English FA Cup

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers
  • 33': Bradley Dack
  • 46': Joe Rankin-Costello
FT
2 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 3': Reda Khadra
  • 90'+1': Jordan James

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Birmingham City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 1. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 15': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 17': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 17': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 22': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 28': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 28': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Foul by Reda Khadra (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 33': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 35': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
  • 35': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gary Gardner following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 46': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 51': Offside, Birmingham City. Kevin Long tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 57': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 58': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by George Friend with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Sanderson with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Gary Gardner.
  • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Reda Khadra.
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
  • 68': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces John Buckley.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Kevin Long.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 77': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 78': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 80': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 84': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 86': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Bradley Dack.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Tahith Chong.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Chang.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 2. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 90'+6': Hand ball by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+9': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+9': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 6
37.4 Possession 62.6
13 SHOTS 16
8 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 504
342 Passes 612
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
26 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
66 Long Balls 95
36 Accurate Long Balls 55
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 16
22 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,687

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
16 Scott Wharton Yellow Card
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
23 Bradley Dack
6 Tyler Morton
21 John Buckley
9 Sam Gallagher
22 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
19 Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Tayo Edun, Jack Vale, Aynsley Pears, Jake Garrett, Lewis Travis, Tyrhys Dolan, Harry Leonard, Ashley Phillips, Sammie Szmodics.

BIR Birmingham City (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
26 Kevin Long
5 Auston Trusty
28 Dion Sanderson
3 George Friend
2 Maxime Colin
31 Krystian Bielik
18 Tahith Chong Yellow Card
20 Gary Gardner
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
17 Reda Khadra
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jordan James, Alfie Chang, Juninho Bacuna, Scott Hogan, Romelle Donovan, Hannibal Mejbri, Jordan Graham, John Ruddy, Nico Gordon.

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