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Wigan 2-0 Birmingham City - April 05, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
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Wigan 2-0 Birmingham City - April 05, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008

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 (left foot) Ryan Taylor

15'

 (right foot) Ryan Taylor

55'

logo Wigan WIG

0
photo Ryan Taylor 15' - Goal Ryan Taylor15
36photo Damien Johnson 36' - Red card Damien Johnson
HT

logo Wigan WIG

photo Ryan Taylor 55' - Goal Ryan Taylor55
63photo Mehdi Naftiphoto Gary McSheffrey 63' - Substitution Gary McSheffreyis substituted by Mehdi Nafti
66photo Cameron Jeromephoto Mikael Forssell 66' - Substitution Mikael Forssellis substituted by Cameron Jerome
72photo Stuart Parnabyphoto Martin Taylor 72' - Substitution Martin Tayloris substituted by Stuart Parnaby
photo Antoine Sibierskiphoto Ryan Taylor 85' - Substitution Ryan Tayloris substituted by Antoine Sibierski85
photo Marlon Kingphoto Emile Heskey 88' - Substitution Emile Heskeyis substituted by Marlon King88
photo Maynor Figueroaphoto Josip Skoko 90' - Substitution Josip Skokois substituted by Maynor Figueroa90
FT

logo Birmingham City BC

logo Birmingham City BC

Team line-ups

Wigan

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Wigan
1 Kirkland
photo Chris Kirkland
Chris Kirkland
England
B.date02/05/1981
Age26 years
H1m91  
positionGoalkeeper
18 Scharner
photo Paul Scharner
Paul Scharner
Austria
B.date11/03/1980
Age28 years
H1m91  
positionCentral defender
Taylor155585
photo Ryan Taylor
Ryan Taylor
England
B.date19/08/1984
Age23 years
H1m79  
positionRight full-back
17 Boyce
photo Emmerson Boyce
Emmerson Boyce
Barbados
B.date24/09/1979
Age28 years
H1m80  
positionRight full-back
25 Melchiot
photo Mario Melchiot
Mario Melchiot
Netherlands
B.date04/11/1976
Age31 years
H1m88  
positionRight full-back
8 Kilbane
photo Kevin Kilbane
Kevin Kilbane
Republic of Ireland
B.date01/02/1977
Age31 years
H1m83  
positionLeft full-back
24 Skoko90
photo Josip Skoko
Josip Skoko
Australia
B.date10/12/1975
Age32 years
H1m77  
positionVersatile Midfielder
Palacios
photo Wilson Palacios
Wilson Palacios
Honduras
B.date29/07/1984
Age23 years
H1m78  
positionRight central midfielder
Valencia
photo Luis Antonio Valencia
Luis Antonio Valencia
Ecuador
B.date04/08/1985
Age22 years
H1m81  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Heskey88
photo Emile Heskey
Emile Heskey
England
B.date11/01/1978
Age30 years
H1m88  
positionStriker
23 Bent
photo Marcus Bent
Marcus Bent
England
B.date19/05/1978
Age29 years
H1m88  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
1
G
Chris Kirkland 26 59 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18
D
Paul Scharner 28 80 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ryan Taylor 155585 23 48 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17
D
Emmerson Boyce 28 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
25
D
Mario Melchiot 31 30 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8
D
Kevin Kilbane 31 67 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24
M
Josip Skoko 90 32 50 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Wilson Palacios 23 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Luis Antonio Valencia 22 49 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Emile Heskey 88 30 61 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23
F
Marcus Bent 29 27 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

49

Birmingham City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Birmingham City
Maik Taylor
photo Maik Taylor
Maik Taylor
Northern Ireland
B.date04/09/1971
Age36 years
H1m93  
positionGoalkeeper
M. Taylor72
photo Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor
England
B.date09/11/1979
Age28 years
H1m94  
positionCentral defender
Jaïdi
photo Radhi Jaïdi
Radhi Jaïdi
Tunisia
B.date30/08/1975
Age32 years
H1m92  
positionLeft central defender
Murphy
photo David Murphy
David Murphy
Scotland
B.date01/03/1984
Age24 years
H1m83  
positionLeft full-back
Kelly
photo Stephen Kelly
Stephen Kelly
Republic of Ireland
B.date06/09/1983
Age24 years
H1m84  
positionRight full-back
Johnson36
photo Damien Johnson
Damien Johnson
Northern Ireland
B.date18/11/1978
Age29 years
H1m76  
positionRight central midfielder
Muamba
photo Fabrice Muamba
Fabrice Muamba
England
B.date06/04/1988
Age19 years
H1m90  
positionMidfield
Larsson
photo Sebastian Larsson
Sebastian Larsson
Sweden
B.date06/06/1985
Age22 years
H1m79  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Forssell66
photo Mikael Forssell
Mikael Forssell
Finland
B.date15/03/1981
Age27 years
H1m84  
positionStriker
McSheffrey63
photo Gary McSheffrey
Gary McSheffrey
England
B.date13/08/1982
Age25 years
H1m73  
positionLeft Winger
Zárate
photo Mauro Zárate
Mauro Zárate
Argentina
B.date18/03/1987
Age21 years
H1m73  
positionSecond striker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Maik Taylor 36 184 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Martin Taylor 72 28 91 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Radhi Jaïdi 32 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Murphy 24 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Stephen Kelly 24 76 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Damien Johnson 36 29 200 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Fabrice Muamba 19 74 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sebastian Larsson 22 83 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mikael Forssell 66 27 113 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Gary McSheffrey 63 25 75 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mauro Zárate 21 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

88

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Maynor Figueroa 90 24 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Antoine Sibierski 85 33 27 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Marlon King 88 27 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Stuart Parnaby 72 25 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Mehdi Nafti 63 29 68 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Cameron Jerome 66 21 74 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Wilson Palacios

IN

change player

Erik Hagen

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Martin Taylor

IN

change player

Franck Queudrue

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Steve Bruce

47

29

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Bruce vs Birmingham City

1 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on April 05, 2008

Bruce vs McLeish

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on April 05, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Alex McLeish

49

20

Success rate in this team:

20 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

McLeish vs Wigan

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on April 05, 2008

McLeish vs Bruce

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on April 05, 2008

Referee

Michael Dean

14 victories

3 draws

8 losses

Wigan25 matchesGeneral total Birmingham City29 matches

9 victories

8 draws

12 losses

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Wigan4 matchesSeason total Birmingham City3 matches

0 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on May 14, 2013Latest figure on April 06, 2019

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Key figures

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Wigan keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City running (since 08/04/2006). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/04/1992 (2 matches)

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Wigan keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 16/03/2008).

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Birmingham City keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 26/09/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/12/1995-27/04/1996 time period (17 matches).

General ranking

12 Newcastle United 38 pts 33 rd
+113 Sunderland 36 pts 33 rd
+214 Wigan 34 pts 33 rd
-215 Middlesbrough 34 pts 32 rd
-116 Reading 32 pts 33 rd

General ranking

-215 Middlesbrough 34 pts 32 rd
-116 Reading 32 pts 33 rd
17 Birmingham City 30 pts 33 rd
18 Bolton Wanderers 26 pts 33 rd
19 Fulham 24 pts 33 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LWigan 1-2 Everton20/01/2008

LWigan 1-2 Chelsea26/01/2008

VWigan 1-0 West Ham02/02/2008

VWigan 2-0 Derby County23/02/2008

DWigan 0-0 Arsenal09/03/2008

VWigan 1-0 Bolton Wanderers16/03/2008

Overall

VWigan 2-0 Derby County23/02/2008

DManchester City 0-0 Wigan01/03/2008

DWigan 0-0 Arsenal09/03/2008

VWigan 1-0 Bolton Wanderers16/03/2008

LBlackburn 3-1 Wigan22/03/2008

LPortsmouth 2-0 Wigan29/03/2008

Current form

Away

LHuddersfield Town 2-1 Birmingham City05/01/2008

DArsenal 1-1 Birmingham City12/01/2008

LSunderland 2-0 Birmingham City29/01/2008

DWest Ham 1-1 Birmingham City09/02/2008

LPortsmouth 4-2 Birmingham City12/03/2008

LReading 2-1 Birmingham City22/03/2008

Overall

DBirmingham City 2-2 Arsenal23/02/2008

VBirmingham City 4-1 Tottenham01/03/2008

LPortsmouth 4-2 Birmingham City12/03/2008

DBirmingham City 1-1 Newcastle United17/03/2008

LReading 2-1 Birmingham City22/03/2008

VBirmingham City 3-1 Manchester City29/03/2008

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Loosing streak 0 2
Unbeaten streak 4 0
Winless streak 0 2
Drawless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 1 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 0 2
Invincibility streak 4 0

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Loosing streak 2 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 9 0
Drawless streak 2 2
Scoring streak 3 8
Conceding streak 14 14

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

16

General ranking (Competition total)

17

13

General ranking (Home / Away)

14

216

FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)

298

16

FBDB index ranking (National)

19

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

32

Number of games (Competition total)

32

15

Number of games (Home / Away)

16

8

Victories (Competition total)

7

7

Victories (Home / Away)

2

7

Draws (Competition total)

9

3

Draws (Home / Away)

3

17

Losses (Competition total)

16

5

Losses (Home / Away)

11

Goals

28

Goals scored (Competition total)

38

18

Goals scored (Home / Away)

15

47

Goals conceded (Competition total)

49

14

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

30

0.88

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.19

1.2

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0.94

1.47

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.53

0.93

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.88

Betting aid

11

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

16

4

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

9

9

Clean sheets (Competition total)

3

7

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

1

12

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

10

4

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

6

13

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

20

5

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

10

1-0
(4 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-2
(3 times)

Bookings

50

Yellow cards (Competition total)

53

22

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

31

4

Red cards (Competition total)

2

2

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Marcus BentMarcus Bent7 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)7 goalsMikael Forssellphoto Mikael Forssell
photo Marcus BentMarcus Bent3 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)5 goalsCameron Jeromephoto Cameron Jerome
photo Antoine SibierskiAntoine Sibierski1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)3 penaltiesGary McSheffreyphoto Gary McSheffrey
photo Antoine SibierskiAntoine Sibierski1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)1 penaltyJames McFaddenphoto James McFadden
-Player with most assists (Competition total)1 assistFranck Queudruephoto Franck Queudrue
-Player with most assists (Home / Away)1 assistFranck Queudruephoto Franck Queudrue
photo Marlon KingMarlon King1 goal during the last 2 matchesThe fittest player3 goals during the last 2 matchesMauro Záratephoto Mauro Zárate

Historical head to head

Home

4 matches
2 v
2 d
0 l

6 gf

2 ga

Away

6 matches
0 v
3 d
3 l

5 gf

12 ga

Total

10 matches
2 v
5 d
3 l

11 gf

14 ga

Historical head to head

Home

6 matches
3 v
3 d
0 l

12 gf

5 ga

Away

4 matches
0 v
2 d
2 l

2 gf

6 ga

Total

10 matches
3 v
5 d
2 l

14 gf

11 ga

Largest victory

Overall
3 - 0
April 28, 1992
Home
3 - 0
April 28, 1992

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
January 07, 1978
Away No success yet

Latest head to head

October 27, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008

April 08, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006

January 02, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006

April 28, 1992 - Division 3 1991/1992

October 19, 1991 - Division 3 1991/1992

Best historical scorers against Birmingham City

photo Marcus Bent Marcus Bent 2 goals 2007 - 2007
photo Andreas Johansson Andreas Johansson 1 goal 2006 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Wigan

photo Olivier Kapo Olivier Kapo 2 goals 2007 - 2007
photo Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant 1 goal 2006 - 2006
photo Liam Ridgewell Liam Ridgewell 1 goal 2007 - 2007
photo Mario Melchiot Mario Melchiot 1 goal 2006 - 2006
photo David Dunn David Dunn 1 goal 2006 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Birmingham City

photo Lee McCulloch Lee McCulloch 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Jimmy Bullard Jimmy Bullard 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Jason Roberts Jason Roberts 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Pascal Chimbonda Pascal Chimbonda 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Paul Scharner Paul Scharner 2 matches 2006 - 2007
photo Arjan de Zeeuw Arjan de Zeeuw 2 matches 2006 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Wigan

photo Maik Taylor Maik Taylor 3 matches 2006 - 2007
photo Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Emile Heskey Emile Heskey 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Martin Taylor Martin Taylor 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Kenny Cunningham Kenny Cunningham 2 matches 2006 - 2006
photo Jiri Jarosik Jiri Jarosik 2 matches 2006 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

97 matches

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logo Birmingham City

47 matches

2000 - 2005

60 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

78 matches

2004 - 2008

29 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

67 matches

2004 - 2008

17 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

94 matches

2000 - 2003

11 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

8 matches

2007 - 2008

8 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

1 match

1990 - 1994
Total : 10 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/01/1990. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

17 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

94 matches

2000 - 2003

1 match

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

84 matches

2001 - 2004

60 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

78 matches

2004 - 2008

29 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

67 matches

2004 - 2008

97 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

47 matches

2000 - 2005

11 matches

logo Wigan
logo Birmingham City

8 matches

2007 - 2008
Total : 10 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/01/1990. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

April 05, 2008

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April 06, 2008

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April 08, 2008

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Post-match general ranking

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo Manchester United Manchester United 763224446815+53
2
logo Chelsea Chelsea 743322835823+35
3
logo Arsenal Arsenal 7133201126327+36
4
logo Liverpool Liverpool 6333171245725+32
5
logo Everton Everton 573217694827+21
6
logo Portsmouth Portsmouth 533215894633+13
7
logo Blackburn Blackburn 5333141184439+5
8
logo Aston Villa Aston Villa 5233141095644+12
9
logo Manchester City Manchester City 49331310103739-2
10
logo West Ham West Ham 4432128123539-4
11
logo Tottenham Tottenham 3933109146257+5
12
logo Newcastle United Newcastle United 3833108154058-18
+113
logo Sunderland Sunderland 3633106173250-18
+214
logo Wigan Wigan 343397173047-17
-215
logo Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 3432810142845-17
-116
logo Reading Reading 323395193761-24
17
logo Birmingham City Birmingham City 303379173851-13
18
logo Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers 263368193052-22
19
logo Fulham Fulham 2433412173056-26
20
logo Derby County Derby County 113218231667-51
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