English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Blackpool, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 81': Lukas Jutkiewicz
FT
1 - 0
Blackpool

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Blackpool at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 3': Foul by Owen Dale (Blackpool).
    • 3': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Demetri Mitchell (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
    • 8': Offside, Birmingham City. Riley McGree tries a through ball, but Jordan Graham is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 11': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Hand ball by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
    • 17': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool).
    • 17': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
    • 22': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 24': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Offside, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
    • 27': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
    • 30': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Reece James (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine.
    • 38': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Demetri Mitchell (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 40': Offside, Blackpool. Reece James tries a through ball, but Gary Madine is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dujon Sterling with a cross following a fast break.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Reece James (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
    • 45': Offside, Blackpool. Callum Connolly tries a through ball, but Demetri Mitchell is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
    • 47': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Owen Dale (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 56': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
    • 56': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 56': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool).
    • 58': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
    • 60': James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 65': Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
    • 65': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Jérémie Bela.
    • 67': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 67': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
    • 67': James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackpool. Josh Bowler replaces Demetri Mitchell.
    • 69': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Blackpool).
    • 70': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Dujon Sterling (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 75': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Owen Dale.
    • 76': Offside, Blackpool. Daniel Grimshaw tries a through ball, but Shayne Lavery is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a cross.
    • 81': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Blackpool 0. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 82': James Husband (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Foul by Dujon Sterling (Blackpool).
    • 84': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackpool. Jerry Yates replaces Gary Madine.
    • 87': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Reece James (Blackpool).
    • 89': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
    • 90'+4': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+5': Reece James (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackpool 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackpool 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackpool 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 1
    55.7 Possession 44.3
    8 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    263 Accurate Passes 166
    368 Passes 297
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    86 Long Balls 67
    46 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 10
    16 Tackles 26
    0.3 Tackle % 0.4
    14 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 12
    18 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 17,686

    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
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    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
    21 Dion Sanderson
    18 Riley McGree Yellow Card
    19 Jordan James
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    11 Jérémie Bela
    24 Jordan Graham
    36 Troy Deeney
    9 Scott Hogan
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Lukas Jutkiewicz, Juan Familia-Castillo, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Marcel Oakley, Harlee Dean, Neil Etheridge, Remi Walker.

    BLP Blackpool (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
    3 James Husband Yellow Card
    21 Marvin Ekpiteta
    5 Reece James
    35 Dujon Sterling
    10 Keshi Anderson
    12 Kenneth Dougall
    2 Callum Connolly Yellow Card
    14 Gary Madine
    7 Owen Dale
    15 Demetri Mitchell
    Blackpool Substitutes:
    Stuart Moore, Jerry Yates, Josh Bowler, Daniel Grétarsson, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Shayne Lavery, Ryan Wintle.

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