English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 61': Lyle Taylor
FT
1 - 2
Sheffield United
  • 64': Billy Sharp
  • 74': Jayden Bogle

About

Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield United 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': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Teden Mengi (Birmingham City).
  • 3': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
  • 3': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 10': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
  • 10': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 29': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
  • 30': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 30': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Lyle Taylor.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
  • 44': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
  • 44': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 46': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
  • 46': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Offside, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
  • 50': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Fleck with a headed pass.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 53': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Basham.
  • 54': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 55': Offside, Birmingham City. Lyle Taylor tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 55': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Ben Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 57': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Etheridge.
  • 61': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 0. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 64': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge with a through ball.
  • 66': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 66': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Offside, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye tries a through ball, but Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 73': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Fleck.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
  • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 79': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 82': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Onel Hernández.
  • 85': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  • 85': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
  • 87': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 87': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Billy Sharp.
  • 90': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+1': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+5': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 3
52.3 Possession 47.7
9 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 207
336 Passes 318
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.1
69 Long Balls 80
22 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 14
25 Effective Clearances 22
25 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,194

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
18 Teden Mengi
6 Ryan Woods
3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
2 Maxime Colin
25 Onel Hernández
20 Gary Gardner
21 Juninho Bacuna
33 Lyle Taylor Yellow Card
9 Scott Hogan
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Jobe Bellingham, Tate Campbell, Jordan Graham, Ivan Sunjic, Connal Trueman.

SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No. Name
18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
12 John Egan
22 Ben Davies
6 Chris Basham
4 John Fleck
8 Sander Berge
16 Oliver Norwood
33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
20 Jayden Bogle
10 Billy Sharp Yellow Card
29 Iliman Ndiaye
Sheffield United Substitutes:
David McGoldrick, George Baldock, Adam Rhys Davies, Oliver McBurnie, Charlie Goode, Daniel Jebbison, Conor Hourihane.

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