletic
  • 61' ↑ M. Leonard ↓ T. Gardner-Hickman Birmingham City
  • 61' ↑ J. Weir ↓ B. Adeeko Wigan Athletic
  • 70' ↑ C. McManaman ↓ D. Rankine Wigan Athletic
  • 70' ↑ S. Smith ↓ M. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 73' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ A. May Birmingham City
  • 74' ↑ A. Yokoyama ↓ E. Hansson Birmingham City
Cards
  • 69' S. Tickle Wigan Athletic
  • 82' J. Kerr Wigan Athletic
  • 90+3' C. McManaman Wigan Athletic
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 2 0 draws 2 Wigan Athletic
2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic vs Birmingham City 0 - 3
2024-08-31 Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 1
2022-08-20 Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic 0 - 1
2020-01-01 Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 3
Recent form
Birmingham City D D D L D
Wigan Athletic D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic?
Birmingham City won 2-1 against Wigan Athletic on 31 August 2024.
Who won Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Wigan Athletic?
Birmingham City had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.