English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 17, 2016
Brighton & Hove Albion DWDWW 2
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Birmingham City WWLLW 1
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BIR011
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · 17,287 att.

Match Report

Brighton boost promotion hopes and deal blow to Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola

Brighton boost promotion hopes and deal blow to Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
2
58.1
Possession
41.9
14
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
228
449
Passes
337
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
2
29
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
91
Long Balls
83
50
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
41
Effective Clearances
45
41
Clearances
45

Head to Head

BHA leads series 4-1

Lineups

BIR · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tomasz KuszczakG
  2. 5Ryan ShottonCD-L
  3. 28Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 23Jonathan SpectorRB
  6. 8Stephen GleesonCM
  7. 26David DavisLM
  8. 6Maikel KieftenbeldRM
  9. 15Lukas JutkiewiczF
  10. 11David CotterillLF
  11. 20Greg StewartRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Viv Solomon-OtaborSUB
  2. 14Ché AdamsSUB
  3. 4Paul RobinsonSUB
  4. 25Josh CogleySUB
  5. 19Jacques MaghomaSUB
  6. 7Robert TescheSUB
  7. 1Adam LegzdinsSUB

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 14Steve SidwellCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 8Jiri SkalakLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 9Sam BaldockCF-L
  11. 17Glenn MurrayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  2. 29Richard TowellSUB
  3. 20Solly MarchSUB
  4. 12Sébastien PocognoliSUB
  5. 16Casper AnkergrenSUB
  6. 10Tomer HemedSUB
  7. 21Oliver NorwoodSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 52' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Davis.
  3. 63' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jiri Skalak.
  4. 63' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Steve Sidwell.
  5. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Sam Baldock.
  6. 73' Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh Cogley replaces Greg Stewart.
  7. 80' Substitution, Birmingham City. Robert Tesche replaces Stephen Gleeson.
  8. 82' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Birmingham City. Paul Robinson replaces Jonathan Spector.
  10. 90'+5' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.

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