BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City tops Blackpool 1-0 after L. Jutkiewicz scored just 1 goal (81′). Blackpool lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

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 Matt Donohue who was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Philip Dermott. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackpool had a strong ball possession 57% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Birmingham City was has a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match​.

Birmingham City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Blackpool shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (K. Pedersen and R. McGree). Talking about the opposition, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (C. Connolly, K. Anderson and J. Husband).

Standings

After this encounter, Birmingham City will have 26 points like Middlesbrough to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Blackpool will stay with 27 points like Swansea City and Millwall to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Millwall on the 4th of December with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (5 draws).

Blackpool will host Luton Town on the 4th of December with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Luton Town (3 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić (6.7), Dion Sanderson (6.8), Marc Roberts (7.0), Kristian Pedersen (7.2), Jordan Graham (7.1), Jordan James (7.3), Ivan Šunjić (6.7), Riley McGree (6.9), Jérémie Bela (6.8), Scott Hogan (6.6) and Troy Deeney (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lukas Jutkiewicz (7.4), Chuks Aneke (6.7), Marcel Oakley, Remi Walker, Neil Etheridge, Harlee Dean and Juan Castillo.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 2 changes: J. Bela for C. Aneke (66′) and T. Deeney for L. Jutkiewicz (75′).

Best player: Lukas Jutkiewicz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 12 passes (16% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.

Blackpool – Formation

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

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (6.8), Dujon Sterling (6.5), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.2), James Husband (6.9), Reece James (7.1), Callum Connolly (6.6), Kenneth Dougall (6.5), Demetri Mitchell (6.2), Keshi Anderson (6.6), Owen Dale (6.4) and Gary Madine (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Bowler (6.8), Jerry Yates (6.6), Shayne Lavery (6.2), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Daniel Leo Gretarsson, Ryan Wintle and Stuart Moore.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: D. Mitchell for J. Bowler (68′), O. Dale for S. Lavery (75′) and G. Madine for J. Yates (84′).

Best player: Marvin Ekpiteta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta.

His rating is (7.2) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Bournemouth – Coventry City – 2-2
• Birmingham City – Blackpool – 1-0
• Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 1-2
• Hull City – Millwall – 2-1
• Luton Town – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Peterborough United – Barnsley – 0-0
• Preston North End – Fulham – 1-1
• Stoke City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
• Swansea City – Reading – 2-3