Birmingham City vs Barnsley, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Birmingham City are hosting Barnsley
at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mads Andersen.
- 7': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
- 7': Herbie Kane (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 8': Foul by Callum Styles (Barnsley).
- 8': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
- 10': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Callum Brittain (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
- 16': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
- 20': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
- 20': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Callum Styles (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
- 27': Foul by Herbie Kane (Barnsley).
- 27': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 28': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 28': Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 33': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City).
- 35': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 38': Offside, Barnsley. Jack Walton tries a through ball, but Cauley Woodrow is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 40': Mads Andersen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
- 43': Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel San José following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Offside, Barnsley. Cauley Woodrow tries a through ball, but Victor Adeboyejo is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Barnsley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Barnsley 0.
- 46': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 46': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
- 46': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Barnsley).
- 47': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
- 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Herbie Kane.
- 55': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barnsley 0. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
- 57': Attempt saved. Herbie Kane (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
- 58': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
- 58': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Mads Andersen (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
- 61': Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Herbie Kane.
- 66': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
- 68': Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
- 68': Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Penalty Barnsley. Callum Brittain draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barnsley 1. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Adeboyejo.
- 76': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
- 76': Michal Helik (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Barnsley. Romal Palmer replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 77': Substitution, Barnsley. Matty James replaces Herbie Kane.
- 77': Substitution, Barnsley. Luke Thomas replaces Conor Chaplin.
- 78': Substitution, Barnsley. Dominik Frieser replaces Victor Adeboyejo.
- 78': Foul by Luke Thomas (Barnsley).
- 78': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Kristian Pedersen.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.
- 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Riley McGree.
- 81': Dominik Frieser (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
- 84': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barnsley 2. Callum Styles (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jon Toral replaces Jonathan Leko.
- 86': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
- 86': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Barnsley. Aapo Halme replaces Cauley Woodrow.
- 88': Foul by Aapo Halme (Barnsley).
- 88': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Barnsley. Matty James tries a through ball, but Dominik Frieser is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 90'+5': Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Barnsley 2.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Barnsley 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 272 |
| 393 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 110 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 15 | Jake Clark-Salter |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 19 | Mikel San José |
| 17 | Iván Sánchez |
| 18 | Riley McGree  |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 14 | Jonathan Leko |
Barnsley (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Walton (GK) |
| 30 | Michal Helik |
| 6 | Mads Andersen |
| 26 | Michael Sollbauer |
| 8 | Herbie Kane |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 4 | Callum Styles |
| 7 | Callum Brittain |
| 9 | Cauley Woodrow |
| 11 | Conor Chaplin |
| 29 | Victor Adeboyejo |
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