English Carabao Cup

Birmingham City vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Fulham
    • 10': Raúl Jiménez (P)
    • 14': Jay Stansfield

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Fulham at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Fulham).
    • 2': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 2': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
    • 4': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 4': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 6': Alfie May (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
    • 7': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
    • 9': Penalty conceded by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 10': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Fulham 2. Jay Stansfield (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a through ball.
    • 16': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Fulham) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 19': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 19': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Alfie May (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steven Benda.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
    • 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Leonard following a corner.
    • 24': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 24': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Emil Hansson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Wilson.
    • 29': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
    • 37': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 38': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 42': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
    • 42': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sander Berge.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Fulham 2.
    • 46': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.
    • 49': Alfie May (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
    • 49': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 50': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
    • 53': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
    • 54': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 55': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Foul by Alfie May (Birmingham City).
    • 56': Jay Stansfield (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Alfie May (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Alfie May.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Emil Hansson.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ayumu Yokoyama replaces Keshi Anderson.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
    • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steven Benda.
    • 65': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Sander Berge.
    • 66': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Fulham).
    • 71': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 72': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfons Sampsted replaces Ethan Laird.
    • 74': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Tom Cairney.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik with a headed pass.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
    • 87': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 87': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Harrison Reed.
    • 87': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 87': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
    • 90'+1': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
    • 90'+1': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Adama Traoré (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ayumu Yokoyama.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Fulham 2.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 0
    42.8 Possession 57.2
    8 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    389 Accurate Passes 520
    447 Passes 578
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    5 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    40 Long Balls 35
    25 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 10
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 5
    25 Effective Clearances 6
    25 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 11,949

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    21 Ryan Allsop (GK)
    6 Krystian Bielik
    4 Christoph Klarer
    20 Alex Cochrane
    2 Ethan Laird
    18 Willum Thór Willumsson
    12 Marc Leonard
    13 Paik Seung-Ho
    9 Alfie May Yellow Card
    7 Emil Hansson
    14 Keshi Anderson
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Lukas Jutkiewicz, Ayumu Yokoyama, George Hall, Alfons Sampsted, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Koji Miyoshi, Ben Davies, Brandon Khela, Tyler Roberts.

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Steven Benda (GK)
    15 Jorge Cuenca
    5 Joachim Andersen
    30 Ryan Sessegnon
    21 Timothy Castagne
    10 Tom Cairney
    6 Harrison Reed Yellow Card
    16 Sander Berge
    7 Raúl Jiménez
    28 Jay Stansfield
    8 Harry Wilson
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Sasa Lukic, Adama Traoré, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith Rowe, Kenny Tete, Josh King, Rodrigo Muniz, Bernd Leno.

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