English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Luton Town
    FT
    0 - 5
    Birmingham City
    • 7': Marc Roberts
    • 26': Scott Hogan
    • 47': Scott Hogan
    • 84': Gary Gardner
    • 88': Chukwuemeka Aneke

    About

    Luton Town are hosting Birmingham City at Kenilworth Road, Luton, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Attempt saved. James Bree (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 7': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
    • 11': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 11': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Peter Kioso (Luton Town).
    • 15': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Kal Naismith (Luton Town).
    • 16': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
    • 17': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 24': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 24': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 28': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Peter Kioso.
    • 30': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 30': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 34': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Glen Rea (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
    • 39': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
    • 39': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
    • 45'+4': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
    • 45'+4': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Allan Campbell.
    • 47': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 47': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 3. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
    • 55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 57': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Harry Cornick.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 62': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 62': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 68': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Luton Town).
    • 68': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 71': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town).
    • 71': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Glen Rea (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Glen Rea (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Cameron Jerome (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a through ball.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
    • 79': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 80': Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 84': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 4. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
    • 88': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 89': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    52.8 Possession 47.2
    20 SHOTS 11
    9 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    275 Accurate Passes 218
    396 Passes 355
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    30 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 84
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    27 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 25
    22 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 10,014

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 38 +38 77
    2 Middlesbrough 38 +22 70
    3 Ipswich Town 37 +28 68
    4 Millwall 38 +9 68
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Simon Sluga (GK)
    15 Tom Lockyer
    4 Kal Naismith
    20 Peter Kioso
    22 Allan Campbell
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    26 Admiral Muskwe
    29 Amari'i Bell
    2 James Bree
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    7 Harry Cornick
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Cameron Jerome, Carlos Mendes, Elliott Lee, Harvey Isted, Gabriel Osho, Fred Onyedinma, Glen Rea.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    6 Ryan Woods
    11 Jérémie Bela
    2 Maxime Colin
    9 Scott Hogan
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    7 Tahith Chong
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Gary Gardner, Jonathan Leko, Iván Sánchez, George Friend, Juan Castillo, Connal Trueman, Chukwuemeka Aneke.

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