English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 17': Antoine Semenyo
  • 21': Nahki Wells
  • 47': Mark Sykes
  • 66': Mark Sykes
FT
4 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 34': Troy Deeney (P)
  • 76': Reda Khadra

About

Bristol City are hosting Birmingham City at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, 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': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 2': Kal Naismith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
  • 8': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
  • 12': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 17': Goal! Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  • 19': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Offside, Bristol City. Cameron Pring tries a through ball, but Robert Atkinson is caught offside.
  • 21': Goal! Bristol City 2, Birmingham City 0. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a headed pass.
  • 23': Offside, Bristol City. Kal Naismith tries a through ball, but Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
  • 24': Offside, Bristol City. Alex Scott tries a through ball, but Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 24': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
  • 31': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Penalty Birmingham City. Tahith Chong draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Cameron Pring (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Goal! Bristol City 2, Birmingham City 1. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Tanner with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matty James.
  • 44': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+4': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bristol City 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
  • 46': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Goal! Bristol City 3, Birmingham City 1. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
  • 52': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 57': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Reda Khadra replaces Dion Sanderson.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  • 61': Foul by Alex Scott (Bristol City).
  • 61': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 63': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  • 66': Goal! Bristol City 4, Birmingham City 1. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 67': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Alex Scott.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 69': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 70': Offside, Bristol City. Joe Williams tries a through ball, but Robert Atkinson is caught offside.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 73': Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 76': Goal! Bristol City 4, Birmingham City 2. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 78': Offside, Bristol City. Max O'Leary tries a through ball, but Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Nahki Wells.
  • 80': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 80': Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol City. Jay Dasilva replaces Kal Naismith.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 87': Offside, Bristol City. Joe Williams tries a through ball, but Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reda Khadra.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
  • 90'+5': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
  • 90'+6': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bristol City 4, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 4, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 6
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
46.4 Possession 53.6
14 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
271 Accurate Passes 327
380 Passes 452
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
73 Long Balls 72
29 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
6 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 27
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 18
14 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 21,489

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

BRC Bristol City (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Max O'Leary (GK)
5 Robert Atkinson
26 Zak Vyner
16 Cameron Pring
19 George Tanner
4 Kal Naismith
6 Matty James
7 Alex Scott
21 Nahki Wells
11 Antoine Semenyo
17 Mark Sykes
Bristol City Substitutes:
Daniel Bentley, Dylan Kadji, Sam Bell, Jay Da Silva, Andy King, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Joe Williams.

BIR Birmingham City (5-3-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
26 Kevin Long Yellow Card
5 Auston Trusty
28 Dion Sanderson
11 Jordan Graham
2 Maxime Colin
31 Krystian Bielik
18 Tahith Chong
7 Juninho Bacuna
8 Troy Deeney
9 Scott Hogan
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Hannibal Mejbri, George Friend, Jordan James, Alfie Chang, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Reda Khadra.

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