BIRMINGHAM. Fulham had a straightforward win over Birmingham City. Fulham was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with D. Odoi (10′), A. Mitrovic (44′), H. Wilson (54′) and A. Mitrovic (83′). Birmingham City reduced the distance with a penalty (87′) by T. Deeney, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was David Webb who was helped by Mark Pottage and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Birmingham City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3). On the other side, Fulham adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Birmingham City – Formation
Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić , Marc Roberts , Harlee Dean , Kristian Pedersen , Maxime Colin , Ivan Šunjić , Ryan Woods , Jérémie Bela , Tahith Chong , Lukas Jutkiewicz and Scott Hogan .
The home team had on the bench: Connal Trueman, Gary Gardner , Troy Deeney , Dion Sanderson, George Friend, Chuks Aneke and Riley McGree.
Best player: Lukas Jutkiewicz
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz.
His rating is with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 19 duels out of 25. He performed 1 cross.
Fulham – Formation
On the opposite side, Marco Alexandre Bowyer played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Joe Bryan , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harrison Reed , Nathaniel Chalobah , Harry Wilson , Aleksandar Mitrović and Bobby Reid .
They had on the bench: Alfie Mawson , Neeskens Kebano, Domingos Quina , Marek Rodák, Ivan Cavaleiro , Antonee Robinson and Rodrigo Muniz.
Fulham could not rely on the presence of D. Quina (injured).
Best player: Harry Wilson
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Harry Wilson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Match report
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 6 On Target 9
- 13 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 139 Attack 67
- 49 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Fulham was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Birmingham City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Fulham shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (T. Chong and G. Gardner). On the other side, Fulham received 1 yellow card (J. Seri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Birmingham City will stay with 11 points like Cardiff City to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Fulham will have 16 points to stay in the 1st place.
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Peterborough United on the 18th of September with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (2 draws). Fulham will host against Reading on the 18th of September with a 7-7 head to head.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Fulham – 1-4
- Bristol City – Luton Town – 1-1
- Coventry City – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Swansea City – Millwall – 0-0
- Stoke City – Barnsley – 1-1