Birmingham City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
83': Harlee DeanWolves win at Birmingham to restore four-point lead at top
Leo Bonatini reopened Wolves' four-point lead at the top of the Championship by scoring the only goal of a 1-0 derby win at 10-man Birmingham.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 8': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 8': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner.
- 8': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Foul by Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City).
- 10': Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 12': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Willy Boly tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 14': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 23': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 28': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 28': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 35': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alfred N'Diaye.
- 37': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
- 39': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
- 39': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
- 44': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nsue with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson replaces Jota.
- 48': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson.
- 51': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 55': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 61': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
- 61': Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
- 63': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 69': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nsue with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 71': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Douglas.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Price replaces Léo Bonatini.
- 77': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
- 77': Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
- 77': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Delay in match Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Davis replaces Cheikh Ndoye.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bright Enobakhare replaces Romain Saiss because of an injury.
- 82': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
- 83': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Second yellow card to Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
- 89': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 89': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nsue with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
 WOL |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 446 | Accurate Passes | 321 |
| 545 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,641
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,641
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
Birmingham City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 28 | Michael Morrison  |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 17 | Cheikh N'Doye |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 2 | Emilio Nsue |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 27 | Jota |
| 20 | Jérémie Boga |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett |
| 4 | Alfred N'Diaye |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 3 | Barry Douglas |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 33 | Léo Bonatini |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
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