English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 4': Auston Trusty
  • 29': Emmanuel Longelo
FT
2 - 0
Queens Park Rangers

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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.
    • 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 4': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Krystian Bielik following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 7': Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 8': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 9': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 9': John Ruddy (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 10': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 13': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Tyler Roberts (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 20': Offside, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Maxime Colin is caught offside.
    • 21': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Robert Dickie replaces Jake Clarke-Salter because of an injury.
    • 23': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Leon Balogun tries a through ball, but Lyndon Dykes is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 24': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Birmingham City. John Ruddy tries a through ball, but Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.
    • 27': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Tyler Roberts because of an injury.
    • 29': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 31': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 33': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 33': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 36': Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 37': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Robert Dickie tries a through ball, but Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 40': Hand ball by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kenneth Paal with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tim Iroegbunam with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Luke Amos replaces Stefan Johansen.
    • 47': Hand ball by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 49': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Field.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Paal.
    • 53': Ethan Laird (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 53': Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 55': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 55': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kenneth Paal.
    • 60': Foul by Leon Balogun (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 60': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Leon Balogun (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 67': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 70': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Iroegbunam.
    • 74': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Leon Balogun (Queens Park Rangers) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
    • 75': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Penalty Queens Park Rangers. Ethan Laird draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 77': Penalty conceded by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Penalty saved! Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 79': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 81': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Taylor Richards replaces Sam Field.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
    • 85': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Taylor Richards (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 90': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Taylor Richards (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Taylor Richards (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Iroegbunam.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 90'+6': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+6': Taylor Richards (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    10 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 4
    64.6 Possession 35.4
    15 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 139
    435 Passes 243
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    29 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    49 Long Balls 68
    20 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 14
    9 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 11
    10 Effective Clearances 27
    10 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 19,007

    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
    6 Hannibal Mejbri Yellow Card
    18 Tahith Chong
    31 Krystian Bielik
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    2 Maxime Colin
    8 Troy Deeney
    9 Scott Hogan
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jordan James, Jobe Bellingham, Juninho Bacuna, George Hall, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Neil Etheridge, Jordan Graham.

    QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    5 Jake Clark-Salter
    26 Leon Balogun Yellow Card
    22 Kenneth Paal
    27 Ethan Laird
    10 Ilias Chair
    15 Sam Field
    6 Stefan Johansen
    9 Lyndon Dykes
    47 Tim Iroegbunam Yellow Card
    11 Tyler Roberts
    Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
    Jordan Archer, Osman Kakay, Robert Dickie, Sinclair Armstrong, Taylor Richards, Andre Dozzell, Luke Amos.

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