English League Championship

Derby County vs Birmingham City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship
Derby County
  • 64': Darren Bent (P)
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1 - 0
Birmingham City

    Darren Bent penalty gives Derby victory over Birmingham

    Darren Bent's second-half penalty helped Derby maintain touch with the play-off places in the Championship following a 1-0 victory over Birmingham.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 6': Delay in match Markus Olsson (Derby County) because of an injury.
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
    • 7': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Substitution, Derby County. Ikechi Anya replaces Markus Olsson because of an injury.
    • 11': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 11': Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a through ball.
    • 17': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jacques Maghoma.
    • 17': Foul by Richard Keogh (Derby County).
    • 17': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 22': Hand ball by Tom Ince (Derby County).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Greg Stewart.
    • 26': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 26': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
    • 31': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Richard Keogh (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Baird.
    • 31': Foul by Greg Stewart (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County).
    • 33': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Greg Stewart (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Derby County. Will Hughes tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Chris Baird (Derby County).
    • 36': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Alex Pearce (Derby County).
    • 37': Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ikechi Anya.
    • 42': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Darren Bent (Derby County).
    • 44': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 47': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by David Davis.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Bent.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 49': Darren Bent (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
    • 49': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Derby County. Jacob Butterfield tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson tries a through ball, but Greg Stewart is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 56': Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 56': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Offside, Derby County. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but Ikechi Anya is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
    • 59': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Jacques Maghoma.
    • 63': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
    • 63': Penalty Derby County. Richard Keogh draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 63': Penalty conceded by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 64': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Goal! Derby County 1, Birmingham City 0. Darren Bent (Derby County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Offside, Birmingham City. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Jonathan Grounds is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Diego Fabbrini replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darren Bent with a headed pass.
    • 72': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Stewart.
    • 76': Chris Baird (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Darren Bent.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
    • 80': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
    • 80': Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Derby County. Abdoul Camara replaces Johnny Russell.
    • 82': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Alex Pearce (Derby County) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Chris Baird (Derby County).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Alex Pearce (Derby County).
    • 87': Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County).
    • 88': Will Hughes (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Greg Stewart (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Stewart with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+3': Scott Carson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    47.1 Possession 52.9
    5 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    346 Accurate Passes 408
    444 Passes 492
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    64 Long Balls 62
    28 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 21
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    16 Effective Clearances 17
    16 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England
    Attendance: 32,616

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    3 West Bromwich Albion 7 +3 14
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    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Scott Carson (GK)
    16 Alex Pearce
    6 Richard Keogh
    29 Marcus Olsson
    12 Chris Baird
    15 Bradley Johnson
    18 Jacob Butterfield
    19 Will Hughes Yellow Card
    11 Darren Bent
    7 Johnny Russell
    10 Tom Ince
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Ikechi Anya, Jason Shackell, Craig Bryson, Abdoul Camara, Andreas Weimann, Jonathan Mitchell, Matej Vydra.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    29 Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
    5 Ryan Shotton
    28 Michael Morrison Yellow Card
    8 Stephen Gleeson
    3 Jonathan Grounds
    23 Jonathan Spector
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    26 David Davis Yellow Card
    19 Jacques Maghoma
    20 Greg Stewart
    15 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Josh Cogley, Ché Adams, Paul Robinson, Robert Tesche, Adam Legzdins, Reece Brown, Diego Fabbrini.

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