Bristol City vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Bristol City 0, Birmingham City 1. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
- 13': Goal! Bristol City 0, Birmingham City 2. Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Timm Klose (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Birmingham City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Robert Atkinson replaces Sam Bell.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Timm Klose.
- 48': Goal! Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 2. Alex Scott (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Matty James.
- 86': Alex Scott (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Onel Hernández.
- 90'+3': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 2.
Game Information
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 21,942
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 BIR |
BRC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 8 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 347 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 26 | Clearances | 13 |
Bristol City (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 25 | Timm Klose  |
| 22 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 33 | Sam Bell |
| 18 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 6 | Matty James |
| 14 | Andreas Weimann |
| 36 | Alex Scott |
| 8 | Joe Williams |
| 9 | Chris Martin |
Birmingham City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 50 | Nico Gordon |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 24 | Jordan Graham |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 21 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 7 | Tahith Chong |
| 33 | Lyle Taylor |
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