English League Championship

AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
AFC Bournemouth
  • 17': Ryan Christie
  • 31': Dominic Solanke
  • Red Card 66': Jefferson Lerma
  • 76': Jaidon Anthony
FT
3 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 69': Onel Hernández

About

AFC Bournemouth are hosting Birmingham City at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, 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': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 1': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 5': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
  • 6': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Scott Hogan.
  • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 11': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Todd Cantwell (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 14': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth).
  • 14': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Teden Mengi (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 17': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Birmingham City 0. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 20': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
  • 21': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
  • 21': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Hand ball by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 26': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 27': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 27': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 0. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 33': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
  • 33': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth).
  • 37': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 39': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 40': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Offside, Bournemouth. Jordan Zemura tries a through ball, but Philip Billing is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 47': Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Todd Cantwell (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 54': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 56': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Bournemouth).
  • 56': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
  • 57': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 57': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Bournemouth. Siriki Dembélé replaces Ryan Christie because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Onel Hernández replaces Teden Mengi because of an injury.
  • 66': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
  • 66': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) is shown the red card.
  • 67': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Onel Hernández following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Bournemouth).
  • 68': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Philip Billing.
  • 69': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Birmingham City 1. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Travers.
  • 72': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Offside, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook tries a through ball, but Philip Billing is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Goal! Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 1. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 83': Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 87': Substitution, Bournemouth. Kieffer Moore replaces Philip Billing.
  • 88': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 88': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods replaces Jordan Graham.
  • 89': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Travers.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+4': Siriki Dembélé (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
46.7 Possession 53.3
10 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 365
375 Passes 452
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
32 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
84 Long Balls 61
40 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 28
17 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 8,708

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Mark Travers (GK)
5 Lloyd Kelly
2 Nathaniel Phillips
33 Jordan Zemura
17 Jack Stacey
8 Jefferson Lerma Red Card
29 Philip Billing
14 Todd Cantwell
9 Dominic Solanke
32 Jaidon Anthony
10 Ryan Christie
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Kieffer Moore, Siriki Dembele, Chris Mepham, Ben Pearson, Gary Cahill, Freddie Woodman, Lewis Cook.

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

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
18 Teden Mengi
3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
2 Maxime Colin
20 Gary Gardner Yellow Card
34 Ivan Sunjic
21 Juninho Bacuna
11 Jérémie Bela
24 Jordan Graham Yellow Card
9 Scott Hogan
33 Lyle Taylor
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Ryan Woods, Remi Walker, Onel Hernández, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Tate Campbell, Connal Trueman.

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