Birmingham City 3–1 West Bromwich Albion · FT

Match events

BirminghamWest Brom
5′West Brom: Goal: John Swift (Assists: Grady Diangana)
23′Birmingham: Penalty: Juninho Bacuna
25′Birmingham: Yellow card: Krystian Bielik
38′Birmingham: Goal: Dion Sanderson (Assists: Cody Drameh)
46′West Brom: Substitution: Conor Townsend on, Erik Pieters off
65′West Brom: Substitution: Nathaniel Chalobah on, Okay Yokuşlu off
65′West Brom: Substitution: Brandon Thomas-Asante on, Jed Wallace off
69′Birmingham: Substitution: Oliver Burke on, Koji Miyoshi off
72′Birmingham: Substitution: Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Siriki Dembélé off
73′West Brom: Substitution: Tom Fellows on, John Swift off
81′West Brom: Substitution: Pipa on, Darnell Furlong off
82′Birmingham: Substitution: Gary Gardner on, Juninho Bacuna off
82′Birmingham: Substitution: Scott Hogan on, Jay Stansfield off
86′West Brom: Yellow card: Cédric Kipré
87′Birmingham: Goal: Gary Gardner
90+4′Birmingham: Yellow card: Emmanuel Longelo

Match statistics

40Possession60

11Total shots10

3Shots on target3

6Corners8

17Fouls6

2Yellow cards1

74Pass accuracy82

All match statistics38

Attack

3Goals1

11Total shots10

3Shots on target3

4Shots off target6

4Blocked shots1

5Shots inside the box7

6Shots outside the box3

5Attempts on goal8

77Attacks119

23Dangerous attacks71

6Corners8

2Offsides2

1Penalties0

1Assists1

Passing and possession

40Possession60

85Ball safe75

320Passes471

237Successful passes386

74Pass accuracy82

8Key passes8

13Crosses30

2Accurate crosses11

23Dribble attempts26

8Successful dribbles18

100Dribble success rate100

28Throw-ins30

1Goal kicks0

Defence

17Tackles22

6Interceptions4

38Duels won82

7Successful headers26

2Saves1

Discipline

17Fouls6

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

0Second yellow cards0

Other

4Substitutions5

1Injuries0

Lineups

Birmingham City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21John RuddyGK
12Cody DramehDF
5Dion SandersonDF
26Kevin LongDF
23Emmanuel LongeloDF
6Krystian BielikMF
34Ivan ŠunjićMF
7Juninho BacunaMF
11Koji MiyoshiMF
17Siriki DembéléMF
28Jay StansfieldFW

Substitutes

1Neil EtheridgeGK
4Marc RobertsDF
9Scott HoganFW
10Lukas JutkiewiczFW
19Jordan JamesMF
20Gary GardnerMF
27Brandon KhelaMF
44Emanuel AiwuDF
45Oliver BurkeFW

West Bromwich Albion

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

24Alex PalmerGK
4Cédric KipréDF
5Kyle BartleyDF
15Erik PietersDF
2Darnell FurlongMF
35Okay YokuşluMF
27Alex MowattMF
10Matt PhillipsMF
11Grady DianganaMF
19John SwiftMF
7Jed WallaceFW

Substitutes

3Conor TownsendDF
6Semi AjayiDF
8Jayson MolumbyMF
14Nathaniel ChalobahMF
21Brandon Thomas-AsanteFW
26PipaDF
31Tom FellowsMF
33Joshua GriffithsGK
36Caleb TaylorDF

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: 23 goals in total, 2.3 per match; both teams scored in 5 matches.

Match officials

RefereeJames Linington
Assistant referee 1Andrew Fox
Assistant referee 2Nigel Lugg
Fourth officialAnthony Backhouse

Venue

St. Andrew's Stadium

City: Birmingham
Capacity: 29,409

Birmingham City × West Bromwich Albion · EFL Championship