English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 75': Karlan Grant
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1 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Birmingham City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
    • 5': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 5': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 10': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 15': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
    • 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 18': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 20': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 21': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 27': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 28': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 32': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Offside, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
    • 34': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 35': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 41': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 43': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jordan Hugill replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 46': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Maxime Colin because of an injury.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
    • 54': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 58': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 59': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Jordan Hugill (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt because of an injury.
    • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 64': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 68': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 69': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 69': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 71': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 72': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 79': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 79': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 80': Hand ball by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces George Friend.
    • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 85': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chuks Aneke.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Jordan Hugill (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 87': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 1
    32.9 Possession 67.1
    10 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    95 Accurate Passes 278
    206 Passes 406
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    9 Crosses 26
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    79 Long Balls 81
    22 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 5
    21 Effective Clearances 21
    21 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 24,870

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 45 +48 92
    2 Ipswich Town 45 +30 81
    3 Millwall 45 +13 80
    4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    16 Matthew Clarke Yellow Card
    6 Semi Ajayi
    27 Alex Mowatt
    8 Jake Livermore
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    7 Callum Robinson
    18 Karlan Grant
    10 Matt Phillips
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Robert Snodgrass, Cedric Kipre, Jordan Hugill, Jayson Molumby, Kean Bryan, David Button, Adam Reach.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    5 George Friend
    21 Dion Sanderson
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    20 Gary Gardner
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    2 Maxime Colin
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    9 Scott Hogan
    7 Tahith Chong
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jordan Graham, Connal Trueman, Jérémie Bela, Harlee Dean, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Troy Deeney, Ryan Woods.

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