Birmingham City vs Sheffield United, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

32': Marc Roberts
69': Jacques Maghoma

FT
2 - 1

Sheffield United

7': Mark Duffy

Birmingham beat Blades to take step towards survival

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
6': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
6': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Sheffield United 1. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Evans.
7': Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
10': Attempt saved. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
10': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by David Stockdale.
11': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
12': Offside, Sheffield United. John Fleck tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
14': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Harding with a cross.
16': Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
16': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Foul by Lee Evans (Sheffield United).
17': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
18': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United).
20': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
20': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
22': Attempt missed. Wes Harding (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
25': Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Duffy.
25': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
28': Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by John Fleck.
29': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
29': Offside, Sheffield United. Chris Basham tries a through ball, but John Lundstram is caught offside.
30': Foul by Richard Stearman (Sheffield United).
30': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt saved. Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a cross.
32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Baldock.
32': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz following a corner.
34': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
34': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt saved. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner.
38': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
38': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
38': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt blocked. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
42': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
43': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
43': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
45'+1': Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United).
45'+2': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1.
46': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
47': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
54': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross.
57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
58': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
59': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
59': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces John Lundstram.
60': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
61': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
62': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
62': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
65': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
66': Lee Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Lee Evans (Sheffield United).
69': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams with a through ball.
70': Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Mark Duffy.
72': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
72': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Delay in match David Brooks (Sheffield United) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
80': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Substitution, Sheffield United. James Wilson replaces Clayton Donaldson.
82': Offside, Sheffield United. George Baldock tries a through ball, but Chris Basham is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Wes Harding (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
85': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
85': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Gallagher replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
87': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
88': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
88': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
90': Attempt missed. George Baldock (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
90'+1': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cheikh Ndoye replaces Che Adams.
90'+4': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
90'+4': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
90'+6': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1.
90'+7': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1.

Statistics

SHU		BIR
14	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
58.5	Possession	41.5
7	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
350	Accurate Passes	214
447	Passes	309
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.4
59	Long Balls	58
18	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
32	Effective Clearances	18
32	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 23,579

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	4	+6	10
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
28	Michael Morrison
5	Maxime Colin
45	Wes Harding
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
26	David Davis
19	Jacques Maghoma
27	Jota
14	Ché Adams
10	Lukas Jutkiewicz

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Sam Gallagher, Jonathan Grounds, Cheikh N'Doye, Jérémie Boga, Tomasz Kuszczak, Craig Gardner.

Sheffield United (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
27	Jamal Blackman (GK)
19	Richard Stearman
5	Jack O'Connell
6	Chris Basham
4	John Fleck
7	John Lundstram
20	Lee Evans
3	Enda Stevens
2	George Baldock
11	Clayton Donaldson
21	Mark Duffy

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Ricky Holmes, James Wilson, Ryan Leonard, David Brooks, Jake Eastwood, Billy Sharp, Danny Lafferty.

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