Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield Wednesday
at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
- 7': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 9': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 13': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 13': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Massimo Luongo.
- 14': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
- 17': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
- 18': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 18': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Crowley.
- 22': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 25': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 25': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Odubajo with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
- 34': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
- 35': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 39': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 45': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 46': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 47': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 47': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
- 48': Penalty Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 57': Attempt missed. Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
- 57': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
- 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Daniel Crowley.
- 60': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 60': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 63': Foul by Aden Flint (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 63': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 63': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 66': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 69': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 69': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 71': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 71': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
- 74': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 74': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 76': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Marriott replaces Josh Windass.
- 79': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 79': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 80': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Gary Gardner.
- 83': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 84': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Elias Kachunga because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
- 87': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jack Marriott (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Massimo Luongo with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joey Pelupessy replaces Callum Paterson.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 90'+5': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Statistics
 SHW |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 323 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 13 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 5 | George Friend |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 7 | Daniel Crowley |
| 8 | Adam Clayton |
| 20 | Gary Gardner  |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 17 | Iván Sánchez |
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Cameron Dawson (GK) |
| 4 | Joost van Aken |
| 6 | Aden Flint |
| 7 | Kadeem Harris |
| 22 | Moses Odubajo |
| 21 | Massimo Luongo |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 45 | Elias Kachunga |
| 11 | Adam Reach |
| 5 | Callum Paterson |
| 18 | Josh Windass |
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