Birmingham City player ratings vs Wigan Athletic: 7.6 and 7.9 earned as new signing makes dream impact

A stoppage time goal from new signing Scott Wright was enough to snatch all three points for Birmingham City as they piled the pressure on Wigan Athletic late on into their latest League One clash. The Blues dealt a huge blow to the Latics, who had been sure they would come away with at least a point from their battle at St Andrew’s.

After a very busy summer transfer window, Birmingham returned to league action and extended their undefeated streak. Alfie May opened up the scoring after just 18 minutes thanks to good play between Christoph Klarer and Willum Willumsson.

The Blues held their lead into the break and beyond, before Wigan’s Thelo Aasgaard worked back a hard-fought equaliser. With nine minutes added on, Birmingham threw everything into their push for a winner and sure enough, it was Wright who bagged the golden moment.

The winger signed for his new side on Deadline Day from Rangers, for a fee believed to be in the region of £300,000.

The Blues have secured their first home win under Chris Davies and keep their unbeaten streak alive as they attack the 2024/25 League One season. After their victory, City sit third in the table with 10 points, behind only Wrexham and league leaders Stockport County on goal difference.

Using WhoScored’s player ratings, take a look below at how Davies’ side fared performance wise in their latest home clash of the season.

Birmingham City player ratings vs Wigan

Bailey Peacock-Farrell — 7.2

Ethan Laird — 6.7 (Alfons Sampsted — 6.4)

Christoph Klarer — 7.9

Krystian Bielik — 7.6

Alex Cochrane — 6.8

Paik Seung-ho — 7.2

Taylor Gardner-Hickman — 6.9 (Marc Leonard — 6.7)

Luke Harris — 6.3 (Scott Wright — 6.6)

Willum Willumsson — 7.6

Emil Hansson — 7.0 (Ayumu Yokoyama — 6.3)

Alfie May — 6.9 (Lyndon Dykes — 6.6)