Birmingham City vs Crawley Town, 2017-18 English Carabao Cup, First Round
· English Carabao Cup
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Che Adams nets hat-trick as dominant Birmingham hit Crawley for five
Match Timeline
- 27': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Crawley Town 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Davis following a set piece situation.
- 38': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Crawley Town 0. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
- 42': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Crawley Town 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 43': Josh Payne (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Robert Tesche replaces David Davis.
- 49': Goal! Birmingham City 4, Crawley Town 0. Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
- 54': Substitution, Crawley Town. Enzio Boldewijn replaces Kaby.
- 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Wes Harding replaces Nsue.
- 65': Substitution, Crawley Town. Billy Clifford replaces Aryan Taj.
- 66': Goal! Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cotterill.
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Che Adams.
- 71': Substitution, Crawley Town. Panutche Camara replaces Moussa Sanoh.
- 75': Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1. Panutche Camara (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Clifford.
Statistics
 CRA |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 40 | Possession | 60 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 15 |
| 5 | Crosses | 15 |
| 1.0 | Cross % | 1.0 |
| 13 | Long Balls | 8 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
| 1.0 | Long Balls % | 1.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 7,814
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 7,814
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 40 | Paul Robinson |
| 2 | Emilio Nsue |
| 26 | David Davis |
| 19 | Jacques Maghoma |
| 23 | David Cotterill |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 50 | Stephen Gleeson |
| 14 | Ché Adams |
Crawley Town (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Morris (GK) |
| 14 | Andre Blackman |
| 5 | Joe McNerney |
| 15 | Josh Yorwerth |
| 4 | Josh Payne  |
| 20 | Aryantaj Tajbakhsh |
| 10 | Dean Cox |
| 24 | Dennon Lewis |
| 17 | Aliu Djaló |
| 27 | Moussa Sanoh |
| 9 | Matt Harrold |
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