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

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

30': Craig Gardner
74': Jacques Maghoma
80': Maikel Kieftenbeld

FT
2 - 1

Bristol City

1': Bobby De Cordova-Reid

Jacques Maghoma fires home the winner as Birmingham beat Bristol City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
1': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
1': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
1': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 1. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
4': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Reid.
4': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
7': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
8': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
9': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
9': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
9': Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
11': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
12': Eros Pisano (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
13': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
14': Attempt missed. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
15': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
17': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
19': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Jens Hegeler (Bristol City).
23': Attempt missed. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bobby Reid.
24': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
29': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
30': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
32': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Bristol City).
32': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Nsue.
35': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
35': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by David Davis.
36': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
36': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
38': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
38': Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
40': Offside, Bristol City. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Famara Diedhiou is caught offside.
41': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
42': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross.
42': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Korey Smith.
45': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
45': Attempt blocked. Bailey Wright (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Jens Hegeler (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Jens Hegeler (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces David Davis.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paul Robinson replaces Jonathan Grounds.
46': Attempt missed. Nsue (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Che Adams.
48': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
48': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City).
49': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
53': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Hand ball by Bobby Reid (Bristol City).
56': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Morrison.
56': Attempt saved. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
58': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
58': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Delay in match Che Adams (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Cotterill replaces Che Adams.
61': Attempt missed. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Korey Smith.
62': Eros Pisano (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
63': Eros Pisano (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
64': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
65': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
65': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
65': Bailey Wright (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a headed pass.
66': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner.
67': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
67': Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Jamie Paterson.
68': Substitution, Bristol City. Niclas Eliasson replaces Josh Brownhill.
71': Bailey Wright (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
72': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Robinson.
72': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
74': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 1. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye with a headed pass.
77': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
78': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
79': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City).
80': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
80': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
82': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
83': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Nsue.
84': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
85': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
86': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
86': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eros Pisano.
87': Attempt missed. Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
88': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City).
89': Bobby Reid (Bristol City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
89': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Offside, Birmingham City. David Cotterill tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
90': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
90': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Eros Pisano (Bristol City).
90'+2': Offside, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Eros Pisano (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Korey Smith (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
90'+4': Foul by Jens Hegeler (Bristol City).
90'+4': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 1.

Statistics

BRC		BIR
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
10	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	2
60.9	Possession	39.1
25	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
358	Accurate Passes	198
463	Passes	301
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	76
24	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
11	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	13
17	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
48	Effective Clearances	38
48	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 21,269

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
28	Michael Morrison
3	Jonathan Grounds
2	Emilio Nsue
8	Craig Gardner
17	Cheikh N'Doye
19	Jacques Maghoma
26	David Davis
9	Clayton Donaldson
14	Ché Adams

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Robert Tesche, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Tomasz Kuszczak, Paul Robinson, Wes Harding, Stephen Gleeson, David Cotterill.

Bristol City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Frank Fielding (GK)
31	Jens Hegeler
5	Bailey Wright
3	Joe Bryan
2	Eros Pisano
21	Marlon Pack
7	Korey Smith
20	Jamie Paterson
8	Josh Brownhill
9	Famara Diédhiou
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid

Bristol City Substitutes:

Niclas Eliasson, Callum O'Dowda, Gary O'Neil, Nathan Baker, Ivan Lucic, Freddy Hinds, Hördur Magnússon.

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