Birmingham City vs Oxford United, 2016-17 English Football League Cup, Football League Cup - First Round
· English Carabao CupBirmingham City 0-1 Oxford United
Birmingham City 0-1 Oxford United
Match Commentary
- 28': Substitution, Oxford United. Kane Hemmings replaces Wes Thomas because of an injury.
- 35': Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 52': Jack Storer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': John Lundstram (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 74': Substitution, Oxford United. Daniel Crowley replaces Ryan Taylor.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Paul Caddis.
- 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Clayton Donaldson replaces Jack Storer.
- 93': Daniel Crowley (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 104': Joe Skarz (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 108': Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Roberts replaces Alexander MacDonald.
- 120': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Oxford United 1. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
Statistics
 OXF |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 5 |
| 48 | Possession | 52 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 7,202
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 7,202
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Legzdins (GK) |
| 4 | Paul Robinson |
| 28 | Michael Morrison |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 25 | Joshua Dacres-Cogley |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 7 | Robert Tesche |
| 17 | Viv Solomon-Otabor |
| 31 | Paul Caddis |
| 38 | Jack Storer  |
| 21 | James Vaughan |
Oxford United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Eastwood (GK) |
| 5 | Curtis Nelson |
| 6 | Aaron Martin |
| 3 | Joe Skarz |
| 22 | Sam Long |
| 4 | John Lundstram |
| 8 | Liam Sercombe |
| 10 | Christopher Maguire |
| 11 | Alexander MacDonald |
| 20 | Ryan Taylor |
| 9 | Wes Thomas |
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