Burton Albion vs Birmingham City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Burton Albion

32': Lloyd Dyer
62': Jamie Ward

FT
2 - 0

Birmingham City

Burton make it an unhappy return for Gary Rowett

Birmingham-born duo Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Ward sank their hometown side to secure a second successive home win for Burton, 2-0 over Gary Rowett's Blues

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but David Davis is caught offside.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Turner.
7': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
11': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
13': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
13': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Jamie Ward (Burton Albion).
14': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
15': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
18': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
18': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
18': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
19': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer with a cross.
21': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
21': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
23': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
23': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt saved. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Ward with a headed pass.
28': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
28': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
30': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matthew Palmer following a set piece situation.
32': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
32': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Birmingham City 0. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
34': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
34': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
35': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
36': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
41': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
41': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Offside, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Akins with a cross.
45': Attempt saved. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris O'Grady.
45': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Adam Legzdins.
45'+1': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
45'+1': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Burton Albion 2, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
49': Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
54': Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
54': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Spector.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces David Davis.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Clayton Donaldson replaces David Cotterill.
59': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
59': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
60': Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
62': Goal! Burton Albion 2, Birmingham City 0. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Brayford with a headed pass.
62': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lloyd Dyer.
65': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
66': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
66': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Offside, Burton Albion. John Brayford tries a through ball, but Chris O'Grady is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces Jacques Maghoma.
69': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
69': Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
76': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by John Brayford (Burton Albion).
77': Attempt blocked. Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
78': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Akins with a cross.
79': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
80': Attempt missed. Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Stewart with a cross following a corner.
81': Substitution, Burton Albion. Will Miller replaces Jamie Ward.
81': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
81': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
84': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
84': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jackson Irvine with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
88': Substitution, Burton Albion. Lee Williamson replaces Tom Naylor.
90': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Williamson with a headed pass.
90': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
90': Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Delay in match Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
90'+3': Substitution, Burton Albion. Hamza Choudhury replaces Matthew Palmer.
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Offside, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 2, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

BIR		BRT
11	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	1
53	Possession	47
7	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
252	Accurate Passes	212
372	Passes	324
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
89	Long Balls	77
30	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	16
24	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton, England
Attendance: 5,818

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sunderland	12	+14	28
2	Burnley	12	+12	23
3	Leeds United	12	+11	23
4	Sheffield United	12	+8	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Jon McLaughlin (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
6	Ben Turner
3	John Brayford
36	Jackson Irvine
15	Tom Naylor
16	Matthew Palmer
11	Lloyd Dyer
10	Lucas Akins
8	Chris O'Grady
12	Jamie Ward

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Marcus Myers-Harness, Will Miller, Hamza Choudhury, Shaun Barker, Lee Williamson, Stephen Bywater, John Mousinho.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Legzdins (GK)
5	Ryan Shotton
28	Michael Morrison
3	Jonathan Grounds
23	Jonathan Spector
26	David Davis
8	Stephen Gleeson
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
15	Lukas Jutkiewicz
19	Jacques Maghoma
11	David Cotterill

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Ché Adams, Reece Brown, Paul Robinson, Diego Fabbrini, Greg Stewart, Clayton Donaldson, Tomasz Kuszczak.

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