Brighton & Hove Albion vs Birmingham City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
- 2': Glenn Murray
- 2': Glenn Murray
- 48': Tomer Hemed
- 48': Tomer Hemed
- 54': Uwe Hünemeier
- 54': Uwe Hünemeier
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Birmingham City
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Birmingham City
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Birmingham City 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno.
- 3': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 3': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 7': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bruno.
- 13': Hand ball by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
- 14': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Cheick Keita (Birmingham City).
- 16': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a headed pass.
- 20': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Keita.
- 28': Delay in match Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Fikayo Tomori replaces Lewis Dunk because of an injury.
- 35': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 35': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 35': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 42': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
- 43': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Birmingham City 0. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Glenn Murray with a headed pass.
- 49': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
- 52': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 52': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Robert Tesche (Birmingham City).
- 54': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Birmingham City 0. Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 55': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kerim Frei replaces Craig Gardner.
- 55': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
- 61': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tomer Hemed.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Beram Kayal.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton with a headed pass.
- 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
- 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
- 63': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Anthony Knockaert.
- 65': Foul by Robert Tesche (Birmingham City).
- 65': Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Robert Tesche.
- 70': Offside, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson tries a through ball, but Kerim Frei is caught offside.
- 73': Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
- 73': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Dale Stephens.
- 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Clayton Donaldson.
- 78': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 78': Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Stephen Gleeson.
- 79': Attempt missed. Uwe Hünemeier (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 83': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 85': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Birmingham City 1. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
- 86': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Uwe Hünemeier.
- 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bruno.
- 88': Foul by Cheick Keita (Birmingham City).
- 88': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 90'+2': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Birmingham City 1.
Statistics
 BIR |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.6 | Possession | 47.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 380 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 478 | Passes | 432 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 94 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 54 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 23 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 28,654
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 28,654
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Uwe Hünemeier |
| 3 | Gaëtan Bong |
| 2 | Bruno |
| 7 | Biram Kiyal |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 20 | Solly March |
| 11 | Anthony Knockaert  |
| 17 | Glenn Murray |
| 10 | Tomer Hemed |
Birmingham City (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak (GK) |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 8 | Stephen Gleeson |
| 12 | Craig Gardner |
| 7 | Robert Tesche |
| 33 | Cheick Keita |
| 2 | Emilio Nsue |
| 9 | Clayton Donaldson |
| 14 | Ché Adams |
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