English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham City
    • 19': Maxime Colin

    About

    Sheffield United are hosting Birmingham City at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, 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 David McGoldrick (Sheffield United).
    • 1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a headed pass.
    • 2': Offside, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 3': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 3': Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 13': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Birmingham City 1. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 20': Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by George Baldock.
    • 24': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 26': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
    • 27': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 33': Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. George Baldock (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lys Mousset with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 38': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tahith Chong.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 53': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Lys Mousset because of an injury.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 58': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces John Fleck.
    • 71': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 71': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by John Egan.
    • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Tahith Chong because of an injury.
    • 76': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juan Familia-Castillo replaces Ryan Woods.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 79': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Oliver Burke.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 85': Foul by Juan Familia-Castillo (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Juan Familia-Castillo (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Juan Familia-Castillo.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 0, Birmingham City 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 3
    6 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 1
    24.4 Possession 75.6
    9 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    109 Accurate Passes 514
    188 Passes 596
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 22
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 73
    25 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 2
    14 Tackles 6
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    6 Interceptions 5
    20 Effective Clearances 9
    20 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 29,043

    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
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    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    19 Jack Robinson
    12 John Egan
    23 Ben Osborn
    2 George Baldock
    16 Oliver Norwood
    8 Sander Berge
    17 David McGoldrick
    4 John Fleck
    11 Lys Mousset
    14 Oliver Burke
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Michael Verrips, Luke Freeman, Oliver McBurnie, Billy Sharp, Chris Basham, Rhian Brewster, Jayden Bogle.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

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

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