English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 86': Nick Powell
FT
1 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 65': Harlee Dean

About

Stoke City are hosting Birmingham City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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 John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
  • 1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Chester.
  • 4': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 4': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a headed pass.
  • 10': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 15': Foul by Tommy Smith (Stoke City).
  • 15': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
  • 22': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Offside, Birmingham City. Jon Toral tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tashan Oakley-Boothe with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 26': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jon Toral.
  • 38': Offside, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City).
  • 40': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 45': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Stoke City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Souttar with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 51': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. James Chester (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Friend.
  • 52': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 52': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Gregory with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
  • 56': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': James Chester (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Chester.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 60': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Lee Gregory (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 61': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
  • 61': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Daniel Crowley replaces Jon Toral.
  • 63': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
  • 63': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Offside, Birmingham City. George Friend tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 65': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces Tashan Oakley-Boothe.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 72': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces Lee Gregory.
  • 74': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Clucas following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Stoke City. James McClean replaces Josh Tymon.
  • 81': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
  • 81': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Morgan Fox (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Offside, Birmingham City. George Friend tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
  • 85': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Goal! Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 87': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 0
34.6 Possession 65.4
4 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 539
340 Passes 645
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 29
0.2 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 65
27 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 11
32 Effective Clearances 15
32 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
36 Harry Souttar
3 Morgan Fox Yellow Card
12 James Chester Yellow Card
22 Sam Clucas Yellow Card
13 John Obi Mikel
20 Tashan Oakley-Boothe
35 Josh Tymon
14 Tommy Smith
21 Steven Fletcher
19 Lee Gregory
Stoke City Substitutes:
Danny Batth, Jack Butland, Jordan Thompson, James McClean, Tyrese Campbell, Nick Powell, Jacob Brown.

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
23 Jon Toral
8 Adam Clayton Yellow Card
34 Ivan Sunjic
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
11 Jérémie Bela
17 Iván Sánchez
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Daniel Crowley, Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Andrés Prieto, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Scott Hogan.

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