English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 19': Ché Adams
FT
1 - 0
Cardiff City

    Birmingham City 1-0 Cardiff City

    Birmingham City 1-0 Cardiff City

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
    • 1': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 5': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
    • 6': Foul by Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City).
    • 6': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
    • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 10': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
    • 10': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 11': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
    • 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
    • 19': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 21': Foul by Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
    • 24': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
    • 28': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
    • 31': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
    • 38': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Foul by Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City).
    • 39': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
    • 42': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
    • 42': Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Foul by Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
    • 45': Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
    • 49': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 50': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
    • 50': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
    • 53': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
    • 54': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Morrison with a headed pass.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
    • 55': Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
    • 59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
    • 60': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Dangerous play by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 60': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
    • 61': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 61': Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
    • 64': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 64': Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 68': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Craig Bryson.
    • 69': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Hand ball by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore with a through ball.
    • 77': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces David Junior Hoilett.
    • 83': Foul by Danny Ward (Cardiff City).
    • 83': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ward.
    • 88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 89': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jacques Maghoma.
    • 89': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Aron Gunnarsson went off injured after Cardiff City had used all subs.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Che Adams.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Gallagher replaces David Davis.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Jacques Maghoma.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 90'+8': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 0
    49.6 Possession 50.4
    7 SHOTS 6
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    169 Accurate Passes 181
    286 Passes 290
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    74 Long Balls 72
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    23 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    33 Effective Clearances 39
    33 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 19,059

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 West Ham United 6 +5 11
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    Line-Ups

    BIR 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 Yellow Card
    26 David Davis Yellow Card
    11 Isaac Vassell
    19 Jacques Maghoma
    14 Ché Adams
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Craig Gardner, Harlee Dean, Sam Gallagher, Connal Trueman, Stephen Gleeson, Jota, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    25 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    5 Bruno Ecuélé Manga
    4 Sean Morrison
    14 Sol Bamba
    3 Joe Bennett
    2 Lee Peltier
    8 Joe Ralls
    21 Craig Bryson Yellow Card
    33 Junior Hoilett
    19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
    10 Kenneth Zohore
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Lee Tomlin, Aron Gunnarsson, Daniel Ward, Liam Feeney, Loïc Damour, Matthew Connolly, Brian Murphy.

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