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
4 - 0
Introduction
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
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,148
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 BIR |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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  |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 24 | Jordan Graham |
| 36 | Troy Deeney |
| 15 | Chukwuemeka Aneke |
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