English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 29': Troy Deeney
  • 45'+1': Ivan Sunjic
FT
2 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 66': Kieffer Moore
  • 90'+1': Mark McGuinness

About

Birmingham City are hosting Cardiff City 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.
  • 1': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Collins with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 5': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 6': James Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
  • 10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 10': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  • 16': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 16': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 21': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 27': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 27': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 29': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 31': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 31': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Ryan Giles (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Collins.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 0. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 46': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 47': James Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 48': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  • 50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 55': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Curtis Nelson.
  • 60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces James Collins.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 63': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Marlon Pack.
  • 64': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 66': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 1. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Harris following a fast break.
  • 71': Offside, Birmingham City. Riley McGree tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 72': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 72': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  • 80': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 80': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 83': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': George Friend (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass.
  • 89': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 89': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 5
57.4 Possession 42.6
16 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
200 Accurate Passes 119
312 Passes 228
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.5
9 Accurate Crosses 6
27 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
69 Long Balls 70
22 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 9
7 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 12
21 Effective Clearances 33
21 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,840

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 45 +48 92
2 Ipswich Town 44 +30 80
3 Millwall 45 +13 80
4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
5 George Friend Yellow Card
21 Dion Sanderson
34 Ivan Sunjic
19 Jordan James
18 Riley McGree
3 Kristian Pedersen
24 Jordan Graham
36 Troy Deeney
9 Scott Hogan
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Neil Etheridge, George Hall, Jérémie Bela, Harlee Dean, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Juan Castillo.

CAR Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
25 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
16 Curtis Nelson Yellow Card
2 Mark McGuinness
8 Joe Ralls Yellow Card
21 Marlon Pack
26 Ryan Giles
38 Perry Ng
10 Kieffer Moore
19 James Collins
27 Rubin Colwill
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Dillon Phillips, Oliver Denham, Ciaron Brown, Mark Harris, Isaak Davies, Leandro Bacuna, Will Vaulks.

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