English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
FT
0 - 0
Birmingham City

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Swansea City are hosting Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, 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': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 2': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 2': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City).
  • 7': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 10': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Foul by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
  • 13': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 13': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (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.
  • 15': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
  • 15': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 16': Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Offside, Swansea City. Jake Bidwell tries a through ball, but Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
  • 18': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Cabango with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 26': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Jon Toral (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 28': Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Adam Clayton (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 39': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
  • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marc Guehi.
  • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Marc Guehi (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Joe Rodon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a through ball.
  • 48': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 48': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 50': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
  • 55': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': 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 Jon Toral.
  • 57': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
  • 61': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Jon Toral.
  • 64': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
  • 65': Adam Clayton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 66': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Korey Smith.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 81': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Freddie Woodman (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Jamal Lowe.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
  • 87': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Marc Guehi (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 3
38.7 Possession 61.3
10 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
230 Accurate Passes 435
327 Passes 527
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 45
32 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 19
25 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales

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

SWA Swansea City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
4 Joe Rodon
5 Marc Guéhi
44 Ben Cabango
8 Matt Grimes
7 Korey Smith
11 Morgan Gibbs-White
24 Jake Bidwell
23 Connor Roberts
10 André Ayew
9 Jamal Lowe
Swansea City Substitutes:
Kyle Naughton, Yan Dhanda, Jay Fulton, Kristoffer Peterson, Wayne Routledge, Steven Benda, Liam Cullen.

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

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

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