English League Championship

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

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Birmingham City are hosting Millwall 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 Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall).
  • 3': Hand ball by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 4': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charlie Cresswell.
  • 7': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Murray Wallace.
  • 12': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
  • 12': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
  • 13': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krystian Bielik with a headed pass.
  • 19': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
  • 20': Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 21': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
  • 21': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Hand ball by George Honeyman (Millwall).
  • 27': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
  • 27': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 31': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Mason Bennett (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 33': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Dan McNamara (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
  • 39': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 47': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Murray Wallace (Millwall).
  • 51': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Murray Wallace (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 54': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
  • 54': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Tahith Chong.
  • 59': Offside, Millwall. Murray Wallace tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Bennett.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Billy Mitchell (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Offside, Millwall. Mason Bennett tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Millwall. Tyler Burey replaces Mason Bennett.
  • 69': Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 70': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 70': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Offside, Millwall. George Long tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 73': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Murray Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Tyler Burey (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Honeyman.
  • 75': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 77': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
  • 77': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 80': Offside, Millwall. Billy Mitchell tries a through ball, but George Honeyman is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Billy Mitchell (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Burey.
  • 82': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 84': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 85': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Andreas Voglsammer.
  • 85': Substitution, Millwall. Callum Styles replaces George Honeyman.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Long.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 3
52.7 Possession 47.3
9 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
249 Accurate Passes 224
377 Passes 339
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.1
79 Long Balls 76
22 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 26
19 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 15,030

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
18 Tahith Chong
6 Hannibal Mejbri
31 Krystian Bielik
23 Emmanuel Longelo
2 Maxime Colin
8 Troy Deeney
9 Scott Hogan

MIL Millwall (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 George Long (GK)
5 Jake Cooper
15 Charlie Cresswell
3 Murray Wallace Yellow Card
2 Dan McNamara
10 Zian Flemming
8 Billy Mitchell
23 George Saville
21 Andreas Voglsammer
20 Mason Bennett
39 George Honeyman

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