English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Birmingham City, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 37': Jonathan Kodjia
  • 39': Jack Grealish
  • 51': Tammy Abraham (P)
  • 76': Alan Hutton
FT
4 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 28': Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 57': Kristian Pedersen

About

Aston Villa are hosting Birmingham City at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 1': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 3': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 4': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
  • 11': Hand ball by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 12': Offside, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Connor Mahoney is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Glenn Whelan.
  • 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 18': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
  • 24': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
  • 26': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 26': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Chester.
  • 28': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Birmingham City 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 35': Che Adams (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Birmingham City 1. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Birmingham City 1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
  • 41': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
  • 41': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 44': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 44': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a cross.
  • 48': Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
  • 50': Penalty Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Birmingham City 1. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 52': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 54': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Birmingham City 2. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Che Adams with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Mahoney.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
  • 62': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Delay in match Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
  • 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lee Camp.
  • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Albert Adomah because of an injury.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Connor Mahoney.
  • 67': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
  • 67': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Glenn Whelan.
  • 71': Delay in match Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Birmingham City 2. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Henri Lansbury because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Charlie Lakin replaces Craig Gardner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 84': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 89': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Omar Bogle replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 90': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+3': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Charlie Lakin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Lakin with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Birmingham City 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Birmingham City 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
25.7 Possession 74.3
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
91 Accurate Passes 463
171 Passes 537
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 60
20 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 26
21 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,200

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
5 James Chester
4 Axel Tuanzebe
3 Neil Taylor
21 Alan Hutton
6 Glenn Whelan
14 Conor Hourihane
26 Jonathan Kodjia
37 Albert Adomah
18 Tammy Abraham
10 Jack Grealish
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Mark Bunn, Scott Hogan, Ahmed Elmohamady, Callum O'Hare, Anwar El Ghazi, Yannick Bolasie, Henri Lansbury.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lee Camp (GK)
1 Lee Camp (GK)
12 Harlee Dean
28 Michael Morrison
45 Wes Harding Yellow Card
5 Maxime Colin
8 Craig Gardner
6 Maikel Kieftenbeld Yellow Card
3 Kristian Pedersen
7 Connor Mahoney
9 Ché Adams
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Beryly Lubula, Charlie Lakin, Connal Trueman, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Marc Roberts, Omar Bogle, Jacques Maghoma.

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