Birmingham City vs Leeds United, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
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Chris Wood at the double as Leeds win at Birmingham
Chris Wood cemented his position as the Championship's leading scorer with two as fourth-placed Leeds won 3-1 at Birmingham.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
- 2': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United).
- 2': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 13': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Robert Green.
- 13': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Che Adams with a headed pass following a corner.
- 13': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 14': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Leeds United 1. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a through ball.
- 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 21': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nsue.
- 21': Foul by Cheick Keita (Birmingham City).
- 21': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 25': Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 28': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 30': Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Robert Tesche (Birmingham City).
- 30': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 30': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cheick Keita.
- 34': Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 39': Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 40': Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
- 40': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Keita with a headed pass.
- 41': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
- 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 43': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cheick Keita with a headed pass following a corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nsue (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45': Offside, Leeds United. Kyle Bartley tries a through ball, but Pablo Hernández is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Leeds United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Leeds United 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
- 48': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 50': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nsue with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
- 51': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Tesche.
- 52': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 52': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nsue with a through ball.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Nsue (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 54': Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
- 54': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Pablo Hernández.
- 59': Substitution, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Eunan O'Kane.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Keita.
- 62': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 62': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 63': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 63': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leeds United 1. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 65': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 67': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leeds United 2. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 69': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 73': Substitution, Leeds United. Alfonso replaces Stuart Dallas.
- 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 74': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Pablo Hernández (Leeds United).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 76': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 78': Alfonso (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 78': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt saved. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 81': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leeds United 3. Alfonso (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Hernández following a fast break.
- 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Kemar Roofe replaces Pablo Hernández.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kerim Frei replaces Cheick Keita.
- 83': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 85': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
- 88': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jerome Sinclair replaces Che Adams.
- 90': Foul by Robert Tesche (Birmingham City).
- 90': Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United).
- 90'+1': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
- 90'+4': Jerome Sinclair (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Leeds United 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Leeds United 3.
Statistics
 LEE |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 347 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 97 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 26 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 43 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 20,321
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 20,321
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
Birmingham City (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak (GK) |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 4 | Paul Robinson |
| 25 | Josh Cogley |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 26 | David Davis  |
| 7 | Robert Tesche |
| 33 | Cheick Keita |
| 2 | Emilio Nsue |
| 14 | Ché Adams |
| 12 | Craig Gardner |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Green (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 28 | Gaetano Berardi |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 19 | Pablo Hernández |
| 14 | Eunan O'Kane |
| 26 | Liam Bridcutt |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 11 | Souleymane Doukara |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
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