English League Championship

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

  • 3': Jake Beesley
  • 14': Christopher Hamilton
  • 40': Kenneth Dougall
  • 56': Jake Beesley
  • 85': Jerry Yates (P)
  • 90'+4': Callum Connolly
FT
6 - 1
  • 63': Ivan Sunjic

Introduction

Blackpool are hosting Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Blackpool 1, Birmingham City 0. Jake Beesley (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by CJ Hamilton.
  • 14': Goal! Blackpool 2, Birmingham City 0. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
  • 40': Goal! Blackpool 3, Birmingham City 0. Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Kirk with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Blackpool 3, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin replaces Jordan Graham.
  • 56': Goal! Blackpool 4, Birmingham City 0. Jake Beesley (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 63': Goal! Blackpool 4, Birmingham City 1. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández following a fast break.
  • 70': Substitution, Blackpool. Jerry Yates replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 75': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Blackpool. Gary Madine replaces Jake Beesley.
  • 85': Goal! Blackpool 5, Birmingham City 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Blackpool 6, Birmingham City 1. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackpool 6, Birmingham City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 13,993

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Leeds United 38 82 6
+41 Leicester City 37 82 7
+31 Ipswich Town 38 81 5
+26 Southampton 36 73 7
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 5
42.2 Possession 57.8
11 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
166 Accurate Passes 252
267 Passes 358
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 75
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 23
24 Clearances 23

Line-Ups

BLP Blackpool (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Chris Maxwell (GK)
26 Richard Keogh
21 Marvin Ekpiteta
3 James Husband
2 Callum Connolly
12 Kenneth Dougall
10 Keshi Anderson
27 Charlie Kirk
22 Christopher Hamilton
28 Jake Beesley
19 Shayne Lavery

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
38 Zach Jeacock (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
50 Nico Gordon
3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
24 Jordan Graham
34 Ivan Sunjic
6 Ryan Woods
25 Onel Hernández
19 Jordan James
33 Lyle Taylor
36 Troy Deeney

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