Birmingham City vs Rotherham United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Birmingham City are hosting Rotherham United 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.
1': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United).
3': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
3': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
5': Attempt blocked. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi with a cross.
6': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
6': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
10': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
18': Foul by Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
18': Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt saved. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone.
19': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Ruddy.
22': Attempt blocked. Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Lee Peltier (Rotherham United).
22': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cody Drameh replaces Ethan Laird because of an injury.
28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
31': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
34': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arvin Appiah.
36': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
36': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
38': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
39': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone with a cross.
39': Attempt missed. Lee Peltier (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Ayala following a corner.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
44': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
45'+4': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
45'+4': Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
46': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
46': Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
49': Offside, Rotherham United. Cohen Bramall is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
50': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
51': Attempt missed. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Ayala with a headed pass.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Arvin Appiah (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
57': Offside, Rotherham United. Sam Nombe is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Rotherham United. Dexter Lembikisa replaces Arvin Appiah.
59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna.
60': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Oliver Burke.
61': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
61': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
61': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
64': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
64': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Hand ball by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
67': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
68': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
69': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
69': Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Lee Peltier (Rotherham United).
71': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Lee Peltier (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill replaces Lee Peltier.
72': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sean Morrison replaces Jamie Lindsay.
73': Attempt saved. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé with a cross.
73': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
74': Attempt missed. Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74': Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
76': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi following a fast break.
77': Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
79': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
79': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Revan with a cross.
82': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
82': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
84': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
84': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
84': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt saved. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
86': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
86': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
86': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
86': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
90': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United).
90': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
90'+1': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
90'+3': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Rotherham United 0.

Statistics

ROT		BIR
17	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
37.6	Possession	62.4
12	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
169	Accurate Passes	357
266	Passes	454
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	57
26	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
2	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	13
23	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	5
11	Effective Clearances	20
11	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 18,160

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	27	+32	56
2	Sheffield United	27	+21	55
3	Burnley	27	+22	53
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
5	Dion Sanderson
44	Emanuel Aiwu
3	Lee Buchanan
2	Ethan Laird
28	Jay Stansfield
7	Juninho Bacuna
6	Krystian Bielik
45	Oliver Burke
17	Siriki Dembele
11	Koji Miyoshi

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Gary Gardner, Romelle Donovan, Ivan Sunjic, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Cody Drameh, Marc Roberts, Scott Hogan.

Rotherham United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Viktor Johansson (GK)
22	Hakeem Odofin
4	Daniel Ayala
28	Sebastian Revan
21	Lee Peltier
18	Oliver Rathbone
27	Christ Tiehi
16	Jamie Lindsay
29	Sam Nombe
3	Cohen Bramall
30	Arvin Appiah

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Dillon Phillips, Ciaran Mcguckin, Georgie Kelly, Grant Hall, Jordan Hugill, Dexter Lembikisa, Sean Morrison, Tom Eaves.

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