Birmingham vs Coventry 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Birmingham City

12': Kristian Pedersen
39': Gary Gardner

FT
2 - 4

Coventry City

40': Ben Sheaf
45'+4': Ben Sheaf
71': Michael Rose
90': Callum O'Hare

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Coventry City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Coventry City 0. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
39': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 0. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
40': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 1. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Rose with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
45'+4': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 2. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
62': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Fankaty Dabo because of an injury.
71': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 3. Michael Rose (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Juninho Bacuna.
76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Richards replaces Nico Gordon because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Coventry City. Kyle McFadzean replaces Gustavo Hamer.
87': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Ian Maatsen.
87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
90': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 4. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Taylor Richards (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 4.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,634

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

COV		BIR
5	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	8
0	Saves	2
52.9	Possession	47.1
13	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
286	Accurate Passes	264
409	Passes	367
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	81
22	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	5
19	Tackles	10
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	13
22	Effective Clearances	16
22	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
38	Zach Jeacock (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
3	Kristian Pedersen
50	Nico Gordon
20	Gary Gardner
6	Ryan Woods
21	Juninho Bacuna
25	Onel Hernández
2	Maxime Colin
9	Scott Hogan
33	Lyle Taylor

Substitutes:

Lukas Jutkiewicz, Ivan Sunjic, Jordan Graham, Connal Trueman, Jérémie Bela, Troy Deeney, Taylor Richards.

Coventry City (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
15	Dominic Hyam
27	Jake Bidwell
4	Michael Rose
38	Gustavo Hamer
8	Jamie Allen
14	Ben Sheaf
18	Ian Maatsen
23	Fankaty Dabo
17	Viktor Gyökeres
10	Callum O'Hare

Substitutes:

Martyn Waghorn, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wilson, Todd Kane, Liam Kelly, Fabio Tavares, Jodi Jones.

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