Wigan v Birmingham Live

Watch Wigan Athletic vs Birmingham City live online at www.oleolefootball.com and watch live English premier league games all season long. Wigan are not completely out of the woods yet with regard to the relegation zone but can take a huge step towards a full escape if they can beat Birmingham City at home in this battle at the bottom of the Premiership. The match will be played at JJB Stadium on the 5^th April 2008 at 15:00 GMT.

The Latics are currently in 16^th place of the Premier League table with with 31 points. This leaves Steve Bruce's side 1 point ahead of Birmingham City and 1 point back of 15^th place Reading. More importantly, Wigan hold a 5 point edge over Bolton Wanderers who are the first side in the drop zone. Their last match saw them lose out to Pompey by a score of 2-0 at Fratton Park. They cannot afford to lose this home match to Birmingham City as they would lose ground to a direct rival in their fight for survival.

Birmingham City came up winners last week by a score of 3-1 over Manchester City at the St. Andrews Ground. Thanks to the win the side managed by former Scotland national side boss Alex McLeish are now in 17^th place of the Premier League table and hold a 4 point edge over Bolton Wanderers. If the Blues are able to pull off a win away to Wigan this week they will leap-frog over them into the 16^th spot.

Birmingham City will be missing McFadden for this match while they will be hoping to have Kapo available. The lone injury concern for the Latics is Edman.

This match represents a virtual final that could guarantee the winners the option to avoid relegation while a draw will continue to leave both sides in limbo. With the live premiership streams at www.oleolefootball.com, you won't have to miss a single second of the action. Log on and watch Wigan Athletic vs Birmingham City live online this week.