English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Bolton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
FT
0 - 0
Bolton Wanderers

Birmingham City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers

Birmingham City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darren Pratley with a cross.
  • 7': Offside, Birmingham City. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Delay in match Jem Karacan (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
  • 17': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jem Karacan (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Stockdale.
  • 20': Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
  • 20': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Howard.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
  • 22': Delay in match Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Offside, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Taylor with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
  • 25': Jem Karacan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Shotton replaces Michael Morrison because of an injury.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darren Pratley.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 28': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 30': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 34': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
  • 42': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
  • 42': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Delay in match Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Hand ball by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Cheikh Ndoye because of an injury.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filipe Morais with a cross.
  • 50': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 50': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Offside, Birmingham City. Nsue tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Taylor.
  • 53': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 54': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 57': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 57': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
  • 59': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Delay in match Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
  • 65': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Filipe Morais.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Gardner following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Adam Le Fondre replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Isaac Vassell replaces Clayton Donaldson.
  • 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 74': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Offside, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner tries a through ball, but Isaac Vassell is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Taylor with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by David Stockdale.
  • 76': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 76': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 78': Hand ball by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Reece Burke (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 83': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Gary Madine.
  • 84': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 84': Jem Karacan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aaron Wilbraham.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 90'+1': Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filipe Morais with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Reece Burke (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 90'+5': Isaac Vassell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 7
0 Saves 2
46.7 Possession 53.3
12 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
226 Accurate Passes 275
343 Passes 400
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
26 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
89 Long Balls 90
27 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 5
15 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
41 Effective Clearances 35
41 Clearances 35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 20,215

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 29 +34 60
2 Sheffield United 29 +19 58
3 Burnley 29 +27 57
4 Sunderland 29 +18 55
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-5-1)

No. Name
13 David Stockdale (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
28 Michael Morrison
3 Jonathan Grounds
2 Emilio Nsue
6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
17 Cheikh N'Doye
8 Craig Gardner
19 Jacques Maghoma Yellow Card
23 David Cotterill
9 Clayton Donaldson
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Isaac Vassell, Paul Robinson, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Stephen Gleeson, Ryan Shotton, Robert Tesche, Tomasz Kuszczak.

BOL Bolton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No. Name
33 Mark Howard (GK)
32 Reece Burke
5 Mark Beevers
4 Dorian Dervite
8 Jem Karacan
21 Darren Pratley
16 Josh Cullen
3 Andrew Taylor
22 Filipe Morais Yellow Card
14 Gary Madine
20 Adam Armstrong
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Derik Osede, William Buckley, Antonee Robinson, Mark Little, Aaron Wilbraham, Adam Le Fondre, Ben Alnwick.

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