English League Championship

Charlton Athletic vs Birmingham City, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship
Charlton Athletic
  • 38': Jóhann Gudmundsson
  • 90'+4': Jorge Teixeira
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 32': Jon Toral

Charlton Athletic 2-1 Birmingham City

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Motta.
  • 5': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic).
  • 7': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Pope.
  • 17': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
  • 21': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic).
  • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 25': Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic).
  • 25': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by James Vaughan (Birmingham City).
  • 25': Yun Suk-Young (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Delay in match Alou Diarra (Charlton Athletic) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay in match Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic).
  • 31': Foul by Rod Fanni (Charlton Athletic).
  • 31': Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Goal! Charlton Athletic 0, Birmingham City 1. Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 35': Foul by Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic).
  • 35': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 1. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Alou Diarra tries a through ball, but Callum Harriott is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 44': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jon-Miquel Toral.
  • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Yun Suk-Young.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Jon-Miquel Toral because of an injury.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Charlton Athletic 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ademola Lookman replaces Yun Suk-Young.
  • 48': Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Delay in match Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) because of an injury.
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 51': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 52': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by David Davis.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by James Vaughan (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Rod Fanni (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Alou Diarra (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Rod Fanni tries a through ball, but Igor Vetokele is caught offside.
  • 57': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Alou Diarra (Charlton Athletic).
  • 57': Alou Diarra (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Foul by Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic).
  • 59': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Offside, Birmingham City. David Cotterill tries a through ball, but Jonathan Grounds is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 64': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
  • 64': Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic).
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Clayton Donaldson replaces Diego Fabbrini.
  • 68': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 70': Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic).
  • 71': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Harriott.
  • 72': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces David Cotterill.
  • 75': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Ademola Lookman tries a through ball, but Igor Vetokele is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomasz Kuszczak.
  • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rod Fanni.
  • 77': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic).
  • 77': Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Callum Harriott (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Morrison.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Offside, Birmingham City. James Vaughan tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Alou Diarra (Charlton Athletic) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Johann Berg Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Johnnie Jackson replaces Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alou Diarra.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
  • 86': Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90': Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Simon Makienok replaces Marco Motta.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Charlton Athletic 2, Birmingham City 1. Jorge Teixeira (Charlton Athletic) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 1
48.1 Possession 51.9
12 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 297
360 Passes 389
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
98 Long Balls 52
39 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
24 Effective Clearances 27
30 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Valley
Location: London, England
Attendance: 15,742

Line-Ups

CHA Charlton Athletic (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Nick Pope (GK)
50 Jorge Teixeira
15 Rod Fanni
21 Morgan Fox
47 Marco Motta
12 Alou Diarra Yellow Card
8 Jordan Cousins
2 Yun Suk-Young
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
14 Igor Vetokele
11 Callum Harriott
Charlton Athletic Substitutes:
Stephen Henderson, Simon Makienok, Johnnie Jackson, Ademola Lookman, Zakarya Bergdich, Harry Lennon, Chris Solly.

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
29 Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
4 Paul Robinson
28 Michael Morrison
3 Jonathan Grounds Yellow Card
31 Paul Caddis
7 Diego Fabbrini
8 Stephen Gleeson
26 David Davis
15 James Vaughan
20 Jon Toral
11 David Cotterill
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jacques Maghoma, Maikel Kieftenbeld, William Buckley, Clayton Donaldson, Ryan Shotton, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Adam Legzdins.

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