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

· English League Championship

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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

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	15	+27	34
2	Middlesbrough	15	+6	29
3	Stoke City	15	+11	27
4	Preston North End	15	+6	26

Full Standings

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

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jobe Bellingham, Neil Etheridge, Alfie Chang, Scott Hogan, Harlee Dean, Jordan James, Hannibal Mejbri.

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

Stoke City Substitutes:

Connor Taylor, Bersant Celina, Jordan Thompson, Lewis Baker, Nick Powell, Josh Tymon, Frank Fielding.

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