Birmingham City vs Stoke City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Birmingham City are hosting Stoke City
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': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
- 1': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
- 5': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
- 5': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
- 9': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by John Ruddy.
- 13': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by William Smallbone.
- 23': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
- 23': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 24': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 26': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 27': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
- 31': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 31': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by John Ruddy.
- 34': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 35': Foul by Dujon Sterling (Stoke City).
- 35': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but George Hall is caught offside.
- 36': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
- 37': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury George Hall (Birmingham City).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 44': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
- 44': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
- 47': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
- 48': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
- 53': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 56': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 56': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
- 57': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 61': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
- 66': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 66': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces Dwight Gayle.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 70': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 73': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
- 73': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
- 74': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 78': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Tahith Chong.
- 78': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Tymon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
- 80': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Reda Khadra is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Tahith Chong.
- 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Reda Khadra.
- 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 86': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 86': Jack Bonham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nick Powell.
- 89': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
Statistics
 STK |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 67.4 | Possession | 32.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 294 | Accurate Passes | 112 |
| 415 | Passes | 202 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 29 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 42 |
| 28 | Clearances | 42 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,413
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,413
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
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 4 | Marc Roberts  |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 17 | Reda Khadra |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jack Bonham (GK) |
| 3 | Morgan Fox |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 20 | Dujon Sterling |
| 17 | Ki-Jana Hoever |
| 18 | William Smallbone |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 22 | Ben Pearson |
| 11 | Dwight Gayle |
| 10 | Tyrese Campbell |
| 9 | Jacob Brown |
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