
Birmingham vs Swansea 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Oct 23, 2021, 2:00 PMIntroduction
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
2:00 PM, Sat, Oct 23, 2021
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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