Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Birmingham City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWolves celebrate Premier League promotion with win over Birmingham
Wolves celebrated their promotion to the Premier League in style with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win against 10-man Birmingham at Molineux.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
- 5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 5': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa tries a through ball, but Matt Doherty is caught offside.
- 8': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a through ball.
- 11': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 16': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini replaces Ivan Cavaleiro because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 18': Foul by Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 21': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 24': Delay in match Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 26': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conor Coady tries a through ball, but Matt Doherty is caught offside.
- 32': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 33': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 35': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 39': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 43': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wes Harding with a cross.
- 45'+2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 46': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 46': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willy Boly.
- 47': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 47': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 47': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
- 52': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
- 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 54': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 55': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 55': Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 57': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
- 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by John Ruddy.
- 58': Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 58': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
- 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Jonathan Grounds.
- 63': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 63': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Romain Saiss.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt missed. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 66': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfred N'Diaye replaces Rúben Neves.
- 73': Attempt saved. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Bonatini with a through ball.
- 73': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saiss tries a through ball, but Matt Doherty is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Benik Afobe replaces Diogo Jota.
- 75': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Cheikh Ndoye.
- 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 79': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 81': Attempt missed. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
- 82': Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 84': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
- 86': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 86': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Birmingham City 0. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfred N'Diaye with a through ball.
- 88': Foul by Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
 BIR |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 23.1 | Possession | 76.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 167 | Accurate Passes | 766 |
| 244 | Passes | 849 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 15 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 80 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 58 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 9 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,536
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,536
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 3 | Barry Douglas |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
Birmingham City (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 12 | Harlee Dean  |
| 28 | Michael Morrison  |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 45 | Wes Harding |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 17 | Cheikh N'Doye |
| 27 | Jota |
| 5 | Maxime Colin |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 26 | David Davis |
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