BURNLEY. Burnley was after all too good for Birmingham City with the goal of Anass Zaroury (1′), Connor Roberts (44′) and Nathan Tella (90′). Burnley was much better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Wade Smith and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 10 Total 4
- 4 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 103
- 37 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Burnley had a superior ball possession 68% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Burnley was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Burnley shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 1 yellow card (Josh Cullen). On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Hannibal Mejbri, Tahith Chong and Troy Deeney).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Burnley will have 50 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City will stay with 32 points like West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
44'
72'
35'
Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jordan Beyer , Ian Maatsen , Jack Cork , Josh Cullen , Manuel Benson , Josh Brownhill , Anass Zaroury and Jay Rodriguez .
The home team had on the bench: Jóhann Guðmundsson, Scott Twine, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Charlie Taylor , Ashley Barnes , Nathan Tella and Darko Churlinov.
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: Benson Manuel Hedilazio for Nathan Tella (62′), Ian Maatsen for Charlie Taylor (72′), Jay Rodríguez for Ashley Barnes (82′) and Anass Zaroury for Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (82′).
Best player: Connor Roberts
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Connor Roberts.
His rating is with 1 goal, 72 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Birmingham City started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
John Eustace played with: John Ruddy , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , Auston Trusty , Krystian Bielik , Maxime Colin , Juninho Bacuna , Hannibal Mejbri , Emmanuel Longelo , Troy Deeney and Tahith Chong .
They had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Jordan Graham, Jonathan Leko, Jordan James , Jobe Bellingham , Lukas Jutkiewicz and Alfie Chang.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: Hannibal Mejbri for Lukas Jutkiewicz (66′), Tahith Chong for Jordan James (67′), Marc Roberts for Jobe Bellingham (79′) and Maxime Colin for Jonathan Leko (87′).
Best player: Auston Trusty
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Auston Trusty.
His rating is with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Swansea City – 2-1
- Burnley – Birmingham City – 3-0
