BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City defeated Barnsley to win 2-1. A goal from V. Adeboyejo was decisive in the 87min. It was Birmingham City to strike first with a goal of O. Hernandez at the 34′. Then S. Hogan scored again for Birmingham City in the 51′ minute. Eventually, V. Adeboyejo reduced the distance for Barnsley (87′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
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 Tony Harrington who was helped by Adam Nunn and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 92
- 45 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match.
Birmingham City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (G. Gardner). On the other side, Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (R. Palmer and M. Helik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Birmingham City will have 31 points like Swansea City to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley will stay with 14 points like Derby County to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Derby County on the 30th of January with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (9 draws).
Barnsley will host AFC Bournemouth on the 29th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
90'
90'
34'
Birmingham City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Neil Etheridge , Maxime Colin , Teden Mengi , Marc Roberts , Kristian Pedersen , Gary Gardner , Ryan Woods , Jordan James , Onel Hernández , Scott Hogan and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
The home team had on the bench: George Friend, Connal Trueman, Jordan Graham, Ivan Šunjić , Tate Campbell, Jérémie Bela and Jobe Bellingham.
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of G. Friend (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: J. James for I. Sunjic (69′), O. Hernandez for J. Bela (84′) and G. Gardner for G. Friend (90′).
Best player: Lukas Jutkiewicz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (40% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 3 crosses.
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
Barnsley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Poya Asbaghi played with: Bradley Collins , Jordan Williams , Michał Helik , Mads Juel Andersen , Liam Kitching , Romal Palmer , Claudio Gomes , Callum Styles , Victor Adeboyejo , Carlton Morris and Aaron Leya Iseka .
These were the players on the bench: Devante Cole , Cameron Thompson , Jasper Moon , Jack Walton, William Hondermarck, Aiden Marsh and Jason Robert Sraha Osei.
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: A. Leya for D. Cole (64′), R. Palmer for J. Moon (76′) and C. Styles for C. Thompson (88′).
Best player: Victor Adeboyejo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Victor Adeboyejo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Cardiff City – 3-2
- Nottingham Forest – Derby County – 2-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Hull City – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Barnsley – 2-1
- Blackpool – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Reading – Huddersfield Town – 3-4
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 2-0
- Stoke City – Fulham – 2-3
- Swansea City – Preston North End – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Peterborough United – 3-0
