Stoke City vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Stoke City are hosting Birmingham City
at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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 saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
- 4': Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 6': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
- 6': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Dujon Sterling (Stoke City).
- 8': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 8': Josef Bursik (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
- 15': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
- 15': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 18': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
- 19': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
- 26': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 26': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
- 28': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
- 28': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Dujon Sterling is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 31': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 34': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
- 37': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 44': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Baker.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 48': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
- 49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 52': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
- 56': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
- 57': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Liam Delap replaces Tyrese Campbell.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces William Smallbone.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Harry Clarke replaces Dujon Sterling.
- 61': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
- 63': Hand ball by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
- 65': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
- 65': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
- 67': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 2. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
- 68': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Stoke City. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Josh Tymon.
- 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 73': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
- 74': Penalty Stoke City. Liam Delap draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Goal! Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 75': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
- 75': Harry Clarke (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Foul by Harry Clarke (Stoke City).
- 77': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
- 79': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
- 80': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 80': Offside, Stoke City. Phil Jagielka tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
- 81': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
- 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
- 84': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
- 85': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Brown with a cross.
- 86': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
- 86': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
- 86': Liam Delap (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
- 89': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Morgan Fox (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 90': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
- 90': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
- 90': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Delap with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
- 90'+6': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
Statistics
 BIR |
STK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.5 | Possession | 61.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 160 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 299 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 86 | Long Balls | 101 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 23 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,459
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,459
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Stoke City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Bursik (GK) |
| 6 | Phil Jagielka |
| 3 | Morgan Fox  |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson |
| 8 | Lewis Baker |
| 18 | William Smallbone |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 20 | Dujon Sterling |
| 10 | Tyrese Campbell |
| 25 | Nick Powell |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 28 | Dion Sanderson |
| 6 | Hannibal Mejbri |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 11 | Jordan Graham |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
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