English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Fulham, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Fulham
    • 52': Aleksandar Mitrovic

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Fulham at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, 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.
    • 3': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Attempt saved. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
    • 4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Fran Villalba (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
    • 14': Offside, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
    • 20': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 23': Hand ball by Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham).
    • 24': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
    • 24': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 29': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
    • 35': Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Maxime Le Marchand because of an injury.
    • 35': Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Alfie Mawson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Alfie Mawson (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a headed pass.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
    • 45'+2': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Fulham 0.
    • 46': Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Offside, Fulham. Tim Ream tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a headed pass.
    • 52': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Fulham 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Offside, Birmingham City. Lee Camp tries a through ball, but Kerim Mrabti is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 56': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
    • 56': Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Attempt missed. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Kerim Mrabti.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Álvaro Giménez replaces Daniel Crowley.
    • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 68': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
    • 68': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 78': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
    • 78': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Cyrus Christie (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jefferson Montero replaces Fran Villalba.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Montero.
    • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 81': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Montero with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 88': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
    • 88': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+4': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    10 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    409 Accurate Passes 280
    505 Passes 389
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 67
    39 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    16 Interceptions 13
    23 Effective Clearances 14
    23 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 21,334

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    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Camp (GK)
    14 Jake Clark-Salter Yellow Card
    4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    5 Maxime Colin
    18 Kerim Mrabti
    22 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    17 Francisco Villalba
    7 Daniel Crowley
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jacques Maghoma, Jefferson Montero, Álvaro Giménez, Connal Trueman, David Davis, Jérémie Bela, Wes Harding.

    FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Marek Rodák (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    5 Alfie Mawson
    20 Maxime Le Marchand
    4 Denis Odoi
    21 Harrison Reed
    8 Stefan Johansen
    14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
    9 Aleksandar Mitrovic Yellow Card
    19 Ivan Cavaleiro
    24 Anthony Knockaert
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Cyrus Christie, Josh Onomah, Kevin McDonald, Luca de la Torre, Aboubakar Kamara, Marcus Bettinelli, Neeskens Kebano.

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