English Premier League

FT Monday, December 28, 2009
Birmingham City WDDDD 1
–
Stoke City DLLLL 0
bet365 Stadium · 27,211 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
3
52
Possession
48
14
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
182
Accurate Passes
175
295
Passes
272
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
10
17
Crosses
40
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
66
19
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
28
62
Clearances
48

Head to Head

BIR leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

STK · 4-4-2

  1. 29Thomas SorensenG
  2. 25Abdoulaye FayeCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Danny HigginbothamLB
  5. 4Robert HuthRB
  6. 18Dean WhiteheadCM-L
  7. 24Rory DelapCM-R
  8. 26Matthew EtheringtonLM
  9. 7Liam LawrenceRM
  10. 9James BeattieCF-L
  11. 20Tuncay SanliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Steve SimonsenSUB
  2. 5Leon CortSUB
  3. 14Danny PughSUB
  4. 11Mamady SidibeSUB
  5. 19Amdy FayeSUB
  6. 22Danny CollinsSUB
  7. 10Ricardo FullerSUB

BIR · 4-4-2

  1. 25Joe HartG
  2. 15Scott DannCD-L
  3. 14Roger JohnsonCD-R
  4. 6Liam RidgewellLB
  5. 2Stephen CarrRB
  6. 4Lee BowyerCM-L
  7. 12Barry FergusonCM-R
  8. 16James McFaddenLM
  9. 7Sebastian LarssonRM
  10. 11Christian BenitezCF-L
  11. 10Cameron JeromeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Lee CarsleySUB
  2. 9Kevin PhillipsSUB
  3. 27Gregory VignalSUB
  4. 18Keith FaheySUB
  5. 1Maik TaylorSUB
  6. 19Gary McSheffreySUB
  7. 22Damien JohnsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 50'
  2. 71'
  3. 77'
  4. 82'

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