West Brom vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 45'+5': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jordan Hugill replaces Callum Robinson.
- 47': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Maxime Colin because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt because of an injury.
- 72': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
- 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces George Friend.
- 87': Jordan Hugill (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Karlan Grant.
Game Information
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,870
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 |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 95 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 206 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 81 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 21 | Clearances | 21 |
West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 16 | Matthew Clarke  |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 8 | Jake Livermore |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 7 | Callum Robinson |
| 18 | Karlan Grant |
| 10 | Matt Phillips |
Birmingham City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | George Friend |
| 21 | Dion Sanderson |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 7 | Tahith Chong |
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