BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City comes back against Swansea City with a goal on the H. Darling 36′ and a goal on the J. Lowe 58′.

The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 21,116 spectators.​ The referee was Matt Donohue who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.08 degrees Celsius or 41.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Birmingham City

2 - 2

Swansea City

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 92 Attack 84
  • 49 Dangerous attack 44
  • 75 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 10
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Swansea City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Birmingham City had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Birmingham City to win the match​.

Birmingham City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 5 yellow cards (Jordan James, Lee Buchanan, Ivan Šunjić, Scott Hogan and Jay Stansfield). Regarding the opposition, Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (Jerry Yates, Joe Allen and Harry Darling).

Match Timeline

Ivan Šunjić- Yellow
29'
36'
Harry Darling(goal)Josh Tymon
Siriki Dembélé(goal)Scott Hogan
38'
J. Stansfield- Yellow
45'
Scott Hogan- Yellow
56'
58'
Jamal Lowe(goal)Josh Tymon
65'
Joe Allen- sub ->Samuel Parker
J. Bacuna- sub ->Ivan Šunjić
65'
J. James- sub ->Jay Stansfield
65'
65'
Jerry Yates- sub ->Jamal Lowe
Tyler Roberts- sub ->Scott Hogan
66'
70'
Harry Darling- Yellow
74'
Kyle Naughton- sub ->Bashir Humphreys
76'
Joe Allen- Yellow
Lee Buchanan- Yellow
83'
Lukas Jutkiewicz- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
84'
84'
Charlie Patino- sub ->Jamie Paterson
J. James- Yellow
90'
Emanuel Aiwu- sub ->Kevin Long
85'
90'
Jerry Yates- Yellow
J. James(goal)J. Bacuna
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 playing this match, Birmingham City has 29 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will has 33 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Stoke City on the 20th of January with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (8 draws).

Swansea City will host Southampton on the 20th of January with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
6.3
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
6.6
83'
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
6.7
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
6.8
D
Kevin Long 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
85'
M
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
7.0
M
Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland
8.1
38'
M
J. Stansfield 28.England
6.3
65' 45'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
6.3
65' 29'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
6.3
84'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
7.5
66' 56'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
6.4
85'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
7.0
65'
M
J. James 19.Wales
7.1
65' 90' 90'
M
G. Gardner 20.England
F
Tyler Roberts 8.Wales
6.4
66'
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
6.7
84'
F
Keshi Anderson 14.England
F
Oliver Burke 45.Scotland

Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy (6.3), Cody Drameh (6.8), Dion Sanderson (6.7), Kevin Long (6.4), Lee Buchanan (6.6), Krystian Bielik (7.0), Ivan Šunjić (6.3), Jay Stansfield (6.3), Koji Miyoshi (6.3), Siriki Dembélé (8.1) and Scott Hogan (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: J. Bacuna (7.0), Jordan James (7.1), Emanuel Aiwu (6.4), Neil Etheridge , Tyler Roberts (6.4), Lukas Jutkiewicz (6.7), Keshi Anderson, Gary Gardner and Oliver Burke.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: Scott Hogan for Tyler Roberts (66′), Ivan Šunjić for J. Bacuna (65′), Jay Stansfield for Jordan James (65′), Kevin Long for Emanuel Aiwu (85′) and Koji Miyoshi for Lukas Jutkiewicz (84′).

Player of the match: Siriki Dembélé​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Siriki Dembélé.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.3
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
D
Harry Darling 6.England
8.1
70' 36'
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
7.9
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
7.3
74'
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
6.8
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
7.0
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
7.3
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
6.7
84'
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
6.4
M
S. Parker 41.Wales
6.8
65'
F
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
7.5
65' 58'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Nathanael Ogbeta 15.England
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
6.8
74'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
6.3
84'
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
7.0
65' 76'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.6
65' 90'
F
Yannick Bolasie 17.DR Congo

Also Swansea City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luke Williams played with: Ben Cabango, Carl Rushworth (7.3), Harry Darling (8.1), Nathan Wood (6.8), Bashir Humphreys (7.3), Josh Tymon (7.9), Jay Fulton (7.0), Matt Grimes (7.3), Samuel Parker (6.8), Jamie Paterson (6.7) and Liam Cullen (6.4), Jamal Lowe (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jerry Yates (6.6), Charlie Patino (6.3), Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen (7.0), Nathanael Ogbeta, Yannick Bolasie, Kyle Naughton (6.8) and Oliver Cooper.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Joe Allen (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 4 changes: Jamal Lowe for Jerry Yates (65′), Samuel Parker for Joe Allen (65′), Bashir Humphreys for Kyle Naughton (74′) and Jamie Paterson for Charlie Patino (84′).

Player of the match: Harry Darling​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Harry Darling.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 42 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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