English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Millwall, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 47': Juninho Bacuna
  • 47': Juninho Bacuna
  • 79': Lyle Taylor (P)
  • 79': Lyle Taylor (P)
FT
2 - 2
Millwall
  • 68': Oliver Burke
  • 68': Oliver Burke
  • 90'+8': Benik Afobe (P)
  • 90'+8': Benik Afobe (P)

About

Birmingham City are hosting Millwall 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.
  • 1': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
  • 1': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 8': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
  • 8': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
  • 12': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 12': Oliver Burke (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 13': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 13': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
  • 15': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Benik Afobe (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 19': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 20': Foul by Murray Wallace (Millwall).
  • 20': Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Oliver Burke (Millwall).
  • 22': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
  • 25': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': George Saville (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Murray Wallace.
  • 30': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
  • 30': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 33': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Murray Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 37': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Dan McNamara (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Friend with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nico Gordon following a corner.
  • 43': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
  • 44': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Danny Ballard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 46': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall).
  • 46': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Millwall 0. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
  • 49': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 50': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 52': Oliver Burke (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 53': Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Danny Ballard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Cooper with a headed pass.
  • 55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
  • 60': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
  • 63': Substitution, Millwall. Mason Bennett replaces Shaun Hutchinson.
  • 65': Benik Afobe (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
  • 68': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Millwall 1. Oliver Burke (Millwall) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan McNamara with a headed pass.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dan McNamara (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
  • 72': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
  • 72': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Dan McNamara (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
  • 73': Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 74': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Jake Cooper (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Murray Wallace (Millwall).
  • 77': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Penalty Birmingham City. Lyle Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by George Saville (Millwall) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Millwall 1. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Millwall. Tyler Burey replaces Tom Bradshaw.
  • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 84': Danny Ballard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Foul by Mason Bennett (Millwall).
  • 85': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 86': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Millwall. Ryan Leonard replaces Dan McNamara.
  • 90': Foul by Danny Ballard (Millwall).
  • 90': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Benik Afobe (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bialkowski.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Penalty Millwall. Jake Cooper draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Penalty conceded by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Millwall 2. Benik Afobe (Millwall) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Millwall 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Millwall 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 5
55.3 Possession 44.7
13 SHOTS 15
8 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
166 Accurate Passes 114
294 Passes 239
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.5
4 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.4
67 Long Balls 76
25 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 17
18 Effective Clearances 18
18 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,206

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
5 George Friend
50 Nico Gordon
34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
20 Gary Gardner
21 Juninho Bacuna
11 Jérémie Bela
2 Maxime Colin
33 Lyle Taylor Yellow Card
25 Onel Hernández
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Lukas Jutkiewicz, Connal Trueman, Ryan Woods, Jordan James, Troy Deeney, Jordan Graham, Scott Hogan.

MIL Millwall (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
4 Shaun Hutchinson
5 Jake Cooper Yellow Card
26 Danny Ballard
17 George Saville Yellow Card
6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
3 Murray Wallace
2 Dan McNamara
9 Tom Bradshaw
23 Benik Afobe
10 Oliver Burke
Millwall Substitutes:
George Long, Tyler Burey, Sheyi Ojo, George Evans, Billy Mitchell, Ryan Leonard, Mason Bennett.

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