BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City conquered Swansea City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Birmingham City to strike first with a goal of T. Deeney at the 47′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. McGree gave the win to Birmingham City in the 82′ minute with a goal. Swansea City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the help of Mark Russell and George Byrne. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 14 Total 6
- 4 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 92
- 40 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 12
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Birmingham City was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Birmingham City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (R. McGree and G. Gardner). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 1 yellow card (R. Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City will have 16 points like Bristol City to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will stay with 17 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Middlesbrough on the 30th of October with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Swansea City will host Peterborough United on the 30th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Swansea City (1 draw).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
53'
85'
47'
Birmingham City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , George Friend , Jordan Graham , Gary Gardner , Ivan Šunjić , Kristian Pedersen , Scott Hogan , Tahith Chong and Troy Deeney .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Harlee Dean, Riley McGree , Chuks Aneke , Ryan Woods, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Iván Sánchez.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 2 changes: S. Hogan for R. McGree (63′) and T. Deeney for C. Aneke (85′).
Best player: Troy Deeney
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Troy Deeney.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (30% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
Also Swansea City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Regarding the opposition, Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Ethan Laird , Matt Grimes , Korey Smith , Joel Latibeaudiere , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Steven-Andreas Benda, Michael Obafemi , Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Liam Cullen , Rhys Williams and Liam Walsh .
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: K. Smith for M. Obafemi (57′), O. Ntcham for L. Walsh (63′) and J. Piroe for L. Cullen (71′).
Best player: Matt Grimes
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Matt Grimes.
His rating is with 101 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Reading – 2-0
- Blackpool – Preston North End – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Coventry City – Derby County – 1-1
- Luton Town – Hull City – 1-0
- Millwall – Stoke City – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Bristol City – 3-0
