English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 17': Sam Gallagher
  • 42': Adam Wharton
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 80': Scott Hogan

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Birmingham City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 2': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  • 8': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 8': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
  • 17': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 21': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Hall.
  • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
  • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 35': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
  • 42': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 48': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball.
  • 54': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Hand ball by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a through ball.
  • 58': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Ruddy.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Adam Wharton.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ashley Phillips replaces Ryan Hedges because of an injury.
  • 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 72': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Maxime Colin.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Harlee Dean.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces George Hall.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Tahith Chong.
  • 80': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 83': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyler Morton.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
56.6 Possession 43.4
17 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
416 Accurate Passes 323
505 Passes 401
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 55
27 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 14
7 Effective Clearances 29
7 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,902

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

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
16 Scott Wharton
17 Hayden Carter
6 Tyler Morton
27 Lewis Travis
36 Adam Wharton
3 Harry Pickering
19 Ryan Hedges
9 Sam Gallagher
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Clinton Mola, Aynsley Pears, Jack Vale, John Buckley, Jake Garrett, Tyrhys Dolan, Ashley Phillips.

BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
12 Harlee Dean
5 Auston Trusty
28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
7 Juninho Bacuna
35 George Hall
31 Krystian Bielik
23 Emmanuel Longelo
2 Maxime Colin
18 Tahith Chong
9 Scott Hogan
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jordan Graham, Neil Etheridge, Jobe Bellingham, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Troy Deeney, Jordan James, Hannibal Mejbri.

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