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

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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

CAR		BIR
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	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
3	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
5	George Friend
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.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
2	Mark McGuinness
8	Joe Ralls
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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