English League Championship

Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 67': Lyle Taylor (P)
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1 - 0
West Bromwich Albion

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    Birmingham City are hosting West Bromwich Albion 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.
    • 3': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 3': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 4': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 13': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley tries a through ball, but Karlan Grant is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Onel Hernández.
    • 19': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 20': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 26': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Gary Gardner is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 30': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
    • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 37': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 40': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Clarke.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 48': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 53': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 56': Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Richards replaces Tahith Chong because of an injury.
    • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
    • 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 61': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 61': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 67': Goal! Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andy Carroll replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 75': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend.
    • 77': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 77': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Hand ball by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 81': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Lyle Taylor because of an injury.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+1': Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+8': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+8': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 0
    58.2 Possession 41.8
    8 SHOTS 3
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    239 Accurate Passes 155
    370 Passes 269
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    19 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    71 Long Balls 79
    26 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 9
    23 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 9
    12 Effective Clearances 26
    12 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 17,936

    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 (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    50 Nico Gordon
    2 Maxime Colin
    20 Gary Gardner
    21 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    25 Onel Hernández
    9 Scott Hogan
    33 Lyle Taylor
    7 Tahith Chong
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jérémie Bela, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Connal Trueman, Jordan Graham, Ryan Woods, Ivan Sunjic, Taylor Richards.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    16 Matthew Clarke
    6 Semi Ajayi
    27 Alex Mowatt
    29 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    8 Jake Livermore
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    18 Karlan Grant
    7 Callum Robinson Yellow Card
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Dara O'Shea, Grady Diangana, Jayson Molumby, Adam Reach, Cedric Kipre, David Button, Andy Carroll.

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