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Commentary
A drive from SHANKLAND seemed a certain goal but ADRIÁN managed to punch the ball away.
SWARBRICK books NKOUNKOU for dangerous play against WATSON.
The Wigan Athletic 'keeper dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Birmingham City's SOLANKE.
A fine ball from McGRATH on the right was collected by DEAS who scuffed his effort wide.
11¹GOAL!! A great dummy from SPITTAL allowed HALKETT to lay a perfect ball off to SHANKLAND who glanced the ball into the net. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
17¹A great shot from TILLMAN was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
19¹CORNET headed over.
30¹The 'keeper was able to claw away an amazing shot.
30¹Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled SPITTAL to blast an effort inches wide.
33¹CENK dribbled round CLARKSON and poked a weak shot past the post.
39¹GRANT nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
42¹SHANKLAND touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
A free-kick from McGRATH flew inches wide.
SPITTAL ran onto a great ball from GRANT but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
CLARK saved a swerving effort from KONATÉ.
GOAL!! A Birmingham City counter-attack allowed SOLANKE to setup CORNET with a simple goal. (1-1)
11²A header by SOLANKE at the far post was comfortably collected by CLARK.
18²The Birmingham City 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from SHANKLAND.
26²A lovely effort from GRANT scraped the top of the crossbar.
29²A pin-point pass was collected by SOLANKE and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide.
38²GOAL!! A deep corner left CLARK struggling and SOLANKE knocked the ball over the line. (2-1 Birmingham City)
42²KONATÉ was put clear by TETE and he turned CLARK but glanced his shot inches wide.

 
Wigan Athletic
 
League position: -
Home league form: W---
Overall league form: WWL-----
Formation: 4-5-1
Line-ups
(c)Zander CLARK1ADRIÁN San(c)
Lewis MILLER2Kenny TETE
Stephen KINGSLEY3TOTI
Leighton CLARKSON4Malik TILLMAN
Craig HALKETT5CENK Özkaçar
Robbie DEAS6Niels NKOUNKOU
Blair SPITTAL7Festy EBOSELE
Jorge GRANT8Maxwel CORNET
(p)David WATSON9Dominic SOLANKE(p)
(f)Jamie McGRATH10Ismael SAIBARI(f)
Lawrence SHANKLAND11Karim KONATÉ
Scott SMILLIEManager
Graeme SHINNIE  12  Jérémie BELA
Dimitar MITOV  13  PABLO TORRE Carral
Ryan DUNCAN  14  Marc ROBERTS
Daniel ARMSTRONG  15  Antonio NUSA
Kenneth VARGAS  16  Kacper URBANSKI
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: -
Away league form: XW--
Overall league form: XWWW----
Formation: 4-3-3
Birmingham City go through to the next round
Statistics
Wigan Athletic 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 27,160, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Neil Swarbrick 6)

Shankland 11¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Cornet 8², Solanke 38²
  
  
 Nkounkou 3¹
63
12
83
511
108
1519
38
41%59%
Man of the match: Malik Tillman