English League Championship

Rotherham United vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Rotherham United
  • 28': Richard Wood
  • 71': Richard Wood
FT
2 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Rotherham United are hosting Birmingham City at AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cohen Bramall following a fast break.
    • 2': Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 6': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United).
    • 6': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Hand ball by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 7': Offside, Rotherham United. Daniel Barlaser tries a through ball, but Richard Wood is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Humphreys.
    • 8': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 12': Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 24': Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser following a set piece situation.
    • 27': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Grant Hall (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cohen Bramall with a cross.
    • 28': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 28': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Birmingham City 0. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cohen Bramall.
    • 35': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 40': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
    • 40': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 40': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
    • 45'+1': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Rotherham United. Daniel Barlaser tries a through ball, but Richard Wood is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rotherham United 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Maxime Colin.
    • 46': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 47': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Josh Williams (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Graham.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
    • 49': Substitution, Rotherham United. Wes Harding replaces Cameron Humphreys because of an injury.
    • 53': Substitution, Rotherham United. Shane Ferguson replaces Cohen Bramall because of an injury.
    • 55': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Grant Hall (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United).
    • 58': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Grant Hall.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Graham.
    • 60': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Penalty Rotherham United. Chiedozie Ogbene draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 61': Penalty conceded by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 63': Penalty saved! Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Rotherham United) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross.
    • 65': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United).
    • 66': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Stirk replaces Jordan James.
    • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces George Hall.
    • 70': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Josh Williams.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Hall with a headed pass.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Wes Harding (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross.
    • 71': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Birmingham City 0. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wes Harding following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
    • 74': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 75': Substitution, Rotherham United. Tom Eaves replaces Conor Washington.
    • 75': Substitution, Rotherham United. Scott High replaces Oliver Rathbone.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Scott High (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
    • 81': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dion Sanderson with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United).
    • 85': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Richard Wood.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Cosgrove with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Josh Williams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Wes Harding (Rotherham United).
    • 90'+3': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rotherham United 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    43.6 Possession 56.4
    10 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    172 Accurate Passes 226
    265 Passes 337
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 9
    17 Crosses 31
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 72
    25 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    13 Effective Tackles 6
    23 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    20 Interceptions 5
    31 Effective Clearances 10
    31 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
    Location: Rotherham, England
    Attendance: 11,027

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 West Bromwich Albion 5 +7 13
    2 Sunderland 5 +8 12
    3 Blackburn Rovers 5 +6 11
    4 Burnley 5 +8 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ROT Rotherham United (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    6 Richard Wood
    24 Cameron Humphreys
    20 Grant Hall
    4 Daniel Barlaser
    18 Oliver Rathbone Yellow Card
    8 Ben Wiles
    3 Cohen Bramall
    10 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
    14 Conor Washington
    11 Chiedozie Ogbene
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Georgie Kelly, Josh Vickers, Wes Harding, Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson, Scott High, Tom Eaves.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    5 Auston Trusty
    28 Dion Sanderson
    35 George Hall
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    19 Jordan James Yellow Card
    48 Joshua Williams
    2 Maxime Colin
    8 Troy Deeney Yellow Card
    9 Scott Hogan
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Neil Etheridge, Sam Cosgrove, Jordan Graham, Ryan Stirk, Alfie Chang, Jobe Bellingham, Gary Gardner.

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