BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City found a way to reverse the score against West Bromwich Albion. It was West Bromwich Albion to score first with a goal from John Swift. Nonetheless, later Birmingham City found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Juninho Bacuna (23′), Dion Sanderson (38′) and Gary Gardner (87′). West Bromwich Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

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 with the support of Andrew Fox and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Birmingham City

3 - 1

West Bromwich Albion

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 77 Attack 119
  • 23 Dangerous attack 71
  • 46 Ball safe 36
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 60% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Birmingham City found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Birmingham City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (Krystian Bielik and Emmanuel Longelo). Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Cédric Kipré).

Match Timeline

5'
John Swift(goal)Grady Diangana
J. Bacuna(penalty)
23'
Krystian Bielik- Yellow
25'
Dion Sanderson(goal)Cody Drameh
38'
46'
Conor Townsend- sub ->Erik Pieters
65'
N. Chalobah- sub ->Okay Yokuşlu
65'
Brandon Thomas-Asante- sub ->Jed Wallace
Oliver Burke- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
69'
Lukas Jutkiewicz- sub ->Siriki Dembélé
72'
73'
T. Fellows- sub ->John Swift
81'
Pipa- sub ->Darnell Furlong
G. Gardner- sub ->Juninho Bacuna
82'
Scott Hogan- sub ->Jay Stansfield
82'
G. Gardner(goal)
87'
86'
Cédric Kipré- Yellow
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 contest, Birmingham City will have 18 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 16 points like Leeds United, Norwich City, Cardiff City, Hull City and Southampton to remain in the 7th 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 in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
7.0
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
7.5
38'
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
7.1
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
6.4
90'
D
Kevin Long 26.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
6.6
25'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
7.5
82' 23'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
7.5
69'
M
Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland
5.6
72'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
7.0
F
J. Stansfield 28.England
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
M
J. James 19.Wales
M
G. Gardner 20.England
7.5
82' 87'
M
Brandon Khela 27.England
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.7
82'
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
6.4
72'
F
Oliver Burke 45.Scotland
6.4
69'

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 (7.1), Dion Sanderson (7.5), Kevin Long (6.7), Emmanuel Longelo (6.4), Krystian Bielik (6.6), Ivan Šunjić (7.0), Juninho Bacuna (7.5), Koji Miyoshi (7.5), Siriki Dembélé (5.6) and Jay Stansfield (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Scott Hogan (6.7), Lukas Jutkiewicz (6.4), Jordan James, Gary Gardner (7.5), Brandon Khela, Emanuel Aiwu and Oliver Burke (6.4).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 4 changes: Koji Miyoshi for Oliver Burke (69′), Siriki Dembélé for Lukas Jutkiewicz (72′), Juninho Bacuna for Gary Gardner (82′) and Jay Stansfield for Scott Hogan (82′).

Best player: Gary Gardner​

The most impressive player for Birmingham City was Gary Gardner.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
6.4
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
7.0
86'
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
6.7
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
6.4
46'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
7.3
M
Darnell Furlong 2.England
7.3
81'
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
7.5
M
John Swift 19.England
8.1
73' 5'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.5
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
7.1
65'
F
Jed Wallace 7.England
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
6.7
46'
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
D
Pipa 26.Spain
6.8
81'
D
Caleb Taylor 36.England
M
Jayson Molumby 8.Republic of Ireland
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
7.3
65'
M
T. Fellows 31.England
7.0
73'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
6.4
65'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer (6.4), Cédric Kipré (7.0), Kyle Bartley (6.7), Erik Pieters (6.4), Darnell Furlong (7.3), Okay Yokuşlu (7.1), Alex Mowatt (7.5), Matt Phillips (7.5), Grady Diangana (7.3), John Swift (8.1) and Jed Wallace (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.4), Conor Townsend (6.7), Semi Ajayi, Jayson Molumby, Nathaniel Chalobah (7.3), Pipa (6.8), Tom Fellows (7.0), Joshua Griffiths and Caleb Taylor.

West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Tom Fellows (injured).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Okay Yokuşlu for Nathaniel Chalobah (65′), Jed Wallace for Brandon Thomas-Asante (65′), Erik Pieters for Conor Townsend (46′), Darnell Furlong for Pipa (81′) and John Swift for Tom Fellows (73′).

Best player: John Swift​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 40 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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