English League Championship

Bolton Wanderers vs Birmingham City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bolton Wanderers
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham City
    • 40': Lukas Jutkiewicz
    • Red Card 67': Ché Adams

    Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Birmingham City

    Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Birmingham City

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by William Buckley.
    • 6': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Reece Burke tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
    • 9': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 10': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 14': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 14': Attempt missed. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 20': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Jon Flanagan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Hand ball by William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
    • 23': Ben Alnwick (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Vela.
    • 25': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 26': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 26': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Adam Le Fondre tries a through ball, but Josh Vela is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 34': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 34': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 40': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 40': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Birmingham City 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 45'+1': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 46': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 46': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jon Flanagan.
    • 50': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Wes Harding.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 53': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Jon Flanagan (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 54': Jon Flanagan (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a cross.
    • 56': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Craig Noone replaces Derik.
    • 56': Offside, Birmingham City. Jota tries a through ball, but Jacques Maghoma is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 59': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
    • 61': Foul by Reece Burke (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 61': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jota (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
    • 63': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
    • 64': Delay in match Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jota.
    • 66': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 67': Che Adams (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 72': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Zach Clough replaces William Buckley.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 74': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 75': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jan Kirchhoff replaces Karl Henry.
    • 75': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Jota.
    • 79': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 80': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by David Davis.
    • 82': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 82': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Davis.
    • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh Dacres-Cogley replaces Jacques Maghoma.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Flanagan.
    • 85': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by David Davis.
    • 86': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Wes Harding (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Davis.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Beevers with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ben Alnwick (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Birmingham City 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    1 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    0 Saves 2
    41.6 Possession 58.4
    10 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    158 Accurate Passes 261
    276 Passes 388
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    77 Long Balls 93
    32 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    37 Effective Clearances 43
    37 Clearances 43

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 21,097

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Ben Alnwick (GK)
    5 Mark Beevers
    32 Reece Burke
    3 Andrew Taylor
    14 Jon Flanagan Yellow Card
    6 Joshua Vela
    24 Karl Henry
    17 Derik Osede
    9 Adam Le Fondre
    11 William Buckley
    10 Sammy Ameobi
    Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Jan Kirchhoff, Zach Clough, Aaron Wilbraham, Antonee Robinson, Mark Howard, Craig Noone, David Wheater.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 David Stockdale (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    28 Michael Morrison
    5 Maxime Colin
    45 Wes Harding
    17 Cheikh N'Doye
    26 David Davis Yellow Card
    19 Jacques Maghoma
    27 Jota
    14 Ché Adams Red Card
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jonathan Grounds, Jérémie Boga, Jason Lowe, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Marc Roberts, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Tomasz Kuszczak.

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