English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 2
    AFC Bournemouth
    • 77': Dominic Solanke
    • 87': Jaidon Anthony

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting AFC Bournemouth 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': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 1': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matija Sarkic.
    • 4': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth).
    • 6': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 9': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 11': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 12': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 16': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Leif Davis (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Zeno Rossi.
    • 33': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
    • 33': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Leif Davis (Bournemouth).
    • 35': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
    • 42': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
    • 46': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
    • 47': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 47': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 50': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Zeno Rossi.
    • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Kilkenny.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
    • 57': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Leif Davis (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas replaces Emiliano Marcondes.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 63': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 67': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Jonathan Leko is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
    • 68': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Pearson replaces Leif Davis.
    • 69': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 72': Ben Pearson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Mepham.
    • 73': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 1. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 78': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 78': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Jonathan Leko.
    • 79': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Zeno Rossi.
    • 82': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 84': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 87': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 2. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zeno Rossi with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Stanislas.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
    • 90'+4': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Bournemouth 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    64.7 Possession 35.3
    9 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    466 Accurate Passes 195
    548 Passes 276
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    5 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 69
    27 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 16
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 4
    29 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 9,922

    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

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

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

    BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    42 Mark Travers (GK)
    5 Lloyd Kelly
    35 Zeno Rossi
    33 Jordan Zemura
    6 Chris Mepham
    26 Gavin Kilkenny
    11 Emiliano Marcondes
    29 Philip Billing
    9 Dominic Solanke
    32 Jaidon Anthony
    20 Leif Davis
    AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
    Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Ben Pearson, Ørjan Nyland, Kyle Taylor, Junior Stanislas, Christian Saydee, Brennan Camp.

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