PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United demolishes Birmingham City 3-0 with goals of H. Dean (1′ own), J. Clarke-Harris (35′ pen) and J. Grant (50′). Peterborough United took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett who was helped by Wade Smith and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Peterborough United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3). On the other side, Birmingham City adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
90'
83'
50'
The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: David Cornell , Nathan Thompson , Ronnie Edwards , Frankie Kent , Dan Butler , Jack Taylor , Oliver Norburn , Jorge Grant , Joe Ward , Jonson Clarke-Harris and Siriki Dembélé .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Knight, Will Blackmore, Conor Coventry , Idris Kanu, Harrison Burrows , Sammie Szmodics and Joseph Tomlinson.
Best player: Jorge Grant
The player that probably impressed the most for Peterborough United was Jorge Grant.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
65'
On the other side, Lee Bowyer played with: Matija Šarkić , Maxime Colin , Marc Roberts , Harlee Dean , Kristian Pedersen , Tahith Chong , Ryan Woods , Gary Gardner , Jérémie Bela , Troy Deeney and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
They had on the bench: George Friend, Riley McGree, Dion Sanderson , Chuks Aneke , Connal Trueman, Scott Hogan and Ivan Šunjić .
Best player: Troy Deeney
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Troy Deeney.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 108
- 30 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Peterborough United was in firm control of the ball 59% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Peterborough United was able to find the solution to win this match.
Peterborough United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (F. Kent and D. Butler). On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (R. Woods and C. Aneke).
Also, Birmingham City didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Gardner (Birmingham City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (65′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Peterborough United will have 7 points like Swansea City to stay in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will stay with 11 points like Cardiff City to stay in the 10th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Peterborough United will play away against Coventry City on the 24th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (1 draw). Birmingham City will host against Preston North End on the 25th of September with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
- Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
- Fulham – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
- Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2
