English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
FT
0 - 0
Queens Park Rangers

About

Birmingham City are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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.
  • 4': Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Field.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range is too high.
  • 10': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
  • 13': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
  • 13': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 14': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 22': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 22': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 27': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
  • 29': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
  • 34': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 35': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 39': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Osman Kakay.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Keshi Anderson because of an injury.
  • 44': Foul by Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 44': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 45': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.
  • 46': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 48': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 48': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
  • 52': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 52': Hand ball by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 55': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi with a through ball.
  • 60': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 61': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 61': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Albert Adomah replaces Paul Smyth.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 67': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
  • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Siriki Dembélé replaces Koji Miyoshi.
  • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Osman Kakay.
  • 74': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Chris Willock replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 76': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 78': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  • 79': Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 81': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 83': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Morgan Fox (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 84': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 87': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Field.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 4
45.5 Possession 54.5
8 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
219 Accurate Passes 296
314 Passes 388
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
29 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 64
24 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 6
27 Effective Clearances 30
27 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,803

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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
26 Kevin Long
5 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
3 Lee Buchanan
12 Cody Drameh
28 Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
6 Krystian Bielik
7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
9 Scott Hogan
14 Keshi Anderson
11 Koji Miyoshi
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jordan James, Emmanuel Longelo, Neil Etheridge, Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic, Oliver Burke, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Emanuel Aiwu, Siriki Dembele.

QPR Queens Park Rangers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
5 Steve Cook
15 Morgan Fox
2 Osman Kakay
8 Sam Field Yellow Card
17 Andre Dozzell
22 Kenneth Paal
11 Paul Smyth Yellow Card
30 Sinclair Armstrong
10 Ilias Chair
9 Lyndon Dykes
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Joe Walsh, Charlie Kelman, Rayan Kolli, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Chris Willock, Albert Adomah, Jake Clark-Salter, Ziyad Larkeche.

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