Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipPhilippe Montanier sacked by Nottingham Forest following Birmingham draw
Philippe Montanier sacked by Nottingham Forest following Birmingham draw
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 2': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
- 2': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 7': Hildeberto Pereira (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
- 10': Licá (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
- 13': Attempt saved. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
- 15': Attempt missed. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Davis.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
- 28': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 28': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jack Hobbs tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 32': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Eric Lichaj tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Licá tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Morrison.
- 41': Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonathan Spector.
- 42': Attempt missed. Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Hildeberto Pereira (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jack Hobbs tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 47': Foul by Licá (Nottingham Forest).
- 47': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 49': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 50': Licá (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
- 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Hobbs.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 53': Licá (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
- 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 58': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Davis with a cross.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Mancienne.
- 59': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Britt Assombalonga tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
- 60': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Licá (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 63': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Licá (Nottingham Forest).
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Cotterill replaces Diego Fabbrini.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 65': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Hobbs.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams with a through ball.
- 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Mills.
- 66': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 69': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
- 69': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Hildeberto Pereira tries a through ball, but Matthew Cash is caught offside.
- 71': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Daniel Pinillos replaces Licá.
- 73': Attempt missed. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
- 77': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 77': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Delay in match Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Daniel Pinillos (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
- 82': Offside, Birmingham City. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. David Vaughan replaces Hildeberto Pereira.
- 83': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Stephen Henderson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Hobbs.
- 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Eric Lichaj.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Statistics
 NFO |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 499 |
| 325 | Passes | 606 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 54 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 54 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 18,041
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 18,041
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 (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak (GK) |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 28 | Michael Morrison  |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 23 | Jonathan Spector |
| 8 | Stephen Gleeson |
| 26 | David Davis |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 15 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 14 | Ché Adams |
| 10 | Diego Fabbrini |
Nottingham Forest (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stephen Henderson (GK) |
| 25 | Jack Hobbs |
| 5 | Matthew Mills |
| 28 | Thomas Lam |
| 2 | Eric Lichaj |
| 4 | Michael Mancienne |
| 11 | Ben Osborn |
| 17 | Hildeberto Pereira |
| 20 | Licá |
| 41 | Matty Cash |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
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