English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 45'+3': Kristian Pedersen
  • 82': Lukas Jutkiewicz
FT
2 - 1
Luton Town
  • 67': Harry Cornick

About

Birmingham City are hosting Luton Town 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.
  • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dan Potts.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 3': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Shea.
  • 10': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 13': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lee Camp.
  • 16': Offside, Luton Town. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu tries a through ball, but Callum McManaman is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Callum McManaman (Luton Town).
  • 17': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Kerim Mrabti is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Luke Bolton (Luton Town).
  • 22': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 25': Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
  • 25': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Shea.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
  • 33': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 37': Offside, Birmingham City. Daniel Crowley tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
  • 38': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Offside, Birmingham City. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 41': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
  • 43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Martin Cranie (Luton Town).
  • 45'+1': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Luton Town 0. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Luton Town 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 47': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Shea.
  • 48': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 54': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Bolton tries a through ball, but Callum McManaman is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Shea.
  • 60': Substitution, Luton Town. James Collins replaces Callum McManaman.
  • 62': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
  • 66': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 67': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Luton Town 1. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
  • 69': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
  • 69': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': James Collins (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Collins.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Hand ball by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 73': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Isaiah Brown.
  • 76': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Álvaro Giménez replaces Kerim Mrabti.
  • 78': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 78': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
  • 82': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Luton Town 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harlee Dean with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 83': Martin Cranie (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Butterfield replaces Luke Bolton.
  • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Davis replaces Jude Bellingham.
  • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Daniel Crowley.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 90': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Martin Cranie (Luton Town).
  • 90'+1': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Martin Cranie (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 90'+3': Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Giménez.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Luton Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Luton Town 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 13
5 Saves 2
44.5 Possession 55.5
9 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 311
326 Passes 398
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 9
15 Crosses 32
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 63
17 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 17
28 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 21,799

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

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

LTN Luton Town (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
36 James Shea (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley
6 Matty Pearson
4 Ryan Tunnicliffe
3 Dan Potts
2 Martin Cranie Yellow Card
24 Isaiah Brown
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
22 Luke Bolton
25 Kazenga Lua Lua Yellow Card
7 Callum McManaman
Luton Town Substitutes:
Jacob Butterfield, Simon Sluga, James Collins, James Bree, Harry Cornick, Lloyd Jones, Andrew Shinnie.

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