Fulham vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Fulham are hosting Birmingham City
at Craven Cottage, London, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Offside, Fulham. Anthony Knockaert tries a through ball, but Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Harry Arter (Fulham).
- 8': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
- 13': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box.
- 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 14': Attempt saved. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
- 14': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 19': Hand ball by Anthony Knockaert (Fulham).
- 20': Offside, Birmingham City. Lee Camp tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
- 21': Harry Arter (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
- 28': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 28': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 30': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 32': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 33': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 34': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
- 38': Harry Arter (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 40': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
- 43': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 45'+4': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
- 45'+5': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Joe Bryan replaces Denis Odoi.
- 46': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 48': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
- 49': Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
- 52': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 52': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner with a headed pass.
- 54': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
- 54': Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Harry Arter (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 56': Offside, Birmingham City. Lee Camp tries a through ball, but Gary Gardner is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 58': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
- 58': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Harry Arter.
- 62': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
- 63': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 64': Offside, Birmingham City. Jake Clarke-Salter tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 65': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham).
- 65': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 72': Offside, Birmingham City. Lee Camp tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Wes Harding replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
- 75': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 76': Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean replaces Daniel Crowley.
- 85': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 85': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lee Camp.
- 86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 87': Attempt saved. Joe Bryan (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 87': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lee Camp.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Substitution, Fulham. Sylvester Jasper replaces Anthony Knockaert.
- 89': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 90'+3': Michael Hector (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 90'+7': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 90'+7': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
 BIR |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 22.6 | Possession | 77.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 109 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 204 | Passes | 695 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 39 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 3 | Michael Hector |
| 4 | Denis Odoi  |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 21 | Harrison Reed |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 18 | Harry Arter |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 19 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 24 | Anthony Knockaert |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Camp (GK) |
| 14 | Jake Clark-Salter |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 5 | Maxime Colin |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 40 | Scott Hogan |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 7 | Daniel Crowley |
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