Blackpool vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Blackpool

3': Jake Beesley
14': Christopher Hamilton
40': Kenneth Dougall
56': Jake Beesley
85': Jerry Yates (P)
90'+4': Callum Connolly

FT
6 - 1

Birmingham City

63': Ivan Sunjic

About

Blackpool are hosting Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, 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.
3': Goal! Blackpool 1, Birmingham City 0. Jake Beesley (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by CJ Hamilton.
5': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
5': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kenneth Dougall.
6': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
6': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
10': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
14': Goal! Blackpool 2, Birmingham City 0. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
17': Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (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.
19': Foul by James Husband (Blackpool).
19': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
20': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Kirk with a cross following a corner.
21': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
21': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
23': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
23': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
25': Jake Beesley (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a cross.
26': Offside, Birmingham City. Jordan James tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
28': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nico Gordon.
29': Attempt missed. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Kirk with a cross following a corner.
30': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
31': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
32': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Troy Deeney.
34': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
35': Foul by James Husband (Blackpool).
35': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Charlie Kirk.
37': Attempt saved. Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
38': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
38': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
40': Goal! Blackpool 3, Birmingham City 0. Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Kirk with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
42': Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
45': James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Blackpool 3, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackpool 3, Birmingham City 0.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin replaces Jordan Graham.
46': Attempt missed. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Beesley with a headed pass.
46': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
46': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
48': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jordan James.
51': Attempt missed. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
52': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
53': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan James.
53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
53': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
55': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nico Gordon.
56': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
56': Goal! Blackpool 4, Birmingham City 0. Jake Beesley (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
58': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
58': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Offside, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
63': Goal! Blackpool 4, Birmingham City 1. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández following a fast break.
70': Substitution, Blackpool. Jerry Yates replaces Shayne Lavery.
71': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
71': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Zach Jeacock.
72': Offside, Blackpool. Jerry Yates tries a through ball, but Charlie Kirk is caught offside.
73': Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Nico Gordon is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Troy Deeney.
75': CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
75': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Jake Beesley (Blackpool) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall with a cross following a set piece situation.
76': Attempt blocked. Richard Keogh (Blackpool) header from very close range is blocked.
76': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
76': Offside, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton tries a through ball, but Jerry Yates is caught offside.
80': Substitution, Blackpool. Gary Madine replaces Jake Beesley.
81': Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
81': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
83': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Zach Jeacock.
85': Penalty Blackpool. Gary Madine draws a foul in the penalty area.
85': Penalty conceded by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': Goal! Blackpool 5, Birmingham City 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
88': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
89': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a headed pass.
90': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
90': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by James Husband.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
90'+2': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Goal! Blackpool 6, Birmingham City 1. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackpool 6, Birmingham City 1.
0': Match ends, Blackpool 6, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		BLP
13	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	5
42.2	Possession	57.8
11	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
166	Accurate Passes	252
267	Passes	358
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	26
0.1	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	75
18	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	8
24	Effective Clearances	23
24	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 13,993

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Chris Maxwell (GK)
26	Richard Keogh
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
3	James Husband
2	Callum Connolly
12	Kenneth Dougall
10	Keshi Anderson
27	Charlie Kirk
22	Christopher Hamilton
28	Jake Beesley
19	Shayne Lavery

Blackpool Substitutes:

Gary Madine, Jordan Thorniley, Reece James, Jerry Yates, Stuart Moore, Josh Bowler, Matthew Virtue-Thick.

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
38	Zach Jeacock (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
50	Nico Gordon
3	Kristian Pedersen
24	Jordan Graham
34	Ivan Sunjic
6	Ryan Woods
25	Onel Hernández
19	Jordan James
33	Lyle Taylor
36	Troy Deeney

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Scott Hogan, Jérémie Bela, Maxime Colin, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Connal Trueman, George Hall, Juninho Bacuna.

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