Birmingham City vs Brentford, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipNeal Maupay inspires Brentford to win at Birmingham
Neal Maupay inspires Brentford to win at Birmingham
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
- 6': Delay in match Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Cotterill replaces Maxime Colin because of an injury.
- 11': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jota.
- 13': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
- 14': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 17': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
- 18': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 18': Offside, Brentford. Henrik Dalsgaard tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a headed pass.
- 20': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 20': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 20': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 21': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
- 24': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
- 25': Attempt missed. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 26': Attempt missed. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Clarke.
- 27': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
- 27': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Birmingham City. Tomasz Kuszczak tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Egan.
- 31': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 31': Ryan Woods (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
- 35': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
- 35': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 39': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 39': John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 40': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jota.
- 41': Offside, Birmingham City. David Cotterill tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
- 42': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 45'+1': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Brentford 0.
- 46': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 50': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 54': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
- 56': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Gallagher replaces Jota.
- 58': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a through ball.
- 63': Offside, Brentford. Ollie Watkins tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Brentford. Yoann Barbet replaces Henrik Dalsgaard because of an injury.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Lasse Vibe.
- 72': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 73': Penalty Brentford. Neal Maupay draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Penalty conceded by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Brentford 1. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 76': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
- 82': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
- 84': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Brentford 2. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
- 86': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 86': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
- 87': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Davis.
- 89': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
- 90': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
- 90'+2': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Brentford 2.
Statistics
 BRE |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 225 |
| 442 | Passes | 326 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 28 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,045
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,045
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 28 | Michael Morrison  |
| 3 | Jonathan Grounds |
| 5 | Maxime Colin |
| 17 | Cheikh N'Doye |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| 26 | David Davis |
| 14 | Ché Adams |
| 19 | Jacques Maghoma |
| 27 | Jota |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 14 | John Egan |
| 20 | Josh Clarke |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 12 | Kamohelo Mokotjo |
| 21 | Lasse Vibe |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | Florian Jozefzoon |
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