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Commentary
A good ball from VAN DER HOORN on the right fell to KEANE who mishit his shot inches wide.
GOAL!! Unlucky KEANE hit the post before DOWELL flicked the ball into the back of the net as STIRK failed to clear. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled EDWARDS to volley an effort inches over.
16¹The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce drive from Birmingham City's MAHONEY.
17¹GOAL!! A short backpass by COLIN enabled DOWELL to nip in and fire the ball past the Birmingham City 'keeper. (2-0 Wigan Athletic)
19¹GORDON beat a number of Wigan Athletic players and drove a shot wide.
22¹KEANE headed the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
23¹GOAL!! After a useful build-up KEANE drove the ball past the 'keeper. (3-0 Wigan Athletic)
36¹SAKAMOTO scuffed an easy chance.
42¹KEANE ran onto a delightful ball from EDWARDS but fired his effort wide.
46¹A tame shot from STIRK rolled agonisingly wide.
The motionless ETHERIDGE was a mere bystander as a backpass from STIRK fell just over.
14²DA SILVA LOPES beat MAHONEY and whacked the ball to DOWELL who fired his effort wide.
19²COLIN receives a yellow card for a clumsy foul on DA SILVA LOPES.
22²A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing Birmingham City 'keeper.
23²ETHERIDGE was able to palm clear a tame shot from SAKAMOTO.
25²HWANG poked an easy chance past the far post.
27²A delightful save prevented ROBINSON from scoring a lovely goal.
27²A corner bobbled toward DOWELL who nodded the ball wide.
31²HWANG made space on the left and pulled the ball to SAKAMOTO who rasped the ball over.
32²SØRLOTH waltzed round EDWARDS and stabbed a poor shot over the bar.
33²GOAL!! An imaginative COLIN played a wonderful ball down the right to SØRLOTH who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (3-1 Wigan Athletic)
34²GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by ETHERIDGE, TILT was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to KEANE to slide in. (4-1 Wigan Athletic)
37²BURNS fired a right foot shot inches wide from twenty yards out.
45²MAHONEY's shot was well saved by the Wigan Athletic 'keeper.
46²A great effort from KEANE scraped the outside of the post.

 
Wigan Athletic
 
League position: 16
Home league form: WLXX
Overall league form: XWLLWXWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Ben AMOS1Neil ETHERIDGE
Wes BURNS2Maxime COLIN
Antonee ROBINSON3Rémy VITA
Leonardo DA SILVA LOPES4Juninho BACUNA
(c)Mike VAN DER HOORN5Tin PLAVOTIC
Curtis TILT6Nico GORDON
Gwion EDWARDS7Anthony MUSABA
Tatsuhiro SAKAMOTO8Connor MAHONEY
(p)Will KEANE9Alexander SØRLOTH(c,p)
(f)Kieran DOWELL10Ryan STIRK(f)
HWANG Ui-jo11Josh WILLIAMS
Manager
Graeme SHINNIE  12  Tate CAMPBELL
Tom PEARCE  13  Connal TRUEMAN
Josh MAGENNIS  14  Marcel OAKLEY
Tendayi DARIKWA  15  Marc ROBERTS
Chey DUNKLEY  16  Harlee DEAN
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 22
Away league form: LLWL
Overall league form: LLLWLLWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Wigan Athletic 4 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 19,685, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Andy D'Urso 5½)

Dowell 2¹, Dowell 17¹, Keane 23¹, Keane 34²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Sørloth 33²
  
  
 Colin 19²
31
1215
31
73
123
196
31
52%48%
Man of the match: Alexander Sørloth