English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leeds United
  • 34': Patrick Bamford
  • 45'+1': Daniel James
  • 67': Crysencio Summerville
FT
3 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Leeds United are hosting Birmingham City at Elland Road, Leeds, 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': Offside, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
    • 4': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
    • 6': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
    • 6': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 9': Offside, Leeds United. Sam Byram is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rodon.
    • 11': Foul by Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
    • 11': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
    • 13': Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United).
    • 13': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Byram (Leeds United).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Substitution, Leeds United. Junior Firpo replaces Sam Byram because of an injury.
    • 20': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
    • 22': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 26': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
    • 26': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
    • 33': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic is caught offside.
    • 34': Goal! Leeds United 1, Birmingham City 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 36': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Leeds United 2, Birmingham City 0. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kristoffer Klaesson.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé with a through ball.
    • 51': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 56': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Jordan James.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 62': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
    • 62': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
    • 66': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Goal! Leeds United 3, Birmingham City 0. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 70': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Daniel James.
    • 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Patrick Bamford.
    • 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Crysencio Summerville.
    • 77': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
    • 78': Foul by Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
    • 78': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
    • 79': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
    • 82': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 82': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
    • 85': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Ian Poveda replaces Georginio Rutter.
    • 86': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 89': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Poveda.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+4': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 1
    36.2 Possession 63.8
    8 SHOTS 21
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    248 Accurate Passes 522
    331 Passes 585
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    8 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 38
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 13
    21 Effective Clearances 10
    21 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Elland Road
    Location: Leeds, England
    Attendance: 36,086

    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

    LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Kristoffer Klaesson (GK)
    6 Liam Cooper
    14 Joe Rodon
    25 Sam Byram
    22 Archie Gray
    24 Georginio Rutter
    8 Glen Kamara
    4 Ethan Ampadu
    9 Patrick Bamford
    10 Crysencio Summerville
    20 Daniel James
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Jaidon Anthony, Junior Firpo, Wilfried Gnonto, Mateo Joseph, Ilia Gruev, Dani van den Heuvel, Joël Piroe, Djed Spence.

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

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    5 Dion Sanderson
    3 Lee Buchanan
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
    19 Jordan James
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    45 Oliver Burke
    17 Siriki Dembele
    28 Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Koji Miyoshi, Tyler Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Marcel Oakley, Keshi Anderson, Romelle Donovan, Kevin Long, Gary Gardner, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

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