Birmingham vs Swansea 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Birmingham City

47': Troy Deeney
82': Riley McGree

FT
2 - 1

Swansea City

77': Michael Obafemi

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Swansea City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Swansea City 0.
47': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 0. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
52': Ryan Bennett (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Korey Smith.
63': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Walsh replaces Olivier Ntcham.
63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Scott Hogan.
71': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Joël Piroe.
77': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Swansea City 1. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a through ball following a fast break.
82': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 1. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Troy Deeney.
90'+4': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,132

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

SWA		BIR
8	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
12	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	0
71.8	Possession	28.2
7	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
432	Accurate Passes	104
539	Passes	203
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.5
1	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.4
59	Long Balls	62
23	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	6
2	Effective Tackles	17
4	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	12
13	Effective Clearances	17
13	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
5	George Friend
21	Dion Sanderson
34	Ivan Sunjic
20	Gary Gardner
3	Kristian Pedersen
24	Jordan Graham
36	Troy Deeney
7	Tahith Chong
9	Scott Hogan

Substitutes:

Iván Sánchez, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Riley McGree, Harlee Dean, Ryan Woods.

Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Ben Hamer (GK)
26	Kyle Naughton
3	Ryan Manning
2	Ryan Bennett
7	Korey Smith
8	Matt Grimes
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
27	Ethan Laird
17	Joël Piroe
12	Jamie Paterson
10	Olivier Ntcham

Substitutes:

Steven Benda, Liam Cullen, Liam Walsh, Rhys Williams, Michael Obafemi, Ben Cabango, Jay Fulton.

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