English League Championship

Southampton vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 9': Taylor Harwood-Bellis
  • 22': Carlos Alcaraz
  • 86': Adam Armstrong
FT
3 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 58': Jay Stansfield

About

Southampton are hosting Birmingham City at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, 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.
  • 9': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 9': Goal! Southampton 1, Birmingham City 0. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 11': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 13': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
  • 13': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 18': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo following a corner.
  • 22': Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
  • 24': Offside, Birmingham City. Jordan James is caught offside.
  • 28': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 40': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
  • 44': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
  • 45': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
  • 46': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 47': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 47': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
  • 50': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Siriki Dembélé.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 59': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 60': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 64': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 64': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 67': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 69': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
  • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Oliver Burke.
  • 76': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 80': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Will Smallbone.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Aribo (Southampton).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 84': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 86': Goal! Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a headed pass.
  • 89': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  • 89': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+1': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+9': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+9': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
28.7 Possession 71.3
10 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
252 Accurate Passes 733
310 Passes 796
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 36
31 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 17
24 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
12 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 16
15 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 28,924

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 14 +26 31
2 Stoke City 14 +12 27
3 Middlesbrough 14 +5 26
4 Preston North End 14 +6 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
14 James Bree
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
4 Flynn Downes
17 Stuart Armstrong
16 William Smallbone
9 Adam Armstrong
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
22 Carlos Alcaraz
Southampton Substitutes:
Mason Holgate, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Sékou Mara, Ryan Manning, Alex McCarthy, Ryan Fraser, Samuel Edozie, Joe Aribo, Shea Charles.

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
44 Emanuel Aiwu Yellow Card
5 Dion Sanderson
23 Emmanuel Longelo
12 Cody Drameh
19 Jordan James Yellow Card
34 Ivan Sunjic
6 Krystian Bielik
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
17 Siriki Dembele
45 Oliver Burke
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Kevin Long, Gary Gardner, Ethan Laird, Neil Etheridge, Jay Stansfield, Brandon Khela, Koji Miyoshi, Scott Hogan, Marc Roberts.

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