West Brom vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

75': Karlan Grant

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Introduction

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Birmingham City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,870

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Robert Snodgrass, Cedric Kipre, Jordan Hugill, Jayson Molumby, Kean Bryan, David Button, Adam Reach.

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

Substitutes:

Jordan Graham, Connal Trueman, Jérémie Bela, Harlee Dean, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Troy Deeney, Ryan Woods.

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