English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 47': Sammie Szmodics
  • 52': Sammie Szmodics
  • 59': James Hill
  • 90'+2': Harry Leonard
FT
4 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 63': Siriki Dembele
  • 78': Siriki Dembele

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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 Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 2': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
  • 4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
  • 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 6': Attempt missed. James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 8': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Tyrhys Dolan because of an injury.
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 20': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a corner.
  • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Hill.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 27': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
  • 27': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 31': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 31': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 32': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 33': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 33': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 35': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 35': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 37': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 45': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Ruddy.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Travis with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 47': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
  • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 51': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 52': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Leonard with a through ball.
  • 56': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 0. James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 62': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 62': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 1. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cody Drameh following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Drameh following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 72': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 74': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering is caught offside.
  • 75': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 75': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 78': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 2. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 80': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 80': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Foul by Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 82': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Jordan James.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 87': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
  • 90': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 90': James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 90'+5': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ethan Laird following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 5
38.5 Possession 61.5
26 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
271 Accurate Passes 504
370 Passes 598
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 45
29 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
19 Interceptions 13
17 Effective Clearances 22
17 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,693

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 27 +29 55
2 Middlesbrough 27 +12 49
3 Ipswich Town 26 +21 47
4 Millwall 27 -2 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
17 Hayden Carter
4 James Hill
3 Harry Pickering
27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
8 Sammie Szmodics
23 Adam Wharton
6 Sondre Tronstad Yellow Card
10 Tyrhys Dolan
2 Callum Brittain
24 Andy Moran
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Joe Hilton, Patrick Gamble, Harry Leonard, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Leo Duru, Tom Atcheson, Semir Telalovic, Jake Garrett, Arnór Sigurdsson.

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

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
5 Dion Sanderson
44 Emanuel Aiwu Yellow Card
3 Lee Buchanan
12 Cody Drameh
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
6 Krystian Bielik Yellow Card
19 Jordan James
28 Jay Stansfield
17 Siriki Dembele
7 Juninho Bacuna
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Emmanuel Longelo, Oliver Burke, Marc Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Ivan Sunjic, Koji Miyoshi, Ethan Laird, Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner.

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