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

· English League Championship

Stoke City

25': Tyrese Campbell
52': Tyrese Campbell

FT
2 - 2

Birmingham City

12': Jordan James
58': Gary Gardner

About

Stoke City are hosting Birmingham City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
2': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
5': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
5': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell with a cross.
8': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
9': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City).
10': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
11': Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
15': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
25': Goal! Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis with a through ball.
27': Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner.
34': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
36': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
36': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
41': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
42': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
43': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
43': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Joe Allen following a corner.
44': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
44': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
45': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1.
52': Goal! Stoke City 2, Birmingham City 1. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.
56': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Clucas.
58': Goal! Stoke City 2, Birmingham City 2. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
61': Foul by Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City).
61': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
64': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
65': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
65': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
67': Foul by Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City).
67': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
68': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
69': Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Substitution, Stoke City. D'Margio Wright-Phillips replaces Sam Clucas.
70': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Jagielka with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
73': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
73': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
77': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Tyrese Campbell.
80': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Juninho Bacuna.
81': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
83': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
83': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Stoke City. Tommy Smith replaces Ben Wilmot because of an injury.
86': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
86': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Jordan James.
89': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
89': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela following a corner.
90'+2': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 2, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

BIR		STK
10	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	1
29	Possession	71
8	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
146	Accurate Passes	496
247	Passes	604
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	5
12	Crosses	23
0.0	Cross %	0.2
78	Long Balls	46
22	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	12
15	Effective Clearances	11
15	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 23,502

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stoke City	3	+6	9
2	Middlesbrough	3	+5	9
3	Coventry City	3	+8	7
4	West Bromwich Albion	3	+2	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stoke City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Josef Bursik (GK)
24	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
19	Phil Jagielka
14	Josh Tymon
16	Ben Wilmot
4	Joe Allen
7	Sam Clucas
42	Lewis Baker
18	Jacob Brown
47	Jaden Philogene
10	Tyrese Campbell

Stoke City Substitutes:

Steven Fletcher, Tommy Smith, Liam Moore, D'Margio Wright-Phillips, Jack Bonham, Morgan Fox, Jordan Thompson.

Birmingham City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Neil Etheridge (GK)
3	Kristian Pedersen
2	Maxime Colin
11	Jérémie Bela
24	Jordan Graham
6	Ryan Woods
20	Gary Gardner
19	Jordan James
33	Lyle Taylor
25	Onel Hernández
21	Juninho Bacuna

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Brandon Khela, Tate Campbell, Marcel Oakley, Ivan Sunjic, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Connal Trueman, Jobe Bellingham.

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