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

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Birmingham City are hosting Stoke 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.
2': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Østigard.
3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leo Østigard.
3': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
5': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
5': Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross.
6': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
6': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
8': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
9': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
9': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher with a cross.
12': Foul by Sam Surridge (Stoke City).
12': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
19': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
22': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
24': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
24': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
31': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
33': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Surridge.
36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
37': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Surridge tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
39': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
41': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
42': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a through ball following a fast break.
43': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
43': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
45': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
48': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
48': Leo Østigard (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
50': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Clucas tries a through ball, but Sam Surridge is caught offside.
53': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
53': Leo Østigard (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
55': Attempt saved. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
57': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
57': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
61': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Surridge with a cross.
62': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
62': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
66': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
66': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
66': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Nick Powell (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
72': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
76': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Sam Surridge.
78': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot tries a through ball, but Sam Clucas is caught offside.
78': Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matija Sarkic.
81': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko with a cross.
82': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
82': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
84': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leo Østigard.
89': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
90': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Gary Gardner is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Steven Fletcher.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Stoke City 0.

Statistics

STK		BIR
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
55.8	Possession	44.2
8	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
231	Accurate Passes	160
342	Passes	271
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	78
23	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	11
28	Effective Clearances	26
28	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 10,189

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

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

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
12	Harlee Dean
4	Marc Roberts
34	Ivan Sunjic
3	Kristian Pedersen
2	Maxime Colin
20	Gary Gardner
11	Jérémie Bela
6	Ryan Woods
9	Scott Hogan
10	Lukas Jutkiewicz

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Juan Castillo, Iván Sánchez, Jonathan Leko, George Friend, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Riley McGree, Connal Trueman.

Stoke City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Josef Bursik (GK)
36	Harry Souttar
16	Ben Wilmot
19	Leo Østigard
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
4	Joe Allen
7	Sam Clucas
25	Nick Powell
9	Steven Fletcher
22	Sam Surridge

Stoke City Substitutes:

Morgan Fox, Tom Ince, Jacob Brown, Adam Rhys Davies, Alfie Doughty, Danny Batth, Jordan Thompson.

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