Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

41': Clayton Donaldson (P)
41': Clayton Donaldson (P)
53': Michael Morrison
53': Michael Morrison

FT
2 - 1

Ipswich Town

69': Adam Webster
69': Adam Webster

Birmingham win marred by Donaldson injury

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
11': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
12': Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross.
12': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
12': Attempt blocked. Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Stephen Gleeson.
15': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
15': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
16': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
16': Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City).
18': Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
22': Attempt missed. Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Myles Kenlock with a cross.
23': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
23': Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town).
24': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
25': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
25': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cole Skuse.
25': Hand ball by David Davis (Birmingham City).
27': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
28': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
30': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
30': Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
31': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
33': Foul by David Cotterill (Birmingham City).
33': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Spector with a cross.
37': Foul by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town).
37': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
38': Foul by David Cotterill (Birmingham City).
38': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
39': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Grant Ward.
40': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Morrison with a headed pass.
40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
40': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
40': Penalty conceded by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
41': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43': David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
43': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
45'+1': Delay in match Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Clayton Donaldson because of an injury.
45'+6': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
46': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
48': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
48': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jonathan Douglas.
51': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Morrison.
51': Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Offside, Ipswich Town. Luke Chambers tries a through ball, but Luke Varney is caught offside.
53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
53': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
56': Offside, Ipswich Town. Myles Kenlock tries a through ball, but Luke Varney is caught offside.
58': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
60': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
60': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt saved. Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Chambers.
61': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman replaces Luke Varney.
62': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
62': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
67': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jonathan Williams replaces Grant Ward.
67': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces David McGoldrick.
68': Attempt missed. Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
69': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
69': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
71': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
71': Attempt missed. Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
72': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
72': Attempt missed. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brett Pitman.
74': Foul by Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town).
74': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces David Cotterill.
76': Foul by Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town).
76': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
78': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
82': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Davis with a cross.
83': Delay in match Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
86': Jonathan Williams (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
88': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Stephen Gleeson.
89': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
89': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
90'+1': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Skuse from a direct free kick.
90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paul Robinson replaces David Davis.
90'+5': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town).
90'+6': Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

IPS		BIR
10	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
51	Possession	49
11	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
10	Accurate Passes	8
15	Passes	9
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	11
10	Crosses	11
0.6	Cross %	1.0
15	Long Balls	22
10	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.7	Long Balls %	1.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
8	Effective Clearances	13
8	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 15,212

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
29	Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
5	Ryan Shotton
28	Michael Morrison
3	Jonathan Grounds
23	Jonathan Spector
8	Stephen Gleeson
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
26	David Davis
11	David Cotterill
15	Lukas Jutkiewicz
9	Clayton Donaldson

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Josh Cogley, Robert Tesche, Jacques Maghoma, Paul Robinson, Adam Legzdins, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Ché Adams.

Ipswich Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
6	Christophe Berra
15	Adam Webster
30	Myles Kenlock
4	Luke Chambers
8	Cole Skuse
22	Jonathan Douglas
27	Tom Lawrence
18	Grant Ward
12	Luke Varney
10	David McGoldrick

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Freddie Sears, Jonny Williams, Kévin Bru, Andre Dozzell, Joshua Emmanuel, Brett Pitman, Dean Gerken.

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