BIRMINGHAM. Queens Park Rangers overcome Birmingham City to win 2-1. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with a goal of A. Adomah at the 14′. Then C. Willock scored again for Queens Park Rangers in the 71′ minute. Eventually, C. Aneke reduced the distance for Birmingham City (75′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Birmingham City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the support of Matt McGrath and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 7 Total 5
- 1 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 158 Attack 94
- 55 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Birmingham City had a superior ball possession 59% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Queens Park Rangers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Birmingham City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 5 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (I. Sunjic). On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (R. Dickie, L. Amos and S. Field).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City will stay with 27 points like Swansea City to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers will have 41 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Preston North End on the 15th of January with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (5 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will host West Bromwich Albion on the 15th of January with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
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75'Birmingham City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić , Dion Sanderson , George Friend , Kristian Pedersen , Maxime Colin , Gary Gardner , Ivan Šunjić , Jordan James , Juan Castillo , Troy Deeney and George Hall .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Hogan , Ryan Woods , Jobe Bellingham, Neil Etheridge, Remi Walker, Tate Campbell and Chuks Aneke .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: J. Familia-Castillo for R. Woods (46′), G. Gardner for C. Aneke (67′) and G. Hall for S. Hogan (84′).
Best player: Chuks Aneke
The most impressive player for Birmingham City was Chuks Aneke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (12% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
Also Queens Park Rangers adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Mark Warburton played with: Seny Dieng , Robert Dickie , Jimmy Dunne , Yoann Barbet , Albert Adomah , Samuel Field , Christopher Willock , Luke Amos , Lee Wallace , Andre Gray and Lyndon Dykes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefan Johansen , Jordan Archer, George Thomas, Osman Kakay, Dominic Ball and Charlie Austin .
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 2 changes: A. Gray for S. Johansen (63′) and L. Dykes for C. Austin (85′).
Best player: Lee Wallace
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Lee Wallace even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Cardiff City – 1-1
- Bristol City – Millwall – 3-2
