BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City tops West Bromwich Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Mejbri (10′) and a goal from K. Bielik (52′). West Bromwich Albion was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington who was helped by Graham Kane and George Byrne. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 4 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 125
- 40 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 68% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Birmingham City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Birmingham City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (Auston Trusty and Dion Sanderson). On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards (Okay Yokuslu, Jayson Molumby, Jed Wallace and Jed Wallace).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will play away agasint Swansea City on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
45'
52'
86'
Birmingham City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Dion Sanderson , Kevin Long , Auston Trusty , Juninho Bacuna , Hannibal Mejbri , Krystian Bielik , Tahith Chong , Scott Hogan and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Troy Deeney, Gary Gardner , Jordan James, Harlee Dean, George Friend and George Hall .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: Lukas Jutkiewicz for Gary Gardner (64′), Hannibal Mejbri for George Hall (71′), J. Bacuna for Harlee Dean (86′) and Scott Hogan for Troy Deeney (86′).
Best player: Hannibal Mejbri
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Hannibal Mejbri.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: David Button , Darnell Furlong , Dara O’Shea , Erik Pieters , Conor Townsend , Jayson Molumby , Okay Yokuşlu , Marc Albrighton , Jed Wallace , Grady Diangana and Daryl Dike .
They had on the bench: Karlan Grant , John Swift , Joshua Griffiths, Nathaniel Chalobah , Brandon Thomas-Asante , Semi Ajayi and Adam Reach .
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Okay Yokuslu for Brandon Thomas-Asante (55′), G. Diangana for Nathaniel Chalobah (55′), Marc Albrighton for John Swift (55′), Conor Townsend for Adam Reach (68′) and D. Dike for Karlan Grant (68′).
Best player: John Swift
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.
His rating is with 17 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
