English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 10': Adam Armstrong
    • 90'+2': Bradley Dack

    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': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
    • 7': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 7': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 8': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 13': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 14': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 22': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 22': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Amari'i Bell tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
    • 25': Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
    • 32': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 35': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 39': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 43': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 47': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 47': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) header from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 50': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 58': Mikel San José (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, Birmingham City. Mikel San José tries a through ball, but Iván Sánchez is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Douglas following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jacob Davenport.
    • 63': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Harvey Elliott.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 66': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 66': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
    • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tom Trybull replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jon Toral replaces Riley McGree.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin replaces Josh Dacres-Cogley.
    • 72': Offside, Birmingham City. Jake Clarke-Salter tries a through ball, but Jonathan Leko is caught offside.
    • 75': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 75': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jon Toral (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Adam Clayton replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 81': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 81': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 83': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Adam Armstrong.
    • 84': Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 90'+6': Hand ball by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 4
    45.3 Possession 54.7
    11 SHOTS 7
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    237 Accurate Passes 299
    361 Passes 429
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    5 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    90 Long Balls 97
    33 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    20 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    16 Interceptions 14
    21 Effective Clearances 9
    21 Clearances 9

    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

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    15 Jake Clark-Salter
    19 Mikel San José
    5 George Friend
    25 Joshua Dacres-Cogley
    18 Riley McGree
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    14 Jonathan Leko
    17 Iván Sánchez Yellow Card
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Scott Hogan, Adam Clayton, Steve Seddon, Jon Toral, Jérémie Bela, Harlee Dean, Maxime Colin, Andrés Prieto, Tate Campbell.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    4 Bradley Johnson
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    17 Amari'i Bell
    15 Barry Douglas Yellow Card
    27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
    18 Jacob Davenport
    16 Harvey Elliott
    7 Adam Armstrong
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    9 Sam Gallagher
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Hayden Carter, Bradley Dack, Joe Rothwell, Tyrhys Dolan, Aynsley Pears, Tom Trybull, John Buckley, Stewart Downing, Dan Pike.

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