
Fulham vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Rampant Fulham score six goals again, equal 88-year record
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Fulham became the first English side to score six goals or more in three successive matches for 88 years as they thumped Birmingham 6-2 on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 10': Own Goal by Marc Roberts, Birmingham City. Fulham 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 35': Goal! Fulham 2, Birmingham City 0. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Odoi with a cross.
- 38': Goal! Fulham 3, Birmingham City 0. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 43': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabio Carvalho.
- 45': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 1. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 4, Birmingham City 1.
- 52': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Marc Roberts.
- 67': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Tom Cairney.
- 74': Goal! Fulham 4, Birmingham City 2. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 75': Goal! Fulham 5, Birmingham City 2. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Harrison Reed.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Onel Hernández.
- 90'+3': Goal! Fulham 6, Birmingham City 2. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
Game Information
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,491
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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FUL![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
6 | Saves | 4 |
38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
14 | SHOTS | 15 |
6 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
242 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
330 | Passes | 531 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
11 | Crosses | 20 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
73 | Long Balls | 51 |
35 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
16 | Tackles | 17 |
0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
11 | Interceptions | 5 |
19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
19 | Clearances | 13 |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
13 | Tim Ream |
16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
33 | Antonee Robinson |
4 | Denis Odoi |
28 | Fábio Carvalho |
6 | Harrison Reed ![]() |
10 | Tom Cairney |
9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
7 | Neeskens Kebano |
8 | Harry Wilson |
Birmingham City (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
4 | Marc Roberts |
3 | Kristian Pedersen ![]() |
18 | Teden Mengi |
11 | Jérémie Bela |
2 | Maxime Colin |
6 | Ryan Woods |
34 | Ivan Sunjic |
20 | Gary Gardner |
25 | Onel Hernández |
10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
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