Birmingham City vs Blackpool, 2014-15 English League Championship, 2014/2015 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

36': Andrew Shinnie

FT
1 - 0

Blackpool

Shinnie wins it for Blues

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
1': Jonathan Spector commits a foul on Gary Madine resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
2': Jamie O'Hara (Blackpool) Free Kick at 2'
3': Andrew Shinnie crosses the ball.
3': David Ferguson clears the ball from danger.
3': Paul Caddis commits a foul on Nathan Delfouneso resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
3': David Ferguson (Blackpool) Free Kick at 3'
3': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
3': Jamie O'Hara hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
3': Darren Randolph makes the save (Other)
5': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
6': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
6': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
6': Andrew Shinnie hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
7': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
7': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
8': Paul Caddis crosses the ball.
8': Tom Aldred clears the ball from danger.
9': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
9': Niall Maher clears the ball from danger.
10': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
10': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
11': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
11': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
12': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
12': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
12': Jonathan Spector clears the ball from danger.
12': David Davis clears the ball from danger.
12': Robert Tesche clears the ball from danger.
13': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
14': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
15': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
16': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
16': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
16': Dominic Telford hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
16': Jonathan Spector blocks the shot
17': Miles Addison hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
17': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
18': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
18': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
19': Jonathan Grounds clears the ball from danger.
19': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
19': David Perkins crosses the ball.
19': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
19': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
19': Clayton Donaldson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
19': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
20': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
20': Jonathan Spector clears the ball from danger.
20': Gary Madine curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
20': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
21': Niall Maher commits a foul on Andrew Shinnie resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
21': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 21'
21': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
21': Niall Maher clears the ball from danger.
22': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
22': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
23': Miles Addison commits a foul on Andrew Shinnie resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
23': Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 23'
23': Miles Addison clears the ball from danger.
24': Jamie O'Hara clears the ball from danger.
24': David Ferguson clears the ball from danger.
24': Robert Tesche hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
25': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
25': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
26': Miles Addison clears the ball from danger.
26': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
26': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
28': Tom Aldred commits a foul on Clayton Donaldson resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
28': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 28'
28': David Cotterill hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
29': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
29': Tom Aldred clears the ball from danger.
29': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
30': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
31': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
31': Gary Madine hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
31': Robert Kiernan blocks the shot
31': Jonathan Grounds clears the ball from danger.
31': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
32': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
32': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
33': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Defending)
33': Nathan Delfouneso curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
33': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
34': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
34': Throw-in: David Cotterill takes it (Attacking)
34': Paul Caddis crosses the ball.
35': Clayton Donaldson hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
35': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
36': That last goal was assisted by Robert Tesche
36': Andrew Shinnie hits a good header. Outcome: goal
36': Goal!! Andrew Shinnie hits a header low through the middle from the centre penalty area and scores!! Birmingham City now leads 1 - 0
37': Nathan Delfouneso hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
37': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
38': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
41': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
41': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
42': Jonathan Grounds clears the ball from danger.
42': Miles Addison hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
42': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
43': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
44': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
44': David Cotterill commits a foul on David Ferguson resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
44': Jamie O'Hara (Blackpool) Free Kick at 44'
44': Jonathan Grounds clears the ball from danger.
45': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
45': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
45'+1': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
45'+1': Niall Maher clears the ball from danger.
45'+1': Jamie O'Hara clears the ball from danger.
45': The second half is under way
46': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
47': Nathan Delfouneso crosses the ball.
47': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
47': Niall Maher commits a foul on Demarai Gray resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
47': Niall Maher is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
48': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 48'
48': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
48': Jamie O'Hara clears the ball from danger.
48': David Davis commits a foul on Tom Aldred resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
50': Elliot Parish (Blackpool) Free Kick at 50'
50': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Defending)
50': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
52': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
52': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
52': Grant Hall clears the ball from danger.
52': Gary Madine hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
52': Robert Kiernan blocks the shot
52': Niall Maher hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
52': Andrew Shinnie blocks the shot
53': Dominic Telford commits a foul on Paul Caddis resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
53': Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 53'
54': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
54': Andrew Shinnie hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
54': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
55': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
55': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
56': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
56': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
57': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Defending)
57': Throw-in: Niall Maher takes it (Attacking)
58': Blackpool makes a sub: Tom Barkhuizen enters for Dominic Telford. Reason: Tactical
58': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
59': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Defending)
59': Tom Aldred clears the ball from danger.
59': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
61': Jonathan Grounds commits a foul on Tom Barkhuizen resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
61': Niall Maher (Blackpool) Free Kick at 61'
61': Tom Barkhuizen curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
62': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
62': Jonathan Spector clears the ball from danger.
62': Jonathan Spector clears the ball from danger.
63': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
63': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
64': Demarai Gray hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
64': Elliot Parish makes the save (Other)
64': Jamie O'Hara crosses the ball.
64': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Defending)
65': Demarai Gray crosses the ball.
65': David Davis commits a foul on Nathan Delfouneso resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
65': David Davis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
66': Jamie O'Hara (Blackpool) Free Kick at 66'
66': Gary Madine hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
66': Darren Randolph makes the save (Parry)
66': Paul Caddis clears the ball from danger.
67': Blackpool makes a sub: Tony McMahon enters for Niall Maher. Reason: Tactical
67': Birmingham City makes a sub: Wesley Thomas enters for Andrew Shinnie. Reason: Tactical
67': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Defending)
68': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
68': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
68': Tony McMahon commits a foul on Demarai Gray resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
69': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 69'
70': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
70': Paul Caddis crosses the ball.
70': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
70': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
72': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
72': Jamie O'Hara crosses the ball.
72': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
73': Jamie O'Hara crosses the ball.
73': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
73': Tom Barkhuizen hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
73': Darren Randolph makes the save (Fumble)
74': Demarai Gray hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
74': Elliot Parish makes the save (Other)
76': Robert Tesche commits a foul on Jamie O'Hara resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
76': David Ferguson (Blackpool) Free Kick at 76'
76': Grant Hall curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
77': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
77': Grant Hall clears the ball from danger.
77': David Cotterill hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
77': Elliot Parish makes the save (Other)
77': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
77': Grant Hall clears the ball from danger.
77': David Perkins clears the ball from danger.
78': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
78': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
79': David Ferguson crosses the ball.
79': David Cotterill clears the ball from danger.
80': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
81': Birmingham City makes a sub: Callum Reilly enters for Robert Tesche. Reason: Tactical
81': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
81': Gary Madine hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
81': Jonathan Spector blocks the shot
82': David Perkins crosses the ball.
82': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
82': Tom Aldred clears the ball from danger.
82': Robert Kiernan clears the ball from danger.
83': Birmingham City makes a sub: Lee Novak enters for Demarai Gray. Reason: Tactical
83': Throw-in: Tony McMahon takes it (Attacking)
83': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
84': Miles Addison commits a foul on Callum Reilly resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
84': Darren Randolph (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 84'
84': Wesley Thomas hits a header. Outcome: save
84': Elliot Parish makes the save (Other)
85': Wesley Thomas curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
85': Elliot Parish takes a long goal kick
86': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
86': Callum Reilly commits a foul on Nathan Delfouneso resulting on a free kick for Blackpool
87': Jamie O'Hara crosses the ball.
87': Jamie O'Hara (Blackpool) Free Kick at 87'
87': Lee Novak clears the ball from danger.
87': Handball called on Jamie O'Hara
88': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 88'
88': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
88': David Perkins commits a foul on David Cotterill resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
89': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 89'
89': David Cotterill crosses the ball.
90': Nathan Delfouneso crosses the ball.
90': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Jamie O'Hara commits a foul on Clayton Donaldson resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
90'+2': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 92'
90'+2': David Perkins commits a foul on Paul Caddis resulting on a free kick for Birmingham City
90'+3': David Cotterill (Birmingham City) Free Kick at 93'
90'+3': Throw-in: Paul Caddis takes it (Attacking)
90'+4': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
90'+5': Throw-in: David Ferguson takes it (Defending)
90'+5': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)
90'+6': Throw-in: Jonathan Grounds takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

BLP		BIR
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
4	Saves	3
55	Possession	45
15	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
9	Crosses	11
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
18	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St Andrews Stadium
Location: , England
Attendance: 15,111

Line-Ups

Birmingham City

No.	Name
1	Darren Randolph (GK)
31	Paul Caddis
23	Jonathan Spector
15	Robert Kiernan
3	Jonathan Grounds
26	David Davis
13	Robert Tesche
11	David Cotterill
22	Andrew Shinnie
33	Demarai Gray
9	Clayton Donaldson

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Colin Doyle, Paul Robinson, Callum Reilly, Lloyd Dyer, Wes Thomas, Lee Novak, Nikola Zigic.

Blackpool

No.	Name
21	Elliot Parish (GK)
3	Niall Maher
32	Grant Hall
17	Miles Addison
2	Tom Aldred
25	David Ferguson
4	David Perkins
34	Dominic Telford
31	Jamie O'Hara
14	Nathan Delfouneso
24	Gary Madine

Blackpool Substitutes:

Myles Boney, Peter Clarke, Tony McMahon, Connor Oliver, Tom Barkhuizen, Sene Sear, Bright Osayi-Samuel.

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