
Birmingham City vs Coventry City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship2 - 4
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
- 3': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
- 3': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 4': Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
- 9': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
- 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 12': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Coventry City 0. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
- 23': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 30': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 35': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
- 39': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 0. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
- 39': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 39': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 1. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Rose with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 41': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
- 43': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 45'+4': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 2. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 2.
- 46': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Lyle Taylor is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
- 50': Offside, Birmingham City. Nico Gordon tries a through ball, but Lyle Taylor is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
- 58': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nico Gordon.
- 58': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
- 58': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Fankaty Dabo.
- 62': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Fankaty Dabo because of an injury.
- 62': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 71': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Onel Hernández.
- 71': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 3. Michael Rose (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Richards replaces Nico Gordon because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
- 79': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
- 81': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 82': Substitution, Coventry City. Kyle McFadzean replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Todd Kane.
- 84': Attempt missed. Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Woods following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
- 86': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 4. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Foul by Taylor Richards (Birmingham City).
- 90'+3': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
- 90'+5': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 4.
Statistics
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BIR![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 6 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
0 | Saves | 2 |
52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
13 | SHOTS | 12 |
7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
286 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
409 | Passes | 367 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
16 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
61 | Long Balls | 81 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
19 | Tackles | 10 |
0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
4 | Interceptions | 13 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
22 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,634
EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United | 34 | +50 | 75 |
2 | Sheffield United | 34 | +22 | 70 |
3 | Burnley | 34 | +34 | 68 |
4 | Sunderland | 34 | +19 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
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38 | Zach Jeacock (GK) |
4 | Marc Roberts |
3 | Kristian Pedersen |
50 | Nico Gordon |
20 | Gary Gardner |
6 | Ryan Woods ![]() |
21 | Juninho Bacuna ![]() |
25 | Onel Hernández |
2 | Maxime Colin |
9 | Scott Hogan |
33 | Lyle Taylor |
Coventry City (3-5-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
15 | Dominic Hyam |
27 | Jake Bidwell |
4 | Michael Rose |
38 | Gustavo Hamer |
8 | Jamie Allen |
14 | Ben Sheaf |
18 | Ian Maatsen |
23 | Fankaty Dabo |
17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
10 | Callum O'Hare |
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