Two clubs in opposite halves of the English League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic. The second-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham. Information on how and where to stream the match can be found here.
Desperate to avoid relegation to England's third division, Birmingham City manager Lee Clark believes his club can earn four more points and remain in the Championship (h/t to Sky Sports). "We'll get four points in the next two games and, if the first three come tomorrow night, that's brilliant," Clark said.
"But we've certainly got to make sure that when we go to Bolton on Saturday afternoon, our destiny is in our own hands," he added.
A point against Wigan will take the club out of the bottom three.
"If we do that, we will be in a fantastic position. We'll do what I believe we can do and stay in the League."
When asked if this would be has last season with the club, Clark responded: "I'm from the East End of Newcastle. We don't walk away from anything."
"I'll sit down and talk to people. Hopefully I'll be sitting down at a Championship club."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Birmingham's Emyr Huws has been a stalwart defender in the club's defensive midfield. The 20-year-old Welshman has averaged 2.9 tackles, 2.2 interceptions and 2.1 clearances per match this season.
Birmingham City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Randolph; Hancox, Robinson, Mullins, Caddis; Huws, Reilly; Novak, Macheda, Burke; Zigic
Wigan Athletic Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Al-Habsi; Beausejour, Barnett, Boyce, Perch; Waghorn, Espinoza, McArthur, Gomez, McClean; Fortune
Championship Table
|
POS |
TEAM |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
|
|
1 |
Leicester City |
45 |
30 |
9 |
6 |
82 |
43 |
39 |
99 |
|
|
2 |
Burnley |
45 |
26 |
14 |
5 |
70 |
35 |
35 |
92 |
|
|
3 |
Derby County |
45 |
25 |
9 |
11 |
83 |
51 |
32 |
84 |
|
|
4 |
Queens Park Rangers |
45 |
22 |
11 |
12 |
57 |
42 |
15 |
77 |
|
|
5 |
Reading |
45 |
19 |
13 |
13 |
68 |
54 |
14 |
70 |
|
|
6 |
Wigan Athletic |
44 |
20 |
10 |
14 |
57 |
44 |
13 |
70 |
|
|
7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion |
45 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
53 |
39 |
14 |
69 |
|
|
8 |
Blackburn Rovers |
45 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
66 |
59 |
7 |
67 |
|
|
9 |
Bournemouth |
45 |
18 |
12 |
15 |
67 |
65 |
2 |
66 |
|
|
10 |
Ipswich Town |
45 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
58 |
53 |
5 |
65 |
|
|
11 |
Nottingham Forest |
45 |
16 |
17 |
12 |
66 |
62 |
4 |
65 |
|
|
12 |
Middlesbrough |
45 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
58 |
49 |
9 |
61 |
|
|
13 |
Watford |
44 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
72 |
57 |
15 |
60 |
|
|
14 |
Bolton Wanderers |
45 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
57 |
58 |
-1 |
58 |
|
|
15 |
Leeds United |
45 |
16 |
8 |
21 |
58 |
66 |
-8 |
56 |
|
|
16 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
45 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
62 |
63 |
-1 |
53 |
|
|
17 |
Huddersfield Town |
45 |
13 |
11 |
21 |
54 |
64 |
-10 |
50 |
|
|
18 |
Blackpool |
45 |
11 |
13 |
21 |
38 |
63 |
-25 |
46 |
|
|
19 |
Charlton Athletic |
44 |
11 |
12 |
21 |
35 |
60 |
-25 |
45 |
|
|
20 |
Millwall |
45 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
45 |
74 |
-29 |
45 |
|
|
21 |
Doncaster Rovers |
45 |
11 |
11 |
23 |
39 |
69 |
-30 |
44 |
|
|
22 |
Birmingham City |
44 |
11 |
10 |
23 |
56 |
71 |
-15 |
43 |
|
|
23 |
Barnsley |
45 |
9 |
12 |
24 |
42 |
74 |
-32 |
39 |
|
|
24 |
Yeovil Town |
45 |
8 |
13 |
24 |
43 |
71 |
-28 |
37 |
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