English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 31': Maxime Colin
FT
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Camp.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
    • 10': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
    • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
    • 21': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 22': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 22': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
    • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 29': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 29': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
    • 38': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
    • 45'+1': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 55': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 60': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Christian Walton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 61': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh McEachran replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Bradley Johnson.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Graham.
    • 65': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
    • 71': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Daniel Crowley.
    • 76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Stewart Downing.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Álvaro Giménez replaces Kerim Mrabti.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong following a fast break.
    • 83': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Attempt saved. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 84': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Camp.
    • 85': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 85': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
    • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma tries a through ball, but Fran Villalba is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+4': Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Giménez.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 1
    50 Possession 50
    13 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    262 Accurate Passes 279
    389 Passes 393
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    18 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    94 Long Balls 65
    32 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 12
    21 Effective Clearances 24
    21 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 18,561

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    2 Millwall 1 +2 3
    3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

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

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Christian Walton (GK)
    3 Derrick Williams Yellow Card
    24 Tosin Adarabioyo
    31 Elliott Bennett
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    23 Bradley Dack
    4 Bradley Johnson
    27 Lewis Travis
    9 Sam Gallagher
    19 Stewart Downing
    7 Adam Armstrong
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Danny Graham, Joe Rothwell, Jayson Leutwiler, John Buckley, Amari'i Bell, Corry Evans, Joe Rankin-Costello.

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