. Burnley U21 bested Birmingham City U21 to win 2-1. It was Burnley U21 to strike first with a goal of Logan Pye at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mikey O’Neill gave the win to Burnley U21 in the 84′ minute with a goal. Burnley U21 capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Lancashire FA County Ground stadium in on Friday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.29 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Burnley U21

2 - 1

Birmingham City U21

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 14 Total 20
  • 8 On Target 9
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 56 Attack 82
  • 32 Dangerous attack 60
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Burnley U21 was in firm control of the ball 56% while Birmingham City U21 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Birmingham City U21 was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Burnley U21 was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Burnley U21 shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City U21 shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

L. Pye(goal)
26'
56'
J. Home(goal)
M. O'Neill(goal)
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sheffield United U21
63
30
Millwall U21
58
29
Birmingham City U21
55
30
Swansea City U21
51
29
AFC Bournemouth U21
51
29
Sheffield Wednesday U21
54
30
Queens Park Rangers U21
49
29
Barnsley U21
54
30
Ipswich Town U21
46
29
Hull City U21
45
30
Burnley U21
42
30
Watford U21
37
29
Fleetwood Town U21
42
30
Bristol City U21
35
29
Peterborough United U21
29
30
Charlton Athletic U21
31
29
Cardiff City U21
31
29
Wigan Athletic U21
26
30
Colchester United U21
31
29
Coventry City U21
26
30
Crewe Alexandra U21
19
30

Next matches

In the next match in the Professional Development League, Burnley U21 will play away against Barnsley U21 on the 16th of January with a 1-1 head to head.

Birmingham City U21 will host Crewe Alexandra U21 on the 29th of January with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City U21 (1 draw).

Burnley U21 – Formation

The manager Andrew James Farrell decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Burnley U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Birmingham City U21 – Formation

Steve Spooner played with: .

Substitutions

Birmingham City U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Professional Development League.​