English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
AFC Bournemouth
  • 36': Arnaut Danjuma
  • 61': Jack Wilshere
  • 77': Philip Billing
FT
3 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 27': Scott Hogan
  • 68': Scott Hogan

About

AFC Bournemouth are hosting Birmingham City at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, 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': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
  • 1': Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 6': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
  • 6': Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 8': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 9': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
  • 12': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Shane Long (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Steve Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 15': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 17': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 27': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
  • 31': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 32': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Birmingham City 1. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
  • 39': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 42': Offside, Birmingham City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
  • 44': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 47': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by George Friend.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Offside, Bournemouth. Jefferson Lerma tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 53': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Shane Long (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
  • 59': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 1. Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Smith.
  • 64': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 66': Shane Long (Bournemouth) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Rekeem Harper replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 67': Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Jack Wilshere.
  • 68': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
  • 70': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 71': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 74': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel San José.
  • 75': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth).
  • 75': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 76': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 77': Goal! Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 2. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 78': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 83': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
  • 83': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': George Friend (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Yan Valery replaces Maxime Colin.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 85': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Stacey replaces David Brooks.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
  • 88': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Iván Sánchez.
  • 90': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Bournemouth. Diego Rico replaces Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
42.4 Possession 57.6
9 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
192 Accurate Passes 331
310 Passes 436
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 69
14 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 16
12 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 9
8 Effective Clearances 16
8 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 40 +42 83
2 Millwall 40 +10 72
3 Middlesbrough 40 +21 71
4 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
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Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
3 Steve Cook
18 Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 Lloyd Kelly
15 Adam Smith
8 Jefferson Lerma
11 Jack Wilshere
16 Lewis Cook
12 Shane Long
10 Arnaut Danjuma
7 David Brooks
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Diego Rico, Junior Stanislas, Jack Stacey, Sam Surridge, Ben Pearson, William Dennis, Chris Mepham, Rodrigo Riquelme, Philip Billing.

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

No. Name
30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
5 George Friend Yellow Card
12 Harlee Dean
19 Mikel San José
3 Kristian Pedersen
2 Maxime Colin
34 Ivan Sunjic
20 Gary Gardner Yellow Card
11 Jérémie Bela
17 Iván Sánchez
9 Scott Hogan
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Yan Valery, Riley McGree, Jonathan Leko, Jon Toral, Andrés Prieto, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Rekeem Harper, Jake Clark-Salter, Sam Cosgrove.

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