Birmingham vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Birmingham City are hosting Blackburn Rovers
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'+2': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 53': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sorba Thomas replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Ryan Hedges.
- 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Reda Khadra.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
- 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sammie Szmodics.
- 84': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Tahith Chong.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean replaces George Hall.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Alfie Chang.
- 90'+6': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,623
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,623
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +50 | Leicester City | 45 | 97 | 10 |
| +33 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 93 | 6 |
| +39 | Leeds United | 45 | 90 | 9 |
| +23 | Southampton | 45 | 84 | 11 |
Statistics
 BLK |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 3 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 70.6 | Possession | 29.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 527 | Accurate Passes | 166 |
| 662 | Passes | 279 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 27 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 13 | Clearances | 31 |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | Auston Trusty  |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 42 | Alfie Chang |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 17 | Reda Khadra |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 17 | Hayden Carter |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 8 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 6 | Tyler Morton |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
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