Birmingham City vs Burnley, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

55': Jacques Maghoma
90'+4': Jon Toral

FT
1 - 2

Burnley

31': George Boyd
77': Andre Gray

Birmingham City 1-2 Burnley

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
3': George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Stephen Ward (Burnley).
8': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
8': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
9': Joey Barton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Dean Marney (Burnley).
10': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
10': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Attempt missed. Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
15': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
19': Attempt blocked. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
20': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
21': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Cotterill.
22': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
22': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
24': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
25': Hand ball by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
26': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
26': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
28': Attempt blocked. Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
29': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
29': George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Burnley 1. George Boyd (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
33': Foul by Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City).
33': Joey Barton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
36': Foul by Stephen Ward (Burnley).
36': Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Stephen Ward (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Cotterill.
38': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
38': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt saved. Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a headed pass.
40': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
40': Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
42': Foul by Andre Gray (Burnley).
42': Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. George Boyd (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Barton.
43': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
44': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
44': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
45'+2': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
45'+2': Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Caddis.
45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Burnley 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Burnley 2.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Burnley 1.
45': Substitution, Burnley. David Jones replaces Joey Barton.
46': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
46': Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Boyd.
48': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Adam Legzdins.
49': Attempt missed. David Jones (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Boyd.
52': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
53': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Jones with a through ball.
55': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
55': Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt saved. Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Legzdins.
55': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Burnley 1. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
57': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
57': George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon-Miquel Toral.
58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
59': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by David Davis with a headed pass following a corner.
60': Substitution, Burnley. Lloyd Dyer replaces Scott Arfield.
65': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
65': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Adam Legzdins.
66': Offside, Birmingham City. Adam Legzdins tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
67': Attempt missed. David Jones (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
70': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jon-Miquel Toral.
70': Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
70': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': George Boyd (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
73': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
74': Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
74': Attempt missed. Dean Marney (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
77': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Burnley 2. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Boyd with a cross.
78': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
78': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Diego Fabbrini replaces David Cotterill.
79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyle Lafferty replaces Jacques Maghoma.
81': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
83': Attempt blocked. Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
83': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Dean Marney (Burnley).
84': Dean Marney (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Kyle Lafferty (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
87': Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dean Marney with a through ball.
89': Substitution, Burnley. James Tarkowski replaces Andre Gray.
90': Attempt missed. Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Caddis.
90'+1': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
90'+1': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City).
90'+4': Lloyd Dyer (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second yellow card to Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Burnley 2.

Statistics

BUR		BIR
17	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
45.1	Possession	54.9
11	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
209	Accurate Passes	269
320	Passes	380
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	8
13	Crosses	30
0.2	Cross %	0.3
88	Long Balls	99
31	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	19
39	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,151

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Legzdins (GK)
32	Ryan Shotton
28	Michael Morrison
3	Jonathan Grounds
31	Paul Caddis
20	Jon Toral
26	David Davis
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
9	Clayton Donaldson
19	Jacques Maghoma
11	David Cotterill

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jonathan Spector, Tomasz Kuszczak, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Diego Fabbrini, Kyle Lafferty, Stephen Gleeson, James Vaughan.

Burnley (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heaton (GK)
6	Ben Mee
5	Michael Keane
23	Stephen Ward
2	Matthew Lowton
13	Joey Barton
8	Dean Marney
21	George Boyd
37	Scott Arfield
7	Andre Gray
30	Ashley Barnes

Burnley Substitutes:

Lloyd Dyer, Matthew Taylor, David Jones, Paul Robinson, Tendayi Darikwa, James Tarkowski, Rouwen Hennings.

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