English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 3': Auston Trusty
  • 43': Auston Trusty
  • 75': Dion Sanderson
FT
3 - 0
Bristol City

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Bristol 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.
    • 1': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
    • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nahki Wells.
    • 3': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 0. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Hand ball by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 9': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
    • 13': Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
    • 13': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Offside, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann tries a through ball, but Mark Sykes is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
    • 19': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy King.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 32': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 32': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 33': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 38': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Bristol City).
    • 38': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy King.
    • 42': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Bristol City).
    • 42': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 0. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Bristol City. Robert Atkinson tries a through ball, but Mark Sykes is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Tommy Conway.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Chris Martin replaces Nahki Wells.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Mark Sykes.
    • 46': Chris Martin (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 46': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 47': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 49': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Robert Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Hall.
    • 51': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Jay Dasilva (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 53': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Robert Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a through ball.
    • 63': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
    • 63': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Alex Scott (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Dylan Kadji replaces Han-Noah Massengo.
    • 65': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
    • 65': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Robert Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Attempt missed. Robert Atkinson (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces George Hall.
    • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy King.
    • 73': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Jay Dasilva.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 75': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Bristol City 0. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 79': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 80': Foul by Dylan Kadji (Bristol City).
    • 80': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Dylan Kadji (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 84': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Bristol City).
    • 84': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Chris Martin (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
    • 90'+1': Daniel Bentley (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 3, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 23
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    57.6 Possession 42.4
    7 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    255 Accurate Passes 159
    374 Passes 263
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    18 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    78 Long Balls 62
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    12 Interceptions 4
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 3,107

    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 (3-5-2)

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

    BRC Bristol City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
    10 Andy King
    5 Robert Atkinson
    26 Zak Vyner
    7 Alex Scott Yellow Card
    30 Han-Noah Massengo
    3 Jay Da Silva
    17 Mark Sykes
    21 Nahki Wells
    14 Andreas Weimann
    15 Tommy Conway
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Dylan Kadji, Chris Martin, George Tanner, Antoine Semenyo, Max O'Leary, Timm Klose, Cameron Pring.

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