Birmingham City vs Cardiff City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
- 4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 4': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela following a corner.
- 5': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 7': Foul by Danny Ward (Cardiff City).
- 7': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
- 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 10': Offside, Cardiff City. Danny Ward tries a through ball, but Lee Tomlin is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 13': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 13': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
- 18': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a headed pass.
- 24': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 25': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
- 29': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a headed pass.
- 30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
- 30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
- 32': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Danny Ward because of an injury.
- 32': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 32': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 33': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
- 41': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
- 45'+1': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 45'+3': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 45'+3': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 47': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Lee Tomlin is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
- 50': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 51': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
- 57': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
- 57': Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 60': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a headed pass.
- 61': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 61': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 63': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 1. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Kerim Mrabti.
- 65': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
- 65': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 73': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 74': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
- 74': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
- 80': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
- 82': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
- 84': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces David Junior Hoilett.
- 84': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 84': Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
- 88': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 88': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Cardiff City. Robert Glatzel replaces Lee Tomlin because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 1.
Statistics
CAR |
BIR![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 211 |
| 340 | Passes | 328 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 94 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 22 | Clearances | 46 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 20,482
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Millwall | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 18 | Kerim Mrabti |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 7 | Daniel Crowley |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 21 | Jazz Richards |
| 17 | Lee Tomlin |
| 15 | Marlon Pack |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 23 | Daniel Ward |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 20 | Gavin Whyte |
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