English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 90': Jérémie Bela (P)
FT
1 - 1
Rotherham United
  • 87': Kieran Sadlier (P)

About

Birmingham City are hosting Rotherham United 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.
  • 3': Foul by Mickel Miller (Rotherham United).
  • 3': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
  • 5': Angus MacDonald (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Angus MacDonald (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 7': Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United).
  • 7': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mickel Miller.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 11': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 12': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 13': Foul by Billy Jones (Rotherham United).
  • 13': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Mickel Miller (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 21': Mickel Miller (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Rotherham United. Shaun MacDonald tries a through ball, but George Hirst is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 30': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 30': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Harlee Dean is caught offside.
  • 31': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 34': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
  • 37': Hand ball by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Mickel Miller (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 39': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United).
  • 40': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
  • 44': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 44': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Rotherham United).
  • 45'+1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Angus MacDonald (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
  • 46': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Jamal Blackman (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
  • 50': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Wiles.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 52': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mickel Miller with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 58': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 58': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
  • 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
  • 60': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Mickel Miller (Rotherham United).
  • 61': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, Rotherham United. Michael Smith replaces George Hirst.
  • 65': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
  • 65': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jon Toral replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 66': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
  • 68': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Rotherham United. Kieran Sadlier replaces Mickel Miller.
  • 69': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
  • 69': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Billy Jones (Rotherham United).
  • 69': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 75': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 76': Shaun MacDonald (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  • 78': Offside, Birmingham City. Adam Clayton tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 84': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
  • 86': Penalty Rotherham United. Ben Wiles draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 1. Kieran Sadlier (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 89': Penalty Birmingham City. Jon Toral draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Billy Jones (Rotherham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Rotherham United 1. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Shaun MacDonald (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Etheridge.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Rotherham United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Rotherham United 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
43 Possession 57
9 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
143 Accurate Passes 221
258 Passes 343
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
2 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.2
81 Long Balls 80
19 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 6
29 Effective Clearances 22
29 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
5 George Friend
12 Harlee Dean
3 Kristian Pedersen
2 Maxime Colin
8 Adam Clayton
34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
11 Jérémie Bela
17 Iván Sánchez
9 Scott Hogan
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Marc Roberts, Daniel Crowley, Jon Toral, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Agus Medina, Andrés Prieto, Gary Gardner.

ROT Rotherham United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
27 Jamal Blackman (GK)
21 Angus MacDonald Yellow Card
20 Michael Ihiekwe
2 Billy Jones
19 Wes Harding
8 Ben Wiles
4 Shaun MacDonald
14 Mickel Miller
11 Chiedozie Ogbene
9 George Hirst
25 Matt Crooks
Rotherham United Substitutes:
Viktor Johansson, Michael Smith, Kyle Vassell, Freddie Ladapo, Kieran Sadlier, Jamie Lindsay, Richard Wood.

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