English League Championship

Birmingham vs West Brom 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 10': Hannibal Mejbri
  • 52': Krystian Bielik
FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting West Bromwich Albion at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 10': Goal! Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 52': Goal! Birmingham City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Marc Albrighton.
  • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 64': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Daryl Dike.
  • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90'+2': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,781

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Leeds United 38 82 6
+41 Leicester City 37 82 7
+31 Ipswich Town 38 81 5
+26 Southampton 36 73 7
Full Table

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
68.2 Possession 31.8
5 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
418 Accurate Passes 146
521 Passes 239
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 5
26 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 62
42 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 7
18 Effective Clearances 34
18 Clearances 34

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
26 Kevin Long
28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
5 Auston Trusty Yellow Card
2 Maxime Colin
31 Krystian Bielik
6 Hannibal Mejbri
18 Tahith Chong
7 Juninho Bacuna
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz Yellow Card
9 Scott Hogan

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Button (GK)
15 Erik Pieters
4 Dara O'Shea
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
17 Jed Wallace Yellow Card
35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
14 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
12 Daryl Dike
11 Grady Diangana
22 Marc Albrighton

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