Blackpool vs Birmingham 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 66': Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Shayne Lavery.
- 69': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Gary Madine because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
- 80': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Tahith Chong.
- 87': Substitution, Blackpool. Jake Beesley replaces Jerry Yates.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 0.
Game Information
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 12,854
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 BIR |
BLP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 197 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 295 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 26 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 20 | Clearances | 25 |
Blackpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Maxwell (GK) |
| 3 | James Husband |
| 15 | Rhys Williams |
| 29 | Luke Garbutt |
| 2 | Callum Connolly |
| 12 | Kenneth Dougall |
| 28 | Charlie Patino |
| 16 | Sonny Carey |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 9 | Jerry Yates |
| 19 | Shayne Lavery |
Birmingham City (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 28 | Dion Sanderson |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 6 | Hannibal Mejbri  |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 23 | Emmanuel Longelo |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
| 8 | Troy Deeney |
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