Luton vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
- 28': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Peter Kioso.
- 34': Glen Rea (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Allan Campbell.
- 47': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 3. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 57': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Harry Cornick.
- 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
- 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Tahith Chong.
- 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 84': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 4. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
- 88': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5.
Game Information
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,014
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
BIR |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 218 |
| 396 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 30 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 27 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 22 | Clearances | 25 |
Luton Town (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Sluga (GK) |
| 15 | Tom Lockyer |
| 4 | Kal Naismith |
| 20 | Peter Kioso |
| 22 | Allan Campbell |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 26 | Admiral Muskwe |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 2 | James Bree |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 7 | Harry Cornick |
Birmingham City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 6 | Ryan Woods |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 7 | Tahith Chong |
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