Birmingham City vs Cardiff City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

FT
0 - 4

Cardiff City

9': Harry Wilson
40': Harry Wilson
68': Mark Harris
86': Harry Wilson

About

Birmingham City are hosting Cardiff City 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.
1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
3': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
3': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
9': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
9': Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 1. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
12': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City).
13': Amari Miller (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
15': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
15': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
16': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
16': Ryan Stirk (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Amari Miller (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
20': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
20': Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
25': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
27': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
28': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Cosgrove.
28': Attempt missed. Steve Seddon (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Stirk with a headed pass.
33': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by George Friend.
34': Attempt blocked. Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
34': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
34': Ryan Stirk (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
35': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari Miller.
37': Foul by Amari Miller (Birmingham City).
37': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ciaron Brown.
39': Foul by Steve Seddon (Birmingham City).
39': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 2. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
43': Foul by Amari Miller (Birmingham City).
43': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
45'+1': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
45'+1': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 2.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 2.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Kieffer Moore.
46': Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City).
47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Cosgrove.
48': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Curtis Nelson is caught offside.
49': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
49': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
51': Foul by Amari Miller (Birmingham City).
51': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City).
52': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
52': Zach Jeacock (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
52': Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
53': Foul by Amari Miller (Birmingham City).
53': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Attempt missed. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
57': Amari Miller (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
59': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
59': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Attempt saved. Amari Miller (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Leko with a cross.
61': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
61': Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Josh Dacres-Cogley.
62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Nico Gordon replaces Rekeem Harper.
62': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Attempt missed. Steve Seddon (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
64': Foul by Ryan Stirk (Birmingham City).
64': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces Rubin Colwill.
65': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
65': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 3. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy following a fast break.
70': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
71': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
71': Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Jonathan Leko.
78': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
78': Steve Seddon (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean replaces Marc Roberts.
79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Ivan Sunjic.
81': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
81': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
84': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
84': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
86': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 4. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
87': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jonathan Williams replaces Harry Wilson.
88': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
88': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
90': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+1': Offside, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
90'+2': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 4.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 4.

Statistics

CAR		BIR
20	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
41.2	Possession	58.8
13	SHOTS	11
7	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
175	Accurate Passes	289
284	Passes	408
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	1
12	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.1
60	Long Balls	78
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	17
18	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
3	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
38	Zach Jeacock (GK)
5	George Friend
4	Marc Roberts
42	Steve Seddon
25	Joshua Dacres-Cogley
34	Ivan Sunjic
24	Rekeem Harper
41	Amari Miller
47	Ryan Stirk
14	Jonathan Leko
16	Sam Cosgrove

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Gary Gardner, Jérémie Bela, Connal Trueman, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Iván Sánchez, Nico Gordon, Kristian Pedersen, Riley McGree, Harlee Dean.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
21	Marlon Pack
8	Joe Ralls
7	Leandro Bacuna
30	Ciaron Brown
38	Perry Ng
10	Kieffer Moore
23	Harry Wilson
40	Rubin Colwill

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Mark Harris, Isaak Davies, Sam Bowen, Josh Murphy, Jonny Williams, Kieron Evans, Sheyi Ojo, Alex Smithies.

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