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

Birmingham City

29': Troy Deeney
45'+1': Ivan Sunjic

FT
2 - 2

Cardiff City

66': Kieffer Moore
90'+1': Mark McGuinness

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Cardiff 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.
16': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Cardiff City 0. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
45'+1': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 0. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree with a through ball following a fast break.
45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 0.
60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Curtis Nelson.
60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces James Collins.
63': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Marlon Pack.
66': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 1. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Harris following a fast break.
72': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
85': George Friend (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
90'+1': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Cardiff City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,840

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+29	Coventry City	27	55	4
+12	Middlesbrough	27	49	6
+21	Ipswich Town	26	47	5
-2	Millwall	27	46	7

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		BIR
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	5
57.4	Possession	42.6
16	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
200	Accurate Passes	119
312	Passes	228
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.5
9	Accurate Crosses	6
27	Crosses	24
0.3	Cross %	0.3
69	Long Balls	70
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	9
7	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	12
21	Effective Clearances	33
21	Clearances	33

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
5	George Friend
21	Dion Sanderson
34	Ivan Sunjic
19	Jordan James
18	Riley McGree
3	Kristian Pedersen
24	Jordan Graham
36	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan

Substitutes:

Neil Etheridge, George Hall, Jérémie Bela, Harlee Dean, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Juan Castillo.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
2	Mark McGuinness
8	Joe Ralls
21	Marlon Pack
26	Ryan Giles
38	Perry Ng
10	Kieffer Moore
19	James Collins
27	Rubin Colwill