Blackburn vs Birmingham 2022-23 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

Blackburn Rovers

33': Bradley Dack
46': Joe Rankin-Costello

FT
2 - 2

Birmingham City

3': Reda Khadra
90'+1': Jordan James

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 1. Reda Khadra (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
22': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
40': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ryan Hedges.
46': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Gary Gardner.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Reda Khadra.
65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Krystian Bielik.
69': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces John Buckley.
75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Kevin Long.
80': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Bradley Dack.
89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Tahith Chong.
90'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 2. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
90'+5': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,687

Statistics

BIR		BLK
7	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	6
37.4	Possession	62.6
13	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
251	Accurate Passes	504
342	Passes	612
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
26	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	95
36	Accurate Long Balls	55
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	16
22	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
23	Bradley Dack
6	Tyler Morton
21	John Buckley
9	Sam Gallagher
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
19	Ryan Hedges

Substitutes:

Tayo Edun, Jack Vale, Aynsley Pears, Jake Garrett, Lewis Travis, Tyrhys Dolan, Harry Leonard, Ashley Phillips, Sammie Szmodics.

Birmingham City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Neil Etheridge (GK)
26	Kevin Long
5	Auston Trusty
28	Dion Sanderson
3	George Friend
2	Maxime Colin
31	Krystian Bielik
18	Tahith Chong
20	Gary Gardner
10	Lukas Jutkiewicz
17	Reda Khadra