Birmingham City estinguishes Huddersfield Town 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City demolishes Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of

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John Ross
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Birmingham City estinguishes Huddersfield Town 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City annihilates Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of Siriki Dembélé (3′), Koji Miyoshi (23′), Siriki Dembélé (64′) and Jordan James (90′). On the other side, Huddersfield Town scored with ​Michał Helik (90′). Birmingham City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison assisted by Black Antrobus and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.85 degrees Celsius or 58.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Birmingham City

4 - 1

Team 1

Huddersfield Town

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 84 Attack 92
  • 45 Dangerous attack 31
  • 88 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Birmingham City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match​.

Birmingham City shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Jay Stansfield, Kevin Long and Juninho Bacuna). On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (Matthew Pearson).

Match Timeline

Siriki Dembélé(goal)Ivan Šunjić
3'
Koji Miyoshi(goal)Cody Drameh
23'
J. Stansfield- Yellow
34'
46'
B. Diarra- sub ->Ben Wiles
46'
Jaheim Headley- sub ->Josh Ruffels
46'
Josh Koroma- sub ->Delano Burgzorg
55'
Matthew Pearson- Yellow
J. Bacuna- Yellow
58'
61'
Tom Edwards- sub ->Ben Jackson
Siriki Dembélé(goal)Koji Miyoshi
64'
71'
K. Harratt- sub ->Tom Lees
74'
Oliver Burke- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
76'
Scott Hogan- sub ->Jay Stansfield
76'
J. James- sub ->Siriki Dembélé
76'
Emanuel Aiwu- sub ->Cody Drameh
88'
88'
90'
Michał Helik(goal)Sorba Thomas
J. James(goal)Emmanuel Longelo
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Birmingham City will have 15 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town will stay with 10 points like Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Huddersfield Town will play away agasint Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
7.0
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
6.8
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
8.5
88'
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
6.7
D
Kevin Long 26.Republic of Ireland
7.3
74'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
9.1
76' Goals23'
M
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
7.7
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
6.8
88' 58'
M
J. Stansfield 28.England
6.6
76' 34'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
7.7
F
Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland
9.5
76' Goals3', 64'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
6.3
88'
M
J. James 19.Wales
7.1
76' Goals90'
M
G. Gardner 20.England
M
Brandon Khela 27.England
6.6
88'
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.4
76'
F
Oliver Burke 45.Scotland
6.7
76'

Birmingham City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy (7.0), Cody Drameh (8.5), Dion Sanderson (6.8), Kevin Long (7.3), Emmanuel Longelo (6.7), Ivan Šunjić (7.7), Krystian Bielik (7.7), Koji Miyoshi (9.1), Jay Stansfield (6.6), Juninho Bacuna (6.8) and Siriki Dembélé (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Scott Hogan (6.4), Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James (7.1), Gary Gardner, Brandon Khela (6.6), Emanuel Aiwu (6.3) and Oliver Burke (6.7).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: Siriki Dembélé for Jordan James (76′), Koji Miyoshi for Oliver Burke (76′), Jay Stansfield for Scott Hogan (76′), Juninho Bacuna for Brandon Khela (88′) and Cody Drameh for Emanuel Aiwu (88′).

Best player: Siriki Dembélé​

The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Siriki Dembélé.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town
G
Lee Nicholls 1.England
5.4
D
Matthew Pearson 4.England
6.7
55'
D
T. Lees 32.England
7.9
71'
D
Michał Helik 5.Poland
7.3
Goals90'
M
Josh Ruffels 3.England
6.8
46'
M
B. Jackson 30.England
7.0
61'
M
Jonathan Hogg 6.England
M
Jack Rudoni 8.England
6.4
M
Sorba Thomas 14.Wales
8.5
M
Ben Wiles 23.England
6.6
46'
M
Y. Nakayama 33.Japan
6.3
F
Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
C. Maxwell 12.Wales
D
Rarmani Edmonds-Green 2.England
D
Jaheim Headley 15.England
6.4
46'
D
Tom Edwards 16.England
6.3
61'
F
B. Diarra 11.Mali
6.4
46'
F
K. Harratt 22.England
7.0
71'
F
P. Jones 26.Wales
F
Kyle Hudlin 27.England
F
Josh Koroma 10.England
6.4
46'

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darren Moore played with: Jonathan Hogg, Lee Nicholls (5.4), Matthew Pearson (6.7), Michał Helik (7.3), Tom Lees (7.9), Ben Jackson (7.0), Jack Rudoni (6.4), Yuta Nakayama (6.3), Ben Wiles (6.6), Josh Ruffels (6.8) and Sorba Thomas (8.5), Delano Burgzorg (7.0).

They had on the bench: Josh Koroma (6.4), Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Brahima Diarra (6.4), Chris Maxwell, Jaheim Headley (6.4), Tom Edwards (6.3), Kian Harratt (7.0), Patrick Jones and Kyle Hudlin.

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: Delano Burgzorg for Josh Koroma (46′), Josh Ruffels for Jaheim Headley (46′), Ben Jackson for Tom Edwards (61′), Tom Lees for Kian Harratt (71′) and Ben Wiles for Brahima Diarra (46′).

Best player: Sorba Thomas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Sorba Thomas.

His rating is (8.5) with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​