BIRMINGHAM. Blackpool beats Birmingham City 1-0 after I. Poveda scored just 1 goal (74′).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the support of Samuel Lewis and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Will Finnie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 91 Attack 121
- 50 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Birmingham City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Blackpool was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Blackpool shot 12 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 1 yellow card (A. Lyons). On the other side, Birmingham City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Blackpool will have 41 points to remain in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City will stay with 53 points like Stoke City to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away with Norwich City on the 8th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 8th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
84'
44'
74'
Blackpool adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Curtis Nelson , Jordan Thorniley , Andy Lyons , Lewis Fiorini , Charlie Patino , Josh Bowler , Sonny Carey , CJ Hamilton and Morgan Rogers .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Maxwell, Ian Carlo Poveda , James Husband, Tom Trybull, Robert Apter, Callum Connolly and Bradley Holmes.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Sonny Carey for Ian Poveda-Ocampo (62′), Josh Bowler for Callumm Connolly (76′), Jordan Thorniley for James Husband (84′) and Ian Poveda for Bradley Holmes (85′).
Best player: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mick McCarthy played with: Neil Etheridge , Maxime Colin , Marc Roberts , Kevin Long , Auston Trusty , Hannibal Mejbri , Krystian Bielik , Jobe Bellingham , Jordan James , Tahith Chong and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
These were the players on the bench: Alfie Chang, Zachary Jeacock, Juninho Bacuna , Jordan Graham, Harlee Dean, Emmanuel Longelo and Troy Deeney.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 5 changes: Hannibal Mejbri for Juninho Bacuna (65′), T. Chong for Troy Deeney (78′), J. Bellingham for Mbule Emmanuel (78′), J. James for Jordan Graham (78′) and Krystian Bielik for Alfie Chang (83′).
Best player: Tahith Chong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Tahith Chong.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Millwall – 2-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 0-3
- Hull City – Watford – 1-0
- Coventry City – Reading – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Stoke City – 1-1
- Burnley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Blackpool – 0-1
