Birmingham vs QPR 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
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1 - 2
1 - 2
Introduction
Birmingham City are hosting Queens Park Rangers
at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 14': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Albert Adomah (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods replaces Juan Familia-Castillo.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.
- 59': Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Stefan Johansen replaces Andre Gray.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Gary Gardner.
- 71': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Queens Park Rangers 2. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Wallace.
- 74': Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces George Hall.
- 85': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Charlie Austin replaces Lyndon Dykes.
- 88': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 18,279
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 18,279
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20 | Coventry City | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| +6 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| +5 | Leicester City | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| +4 | Preston North End | 9 | 16 | 1 |
Statistics
 QPR |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 365 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 23 | Clearances | 10 |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 5 | George Friend |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 21 | Dion Sanderson |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic  |
| 23 | Juan Castillo |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 36 | Troy Deeney |
Queens Park Rangers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seny Dieng (GK) |
| 20 | Jimmy Dunne |
| 6 | Yoann Barbet |
| 4 | Robert Dickie |
| 8 | Luke Amos |
| 15 | Sam Field |
| 21 | Chris Willock |
| 3 | Lee Wallace |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes |
| 19 | Andre Gray |
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