English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Luton Town, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Luton Town
    • 47': Carlton Morris

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Luton Town 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.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a cross.
    • 11': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
    • 12': Cody Drameh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 18': Hand ball by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 19': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 19': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 22': Foul by Reece Burke (Luton Town).
    • 22': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 25': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 35': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
    • 35': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
    • 37': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
    • 39': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 40': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 44': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 44': John Ruddy (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Cody Drameh (Luton Town).
    • 45'+1': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 47': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Luton Town 1. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Reece Burke.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 51': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Reece Burke (Luton Town).
    • 55': Substitution, Luton Town. Allan Campbell replaces Reece Burke because of an injury.
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
    • 59': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu with a cross.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Gary Gardner.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces George Hall.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 65': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 66': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Carlton Morris because of an injury.
    • 76': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
    • 76': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 82': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Maxime Colin is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 83': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a headed pass.
    • 85': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 86': Foul by Alfie Chang (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Harlee Dean.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Luton Town 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Luton Town 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 4
    54.2 Possession 45.8
    11 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    202 Accurate Passes 153
    341 Passes 296
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.5
    12 Accurate Crosses 3
    30 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    73 Long Balls 74
    23 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    23 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 10
    28 Effective Clearances 37
    28 Clearances 37

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 16,866

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
    2 Middlesbrough 26 +11 46
    3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    26 Kevin Long
    12 Harlee Dean
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    2 Maxime Colin
    6 Hannibal Mejbri
    20 Gary Gardner
    35 George Hall
    18 Tahith Chong
    9 Scott Hogan
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Neil Etheridge, Jordan James, Juninho Bacuna, Marc Roberts, Alfie Chang, George Friend, Jordan Graham.

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

    No. Name
    34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    32 Gabriel Osho
    29 Amari'i Bell
    16 Reece Burke
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    13 Marvelous Nakamba
    18 Jordan Clark
    45 Alfie Doughty Yellow Card
    2 Cody Drameh
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    9 Carlton Morris
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    James Shea, Allan Campbell, Luke Berry, Joseph Taylor, Cauley Woodrow, Fred Onyedinma, Louie Watson.

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