English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackpool
    • 74': Ian Poveda-Ocampo

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Blackpool 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.
    • 2': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Blackpool).
    • 2': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Gabriel.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Lyons.
    • 8': Offside, Birmingham City. Jordan James tries a through ball, but Tahith Chong is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Andrew Lyons (Blackpool).
    • 9': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Lyons.
    • 11': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City).
    • 11': Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Blackpool).
    • 12': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Gabriel (Blackpool).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 16': Offside, Blackpool. Josh Bowler tries a through ball, but Lewis Fiorini is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Blackpool).
    • 18': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Hand ball by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a cross.
    • 25': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 27': Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Fiorini following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Foul by Sonny Carey (Blackpool).
    • 29': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City).
    • 32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Bowler.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
    • 38': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Sonny Carey (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Sonny Carey (Blackpool).
    • 39': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Andrew Lyons (Blackpool).
    • 44': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 0.
    • 46': Hand ball by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Offside, Blackpool. Charlie Patino tries a through ball, but Andrew Lyons is caught offside.
    • 48': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Josh Bowler (Blackpool).
    • 49': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Jordan Gabriel (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool).
    • 50': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Sonny Carey (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 56': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Gabriel.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
    • 61': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool).
    • 61': Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Sonny Carey.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 64': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 64': Offside, Blackpool. Josh Bowler tries a through ball, but Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 70': Foul by Andrew Lyons (Blackpool).
    • 70': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Jordan Gabriel (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 1. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 76': Substitution, Blackpool. Callum Connolly replaces Josh Bowler.
    • 77': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Blackpool).
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo replaces Jordan James.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Jobe Bellingham.
    • 80': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackpool. James Husband replaces Jordan Thorniley.
    • 85': Substitution, Blackpool. Bradley Holmes replaces Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
    • 85': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 86': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alfie Chang.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Offside, Blackpool. Curtis Nelson tries a through ball, but Bradley Holmes is caught offside.
    • 90': Offside, Blackpool. Charlie Patino tries a through ball, but Bradley Holmes is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Husband.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+4': Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
    • 90'+5': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackpool 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 3
    49.7 Possession 50.3
    12 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    200 Accurate Passes 209
    304 Passes 303
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 56
    31 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 13
    12 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 12
    17 Effective Clearances 23
    17 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 16,636

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    26 Kevin Long
    4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
    5 Auston Trusty
    2 Maxime Colin
    19 Jordan James
    31 Krystian Bielik Yellow Card
    6 Hannibal Mejbri
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    18 Tahith Chong
    27 Jobe Bellingham
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Emmanuel Longelo, Alfie Chang, Harlee Dean, Zach Jeacock, Jordan Graham, Troy Deeney, Juninho Bacuna.

    BLP Blackpool (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
    34 Jordan Thorniley
    31 Curtis Nelson
    24 Andy Lyons Yellow Card
    4 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
    16 Sonny Carey
    28 Charlie Patino
    8 Lewis Fiorini
    25 Morgan Rogers
    22 Christopher Hamilton
    11 Josh Bowler
    Blackpool Substitutes:
    Robert Apter, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, James Husband, Callum Connolly, Tom Trybull, Chris Maxwell, Bradley Holmes.

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