Birmingham City vs Cardiff City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
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
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
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 |
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 |
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