English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 23': Jed Wallace
  • 83': Brandon Thomas-Asante (P)
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2 - 3
Birmingham City
  • 14': Scott Hogan
  • 54': Scott Hogan
  • 71': Scott Hogan

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Birmingham City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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': Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  • 7': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 8': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 8': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 9': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 14': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball.
  • 16': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 16': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Ruddy.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 1. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a through ball.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 28': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 31': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 31': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': Josh Williams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
  • 42': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 42': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+3': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Krystian Bielik because of an injury.
  • 47': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 54': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna following a fast break.
  • 60': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Marc Roberts because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 62': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Josh Williams.
  • 63': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Offside, Birmingham City. Auston Trusty tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Leko.
  • 71': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 3. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Erik Pieters replaces Kyle Bartley.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jake Livermore replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Karlan Grant.
  • 80': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 80': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Penalty West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Birmingham City 3. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
  • 84': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Josh Williams.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
  • 89': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Livermore with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+5': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+5': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 90'+6': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Birmingham City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Birmingham City 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 0
34.3 Possession 65.7
7 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
168 Accurate Passes 415
283 Passes 527
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 37
0.2 Cross % 0.2
90 Long Balls 68
29 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 5
41 Effective Clearances 13
41 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 23,089

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

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Button (GK)
4 Dara O'Shea
5 Kyle Bartley
3 Conor Townsend Yellow Card
29 Taylor Gardner-Hickman Yellow Card
19 John Swift
35 Okay Yokuslu
14 Jayson Molumby
18 Karlan Grant
11 Grady Diangana
17 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Alex Palmer, Matt Phillips, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Adam Reach, Jake Livermore, Darnell Furlong, Erik Pieters.

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

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
5 Auston Trusty
28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
18 Tahith Chong
31 Krystian Bielik
7 Juninho Bacuna
48 Joshua Williams
2 Maxime Colin
9 Scott Hogan
8 Troy Deeney
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jordan James, Jobe Bellingham, Jonathan Leko, Lukas Jutkiewicz, George Hall, Neil Etheridge, Hannibal Mejbri.

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