Birmingham City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion · FT

Match events

BirminghamWest Brom
10′Birmingham: Goal: Hannibal Mejbri
45′Birmingham: Yellow card: Dion Sanderson
45+4′Birmingham: Yellow card: Auston Trusty
45+4′West Brom: Yellow card: Okay Yokuslu
52′Birmingham: Goal: Krystian Bielik (Assists: Hannibal Mejbri)
55′West Brom: Substitution: Nathaniel Chalobah on, G. Diangana off
55′West Brom: Substitution: John Swift on, Marc Albrighton off
55′West Brom: Substitution: Brandon Thomas-Asante on, Okay Yokuslu off
64′Birmingham: Substitution: G. Gardner on, Lukas Jutkiewicz off
64′Birmingham: Yellow card: Lukas Jutkiewicz
68′West Brom: Substitution: Karlan Grant on, D. Dike off
68′West Brom: Substitution: Adam Reach on, Conor Townsend off
71′Birmingham: Substitution: G. Hall on, Hannibal Mejbri off
86′Birmingham: Substitution: Harlee Dean on, J. Bacuna off
86′Birmingham: Substitution: Troy Deeney on, Scott Hogan off
90+2′West Brom: Yellow card: Jed Wallace
90+5′West Brom: Yellow card: Jayson Molumby

Match statistics

32Possession68

12Total shots5

4Shots on target1

5Corners6

13Fouls7

3Yellow cards3

61Pass accuracy80

All match statistics34

Attack

2Goals0

12Total shots5

4Shots on target1

5Shots off target3

3Blocked shots1

6Shots inside the box2

6Shots outside the box3

0Hit the woodwork0

87Attacks125

40Dangerous attacks68

5Corners6

0Offsides0

0Penalties0

1Assists0

Passing and possession

32Possession68

236Passes519

146Successful passes418

61Pass accuracy80

7Key passes4

11Crosses21

5Accurate crosses5

9Dribble attempts12

6Successful dribbles6

66Dribble success rate58

20Throw-ins39

Defence

17Tackles13

7Interceptions6

57Duels won56

25Successful headers24

1Saves2

Discipline

13Fouls7

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

Other

4Substitutions5

Lineups

Birmingham City

Formation: 5-3-2

Starting XI

21John RuddyGK
2Maxime ColinDF
28Dion SandersonDF
26Kevin LongDF
5Auston TrustyDF
7J. BacunaMF
6Hannibal MejbriMF
31Krystian BielikMF
18T. ChongMF
9Scott HoganFW
10Lukas JutkiewiczFW

Substitutes

1N. EtheridgeGK
3George FriendDF
8Troy DeeneyFW
12Harlee DeanDF
19J. JamesMF
20G. GardnerMF
35G. HallMF

West Bromwich Albion

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1D. ButtonGK
2Darnell FurlongDF
4Dara O'SheaDF
15Erik PietersDF
3Conor TownsendDF
14Jayson MolumbyMF
35Okay YokusluMF
22Marc AlbrightonMF
17Jed WallaceMF
11G. DianganaMF
12D. DikeFW

Substitutes

6Semi AjayiDF
18Karlan GrantFW
19John SwiftMF
20Adam ReachMF
21Brandon Thomas-AsanteFW
25Nathaniel ChalobahMF
33J. GriffithsGK

Head-to-head

Of the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Birmingham City, 4 draws, and 3 wins for West Bromwich Albion. Across those 10 meetings: 25 goals in total, 2.5 per match; both teams scored in 6 matches.

Match officials

RefereeJames Linington
Assistant referee 1Graham Kane
Assistant referee 2George Byrne
Fourth officialKeith Stroud

Venue

St. Andrew's Stadium

City: Birmingham
Capacity: 29,409

Birmingham City × West Bromwich Albion · EFL Championship