English League Championship

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

Oct 23, 2021, 2:00 PM
  • 47': Troy Deeney
  • 82': Riley McGree
FT
2 - 1
  • 77': Michael Obafemi

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Swansea City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on Saturday 23 Oct 2021 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. 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
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
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 Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card
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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