English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Swansea City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 12': Scott Hogan
  • 89': Troy Deeney
FT
2 - 2
Swansea City
  • 30': Olivier Ntcham
  • 45'+2': Matt Grimes

About

Birmingham City are hosting Swansea City 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.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Swansea City. Steven Benda tries a through ball, but Joel Latibeaudiere is caught offside.
  • 11': Offside, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham tries a through ball, but Joel Latibeaudiere is caught offside.
  • 12': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 0. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
  • 15': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 15': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 17': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
  • 19': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 21': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 21': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Luke Cundle (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 30': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 1. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 34': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 34': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steven Benda.
  • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Darling.
  • 43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steven Benda.
  • 44': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
  • 44': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 2. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 2.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 48': Foul by Nathan Wood (Swansea City).
  • 48': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Nathan Wood (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 49': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).
  • 50': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 53': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
  • 56': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Darling.
  • 58': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 58': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
  • 60': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Luke Cundle.
  • 63': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 63': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 66': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 66': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Nathan Wood (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Darling with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Jordan Graham.
  • 67': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
  • 67': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
  • 69': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Swansea City. Matthew Sorinola replaces Nathan Wood.
  • 76': Offside, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 76': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Tahith Chong.
  • 79': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Swansea City).
  • 79': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 85': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Olivier Ntcham.
  • 85': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Maxime Colin.
  • 88': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
  • 88': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Cooper.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 2. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Sanderson following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Swansea City. Matt Grimes tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 12
1 Saves 1
62.7 Possession 37.3
8 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
460 Accurate Passes 226
521 Passes 285
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.1
43 Long Balls 60
19 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 9
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 15,491

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 (3-5-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
28 Dion Sanderson
5 Auston Trusty
2 Maxime Colin
18 Tahith Chong
6 Hannibal Mejbri
7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
23 Emmanuel Longelo
11 Jordan Graham
9 Scott Hogan
8 Troy Deeney Yellow Card
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jordan James, George Friend, Jonathan Leko, Lukas Jutkiewicz, George Hall, Neil Etheridge, Jobe Bellingham.

SWA Swansea City (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Steven Benda (GK)
6 Harry Darling Yellow Card
5 Ben Cabango
23 Nathan Wood Yellow Card
4 Jay Fulton Yellow Card
18 Luke Cundle
8 Matt Grimes
3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
22 Joel Latibeaudiere
10 Olivier Ntcham
17 Joël Piroe
Swansea City Substitutes:
Kyle Naughton, Matthew Sorinola, Jamie Paterson, Armstrong Okoflex, Michael Obafemi, Andrew Fisher, Oliver Cooper.

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