English Carabao Cup

Cheltenham vs Birmingham 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, First Round

Cheltenham Town
    FT
    0 - 2
    Birmingham City
    • 24': Juninho Bacuna
    • 32': Juninho Bacuna

    Introduction

    Cheltenham Town are hosting Birmingham City at EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 24': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Birmingham City 1. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 31': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Birmingham City 2. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 43': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Robert Street.
    • 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Liam Sercombe replaces Curtis Thompson.
    • 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Adshead replaces James Olayinka.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Marcel Oakley.
    • 63': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Siriki Dembélé replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 71': Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Brandon Khela replaces Keshi Anderson.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 81': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Tom King replaces Oliver Hammond.
    • 87': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Adulai Sambu replaces Liam Smith.
    • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Juninho Bacuna.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: EV Charger Points Stadium
    Location: Cheltenham, England
    Attendance: 4,026

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 9
    60.9 Possession 39.1
    22 SHOTS 2
    12 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    576 Accurate Passes 315
    686 Passes 431
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    93 Long Balls 77
    50 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 5
    17 Effective Clearances 24
    17 Clearances 24

    Line-Ups

    CHL Cheltenham Town (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Luke Southwood (GK) Yellow Card
    33 Curtis Davies Yellow Card
    6 Lewis Freestone Yellow Card
    2 Sean Long
    18 Ellis Chapman Yellow Card
    14 Curtis Thompson
    3 Ben Williams
    22 Liam Smith
    11 Robert Street
    7 Oliver Hammond
    17 James Olayinka
    Substitutes:
    Will Ferry, Liam Sercombe, Adulai Sambu, Grant Horton, Lewis O'Donnell, Tom Bradbury, Max Harris, Aidan Keena, Daniel Adshead.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    26 Kevin Long
    5 Dion Sanderson
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    24 Marcel Oakley
    14 Keshi Anderson
    15 Alfie Chang
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    19 Jordan James Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Krystian Bielik, Gary Gardner, Romelle Donovan, Ivan Sunjic, Siriki Dembele, Brandon Khela, Zach Jeacock, Sam Cosgrove, Scott Hogan.

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