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

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

FT
0 - 1

Millwall

77': Fred Onyedinma

Birmingham City 0-1 Millwall

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
1': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
2': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
4': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
6': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
8': Hand ball by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
10': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
13': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
13': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Stockdale.
14': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Craig Gardner.
14': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
15': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
15': Jake Cooper (Millwall) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by George Saville following a corner.
15': Offside, Millwall. Jake Cooper tries a through ball, but George Saville is caught offside.
16': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
16': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
17': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
24': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
24': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
26': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
26': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
27': Jed Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Meredith.
31': Dangerous play by Carl Jenkinson (Birmingham City).
31': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
32': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Saville.
35': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
35': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steve Morison.
37': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
38': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
38': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
42': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Saville.
43': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
43': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Carl Jenkinson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
45'+1': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Millwall 0.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jota replaces Jason Lowe.
46': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
46': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jacques Maghoma.
48': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
48': David Stockdale (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
52': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
52': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
56': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
59': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a cross following a corner.
59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jed Wallace.
59': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Saville.
60': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
64': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
65': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
66': Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Ben Marshall.
67': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
67': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
72': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
72': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Delay in match Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Jeremie Boga.
74': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Birmingham City).
74': Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
76': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross.
77': Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaun Hutchinson.
77': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Millwall 1. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jacques Maghoma.
83': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
83': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a cross.
85': Substitution, Millwall. Tim Cahill replaces Steve Morison.
87': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
87': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross.
88': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Stockdale.
89': Attempt missed. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Cahill with a headed pass following a corner.
90': Carl Jenkinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Tim Cahill (Millwall).
90'+1': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
90'+1': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
90'+2': Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Substitution, Millwall. Jason Shackell replaces Lee Gregory.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
90'+4': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaun Williams.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Millwall 1.

Statistics

MIL		BIR
15	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	5
39.3	Possession	60.7
11	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
142	Accurate Passes	312
275	Passes	445
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	6
25	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	93
21	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	25
21	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,111

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
12	Harlee Dean
4	Marc Roberts
5	Maxime Colin
22	Carl Jenkinson
8	Craig Gardner
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
21	Jason Lowe
18	Sam Gallagher
20	Jérémie Boga
19	Jacques Maghoma

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Lukas Jutkiewicz, Michael Morrison, Ché Adams, Jota, Corey O'Keefe, Cohen Bramall, Connal Trueman.

Millwall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Archer (GK)
35	Jake Cooper
4	Shaun Hutchinson
3	James Meredith
12	Mahlon Romeo
23	George Saville
6	Shaun Williams
44	Ben Marshall
14	Jed Wallace
20	Steve Morison
9	Lee Gregory

Millwall Substitutes:

Jason Shackell, Conor Mclaughlin, Tom Elliott, Tim Cahill, Ryan Tunnicliffe, David Martin, Fred Onyedinma.

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