English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 21': Jota (P)
FT
1 - 0
Ipswich Town

    Birmingham move out of bottom three with vital win over Ipswich

    Birmingham lifted themselves out of the bottom three with a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship home success over Ipswich.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
    • 1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Morrison with a headed pass.
    • 3': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 3': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Freddie Sears.
    • 10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
    • 10': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 12': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
    • 12': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Penalty Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 20': Penalty conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 21': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Jota (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 23': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 23': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 24': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Wes Harding.
    • 27': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Jota (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 30': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jordan Spence tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
    • 30': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 37': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Webster.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jota.
    • 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
    • 43': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 45': David Stockdale (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
    • 47': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cameron Carter-Vickers tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
    • 55': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Bersant Celina replaces Grant Ward.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
    • 57': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 59': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
    • 59': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Dangerous play by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jota.
    • 68': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
    • 68': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Hyam replaces Callum Connolly.
    • 72': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
    • 72': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
    • 76': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Mustapha Carayol replaces Freddie Sears.
    • 78': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 78': Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cheikh Ndoye replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
    • 84': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 85': Offside, Birmingham City. Jota tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh Dacres-Cogley replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 89': Foul by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town).
    • 89': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town).
    • 90': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Jota is caught offside.
    • 90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jason Lowe replaces Jacques Maghoma.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
    • 90'+2': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jota.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    64.4 Possession 35.6
    8 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    381 Accurate Passes 180
    496 Passes 271
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    85 Long Balls 74
    42 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    33 Effective Clearances 26
    33 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 20,555

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 David Stockdale (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean Yellow Card
    28 Michael Morrison
    5 Maxime Colin
    45 Wes Harding
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    26 David Davis Yellow Card
    19 Jacques Maghoma
    27 Jota
    14 Ché Adams
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Cheikh N'Doye, Jérémie Boga, Marc Roberts, Tomasz Kuszczak, Odin Bailey, Jason Lowe, Joshua Dacres-Cogley.

    IPS Ipswich Town (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
    4 Luke Chambers
    6 Adam Webster Yellow Card
    27 Cameron Carter-Vickers
    3 Jonas Knudsen
    12 Jordan Spence
    8 Cole Skuse Yellow Card
    16 Callum Connolly
    18 Grant Ward
    20 Freddie Sears
    9 Martyn Waghorn Yellow Card
    Ipswich Town Substitutes:
    Luke Hyam, Ben Folami, Mustapha Carayol, Myles Kenlock, Michael Crowe, Bersant Celina, Stephen Gleeson.

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