English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sheffield Wednesday
    • 49': Barry Bannan (P)

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield Wednesday 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.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 7': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 9': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 13': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Massimo Luongo.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
    • 17': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Crowley.
    • 22': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 25': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 25': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Odubajo with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
    • 34': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 39': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 45': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 45': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 46': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 47': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
    • 48': Penalty Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 48': Penalty conceded by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Daniel Crowley.
    • 60': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 60': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Foul by Aden Flint (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 63': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 63': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jérémie Bela.
    • 69': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 71': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 71': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 74': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 74': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Marriott replaces Josh Windass.
    • 79': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 80': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Gary Gardner.
    • 83': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Elias Kachunga because of an injury.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
    • 87': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jack Marriott (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Massimo Luongo with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joey Pelupessy replaces Callum Paterson.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 2
    40.3 Possession 59.7
    14 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    230 Accurate Passes 401
    323 Passes 484
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    79 Long Balls 76
    26 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 7
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 7
    13 Effective Clearances 23
    13 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

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

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    4 Leicester City 5 +3 10
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    5 George Friend
    12 Harlee Dean
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    2 Maxime Colin
    7 Daniel Crowley
    8 Adam Clayton
    20 Gary Gardner Yellow Card
    9 Scott Hogan
    11 Jérémie Bela
    17 Iván Sánchez
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Riley McGree, Ivan Sunjic, Marc Roberts, Andrés Prieto, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Jonathan Leko, Mikel San José.

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    25 Cameron Dawson (GK)
    4 Joost van Aken
    6 Aden Flint
    7 Kadeem Harris
    22 Moses Odubajo
    21 Massimo Luongo
    10 Barry Bannan
    45 Elias Kachunga Yellow Card
    11 Adam Reach
    5 Callum Paterson
    18 Josh Windass
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Jordan Rhodes, Joel Pelupessy, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Julian Borner, Joe Wildsmith, Jack Marriott, Matt Penney.

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