English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 2': Koji Miyoshi
  • 41': Jay Stansfield
  • Red Card 62': Dion Sanderson
  • 77': Juninho Bacuna
FT
3 - 4
Southampton
  • 18': Adam Armstrong
  • 55': David Brooks
  • 59': Ché Adams
  • 90'+6': Joe Aribo

About

Birmingham City are hosting Southampton 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.
  • 2': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 0. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 8': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 18': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks with a through ball.
  • 20': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Bednarek with a headed pass.
  • 25': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 27': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 28': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 28': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Brooks with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 35': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 37': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Ruddy.
  • 37': Offside, Southampton. Will Smallbone is caught offside.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Flynn Downes (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 41': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Southampton 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 44': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 45': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 45'+4': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Southampton 1.
  • 46': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
  • 46': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 53': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 53': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Adams.
  • 55': Offside, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
  • 55': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Southampton 2. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 57': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 58': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 58': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 59': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Southampton 3. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
  • 64': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces David Brooks.
  • 66': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 66': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 67': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Will Smallbone (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cody Drameh replaces Andre Dozzell.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Pritchard replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Will Smallbone.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
  • 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 77': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ethan Laird with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Southampton 3. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Koji Miyoshi.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
  • 82': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Ché Adams.
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Ryan Manning.
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Flynn Downes.
  • 87': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 88': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Southampton 4. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 90'+7': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 90'+8': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
  • 90'+8': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+10': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Southampton 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 3, Southampton 4.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
16 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 7
77.9 Possession 22.1
26 SHOTS 12
11 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
665 Accurate Passes 133
739 Passes 203
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 3
32 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 52
28 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 5
8 Effective Clearances 29
8 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 21,611

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leicester City 44 +47 94
2 Leeds United 44 +43 90
3 Ipswich Town 43 +32 89
4 Southampton 44 +24 84
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
5 Dion Sanderson Red Card
44 Emanuel Aiwu
3 Lee Buchanan
2 Ethan Laird Yellow Card
7 Juninho Bacuna
13 Paik Seung-Ho
16 Andre Dozzell
28 Jay Stansfield
19 Jordan James
11 Koji Miyoshi
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Alex Pritchard, Cody Drameh, Scott Hogan, Neil Etheridge, Ivan Sunjic, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Siriki Dembele, Tyler Roberts, George Hall.

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
5 Jack Stephens
3 Ryan Manning
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
4 Flynn Downes
17 Stuart Armstrong
16 William Smallbone
9 Adam Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
36 David Brooks
Southampton Substitutes:
Samuel Edozie, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Tyler Dibling, James Bree, Shea Charles, Joe Rothwell, Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara, Joe Aribo.

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