Fulham vs Birmingham City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipFulham 1-0 Birmingham City
Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neeskens Kebano.
- 6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
- 7': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nsue.
- 8': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 8': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
- 10': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 13': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 13': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
- 18': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 18': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City).
- 19': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Offside, Fulham. Sheyi Ojo tries a through ball, but Tomas Kalas is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin McDonald with a through ball.
- 22': Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
- 23': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
- 23': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 28': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 29': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
- 38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 42': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City).
- 42': Oliver Norwood (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
- 45': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 45': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 45'+1': Delay in match Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Neeskens Kebano because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
- 46': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 46': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 50': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 50': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 53': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
- 57': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 57': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 58': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
- 59': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 59': Oliver Norwood (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nsue.
- 61': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 61': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Oliver Norwood (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': 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.
- 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Gallagher replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 63': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
- 64': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 64': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 64': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Delay in match (Fulham).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Delay in match Tim Ream (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nsue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 70': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
- 72': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Penalty Birmingham City. Nsue draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Kevin McDonald (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot is too high. Jeremie Boga should be disappointed.
- 77': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 77': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 78': Attempt missed. Nsue (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Stefan Johansen.
- 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 82': Attempt saved. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds with a headed pass.
- 83': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 83': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 84': Attempt missed. Rui Fonte (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 84': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara with a headed pass.
- 87': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 87': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Cohen Bramall.
- 90': Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 90': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Marcelo Djalo replaces Sheyi Ojo.
- 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
- 90'+3': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Michael Morrison is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
 BIR |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 32 | Possession | 68 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 155 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 242 | Passes | 535 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 24 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 31 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 19,644
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 19,644
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Bettinelli (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 26 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood  |
| 8 | Stefan Johansen |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 19 | Sheyi Ojo |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 28 | Michael Morrison |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 25 | Joshua Dacres-Cogley |
| 50 | Stephen Gleeson |
| 26 | David Davis |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 15 | Cohen Bramall |
| 2 | Emilio Nsue |
| 20 | Jérémie Boga |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
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