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

· English League Championship

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Birmingham City are hosting Bristol 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.
1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
2': Attempt missed. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
5': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
5': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
7': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
12': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight.
12': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
15': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
15': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
21': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross.
28': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
32': Foul by Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City).
32': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
38': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
44': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Substitution, Bristol City. Tommy Conway replaces Nahki Wells.
46': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
46': Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
50': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
53': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
57': Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Anis Mehmeti.
58': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
58': Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Jay Stansfield.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Romelle Donovan.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Siriki Dembélé.
67': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James.
69': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
69': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Cody Drameh (Birmingham City).
70': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
72': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
75': Substitution, Bristol City. Matty James replaces Joe Williams.
81': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
81': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
86': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
87': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
89': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
89': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+2': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
90'+2': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
90'+3': Sam Bell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan James.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

BRC		BIR
6	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	0
63.8	Possession	36.2
8	SHOTS	5
0	ON GOAL	1
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
474	Accurate Passes	234
597	Passes	340
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	1
20	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.1
79	Long Balls	64
35	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
14	Effective Tackles	15
28	Tackles	26
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	10
6	Effective Clearances	28
6	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 21,231

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	5	+6	13
2	Stoke City	5	+6	12
3	Bristol City	5	+8	11
4	Leicester City	5	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
5	Dion Sanderson
44	Emanuel Aiwu
23	Emmanuel Longelo
12	Cody Drameh
7	Juninho Bacuna
34	Ivan Sunjic
19	Jordan James
28	Jay Stansfield
17	Siriki Dembele
49	Romelle Donovan

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Keshi Anderson, Marcel Oakley, Gary Gardner, Tyler Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Kevin Long, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Oliver Burke, Koji Miyoshi.

Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Max O'Leary (GK)
16	Robert Dickie
26	Zak Vyner
3	Cameron Pring
19	George Tanner
12	Jason Knight
22	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
8	Joe Williams
21	Nahki Wells
11	Anis Mehmeti
17	Mark Sykes

Bristol City Substitutes:

Stefan Bajic, Ephraim Yeboah, Tommy Conway, Raekwon Nelson, Harry Cornick, Andreas Weimann, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Sam Bell, Matty James.

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