English League Championship

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

  • 6': John Buckley
  • 52': Reda Khadra
  • 60': Ben Brereton Díaz (P)
  • 79': Ben Brereton Díaz
FT
4 - 0

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Birmingham City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Marc Roberts because of an injury.
  • 41': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin replaces Jordan Graham.
  • 52': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0. Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a through ball.
  • 60': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces John Buckley.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Chuks Aneke.
  • 70': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces Reda Khadra.
  • 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 79': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,148

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+34 Coventry City 35 71 6
+19 Middlesbrough 35 66 7
+26 Ipswich Town 34 63 7
+7 Millwall 35 62 9
Full Table

Statistics

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18 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 2
53.3 Possession 46.7
8 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
280 Accurate Passes 232
391 Passes 343
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 56
21 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 8
23 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 21
16 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
25 Jan Paul van Hecke
16 Scott Wharton
26 Darragh Lenihan
8 Joe Rothwell
27 Lewis Travis
21 John Buckley
3 Harry Pickering
2 Ryan Nyambe
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
7 Reda Khadra

BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

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

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