16.55: Final whistle. Blues go down to another defeat but the teams below them are in much worse form. Get those comments coming in, Blues fans.
16.40: Josip Skoko fires over to waste a chance for Wigan to go 3-0 down. Blues are struggling here.
16.30: Murphy is booked for dissent. Blues will stay four points above the drop zone if all the scores stay the same.
16.25: Forrsell misses with a header from six yards out. McSheffrey makes way for Nafti. Bolton are now 3-0 down against Villa and Fulham are losing 2-0 at home to Sunderland. It will take a miracle for those two to avoid relegation, you would think, but Blues need to pick up points to keep their fate in their own hands.
16.21: Ryan Taylor scores again. He shoots right footed from six yards to pretty much assures Wigan of all three points.
16.07: The second half gets under way.
15.50: Half-time. Bolton are losing. That’s about all you can say as a positive for Blues. They need to rally and then claw their way back into the game during the next 45 minutes if they are to get a vital point or more.
15.40: More woe for Blues as Damien Johnson is red carded for a late tackle on Skoko. What a dsiastrous first half.
15.34: Finally something for Blues to get excited about, McSheffrey’s free kick.
But it goes over.
15.28: Blues old-boy Wilson Palacios is the nex to test his former goalkeeper, but Taylor, who is earning his wage in the opening half, is equal to it.
15.24: Heskey tries hisluck from outside the area but it sisaved by Taylor. Blues need to get into this game.
15.19: Valencia is causing Blues major problems and he brings a terrific save out of Taylor.
15.17: The home side take the lead through Ryan Taylor, shooting home from the edge of the area after he connected with Valencia’s cross.
15.11: Good chances for Wigan as Bent and Heskey go close.
15.06: It’s a nervous start to the game, with the referee the busiest man on the pitch.
15.01: Match kicks off at the JJB.
14.55: Grudge match time. Steve Bruce has reopened the war of words with Blues this week - was that a wise move?
We will find out this afternoon. All the action coming up.
Blues: Taylor, Kelly, Taylor, Jaidi, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Johnson, McSheffrey, Zarate, Forssell.
Subs: Doyle, O’Connor, Jerome, Nafti, Parnaby.
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