English League Championship

Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 10': Hannibal Mejbri
  • 52': Krystian Bielik
FT
2 - 0
West Bromwich Albion

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting West Bromwich Albion 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': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 2': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 10': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 10': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Goal! Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 14': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 15': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Marc Albrighton (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by David Button.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 36': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 39': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 39': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 40': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 40': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 45': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+4': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+4': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 47': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 52': Goal! Birmingham City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Marc Albrighton.
    • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 64': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
    • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend.
    • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Daryl Dike.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah with a cross.
    • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 73': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 76': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+2': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+5': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    68.2 Possession 31.8
    5 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    418 Accurate Passes 146
    521 Passes 239
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    26 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    73 Long Balls 62
    42 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 7
    18 Effective Clearances 34
    18 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 17,781

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    26 Kevin Long
    28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
    5 Auston Trusty Yellow Card
    2 Maxime Colin
    31 Krystian Bielik
    6 Hannibal Mejbri
    18 Tahith Chong
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz Yellow Card
    9 Scott Hogan
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Troy Deeney, Gary Gardner, Neil Etheridge, Harlee Dean, George Hall, George Friend, Jordan James.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Button (GK)
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Dara O'Shea
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    17 Jed Wallace Yellow Card
    35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
    14 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
    12 Daryl Dike
    11 Grady Diangana
    22 Marc Albrighton
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Nathaniel Chalobah, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Karlan Grant, Joshua Griffiths, John Swift, Semi Ajayi, Adam Reach.

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