West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

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West Bromwich Albion are hosting Birmingham City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
4': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
5': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazi.
6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
12': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
12': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hal Robson-Kanu.
16': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
16': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
17': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion).
17': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
18': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
19': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
20': Hand ball by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
20': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
21': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
23': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Phillips following a fast break.
29': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
31': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
32': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Crowley.
39': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
39': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
41': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
41': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion).
43': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
44': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
44': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
45': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
48': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
50': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hal Robson-Kanu.
53': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Crowley following a corner.
55': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion).
55': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
59': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Callum Robinson.
60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Edwards replaces Matt Phillips.
63': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
63': Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
65': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Edwards.
68': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Jude Bellingham.
70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
72': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion).
72': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion).
75': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
76': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
80': Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
80': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
81': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
81': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
83': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
83': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a cross.
84': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
84': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Jake Livermore.
85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kenneth Zohore replaces Matheus Pereira.
89': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a through ball.
90': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. Caolan Boyd-Munce replaces Daniel Crowley.
90'+2': Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
90'+2': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Caolan Boyd-Munce.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

BIR		WBA
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	12
2	Saves	2
33	Possession	67
7	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
193	Accurate Passes	468
273	Passes	548
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
14	Crosses	31
0.2	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	49
29	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	11
8	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	1.0
12	Interceptions	9
30	Effective Clearances	18
30	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, 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

Full Table

Line-Ups

West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
26	Ahmed Hegazi
6	Semi Ajayi
3	Kieran Gibbs
2	Darnell Furlong
12	Matheus Pereira
8	Jake Livermore
19	Romaine Sawyers
4	Hal Robson-Kanu
47	Callum Robinson
10	Matt Phillips

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Rekeem Harper, Dara O'Shea, Charlie Austin, Kyle Edwards, Jonathan Bond, Kenneth Zohore, Kyle Bartley, Grady Diangana, Filip Krovinovic.

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lee Camp (GK)
14	Jake Clark-Salter
12	Harlee Dean
2	Wes Harding
5	Maxime Colin
22	Jude Bellingham
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
20	Gary Gardner
7	Daniel Crowley
40	Scott Hogan
10	Lukas Jutkiewicz

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jérémie Bela, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Jayden Reid, Ryan Burke, Ryan Stirk, Jack Concannon, Connal Trueman, Nico Gordon, Geraldo Bajrami.

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