Fulham vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
- 10': Marc Roberts (OG)
- 35': Neeskens Kebano
- 38': Fábio Carvalho
- 43': Tom Cairney
- 75': Fábio Carvalho
- 90'+3': Antonee Robinson
FT
6 - 2
6 - 2
Rampant Fulham score six goals again, equal 88-year record
Fulham became the first English side to score six goals or more in three successive matches for 88 years as they thumped Birmingham 6-2 on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 2': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 4': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 4': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
- 10': Own Goal by Marc Roberts, Birmingham City. Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 11': Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 14': Foul by Fabio Carvalho (Fulham).
- 14': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 19': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
- 23': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 27': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 27': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 29': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
- 29': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
- 31': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 31': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 31': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
- 33': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic following a set piece situation.
- 35': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
- 35': Goal! Fulham 2, Birmingham City 0. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Odoi with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 38': Goal! Fulham 3, Birmingham City 0. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 41': Attempt saved. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabio Carvalho.
- 45': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 1. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
- 45'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 4, Birmingham City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 4, Birmingham City 1.
- 46': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
- 49': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 49': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Ream with a through ball.
- 50': Offside, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
- 52': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 53': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Marc Roberts.
- 66': Attempt saved. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 66': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 66': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 68': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Tom Cairney.
- 69': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 69': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 74': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 2. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 75': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 75': Goal! Fulham 5, Birmingham City 2. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Harrison Reed.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Onel Hernández.
- 83': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 84': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
- 84': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 87': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
- 90'+3': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
- 90'+3': Josh Onomah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Goal! Fulham 6, Birmingham City 2. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fulham 6, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 6, Birmingham City 2.
Statistics
 BIR |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 330 | Passes | 531 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,491
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,491
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 11 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 11 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 28 | Fábio Carvalho |
| 6 | Harrison Reed  |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Birmingham City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 18 | Teden Mengi |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 6 | Ryan Woods |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
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