BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City was finally too strong for Luton Town with the goal of J. Bacuna (25′), L. Taylor (46′) and O. Hernandez (69′). Luton Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (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. The referee was Darren Bond who was helped by Philip Dermott and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Luton Town was in firm control of the ball 58% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Birmingham City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Birmingham City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Luton Town received 1 yellow card ().

Standings

After playing this contest, Birmingham City will have 36 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will stay with 45 points like West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Stoke City on the 19th of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (5 draws).

Luton Town will host West Bromwich Albion on the 19th of February with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (1 draw).

Birmingham City – Formation

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

The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Neil Etheridge (7.2), Maxime Colin (7.0), Teden Mengi (6.2), Kristian Pedersen (6.3), Jordan Graham (7.1), Gary Gardner (7.2), Ryan Woods (6.6), Jérémie Bela (7.0), Juninho Bacuna (7.3), Lyle Taylor (8.1) and Onel Hernández (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan James, Ivan Šunjić (6.8), Tate Campbell, Lukas Jutkiewicz (6.2), Marcel Oakley, Remi Walker and Connal Trueman.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 3 changes: L. Taylor for L. Jutkiewicz (74′), J. Bacuna for I. Sunjic (76′) and J. Bela for J. James (90′).

Best player: Lyle Taylor​

The most impressive player for Birmingham City was Lyle Taylor.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Nathan Jones played with: James Shea (6.2), Tom Lockyer (6.4), Reece Burke (6.2), Kal Naismith (6.4), James Bree (6.6), Allan Campbell (6.4), Henri Lansbury (6.2), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (5.8), Amari Bell (7.0), Harry Cornick (6.5) and Elijah Adebayo (6.7).

They had on the bench: Danny Hylton, Carlos Mendes Gomes (6.8), Gabriel Osho (6.6), Jed Steer, Fred Onyedinma (6.3), Cameron Jerome and Daniel Potts.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: T. Lockyer for C. Mendes Gomes (56′), H. Lansbury for F. Onyedinma (57′) and H. Cornick for G. Osho (75′).

Best player: Amari Bell​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Amari Bell.

His rating is (7.0) with 43 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Barnsley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 3-0
• Blackpool – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Sheffield United – 0-0
• Hull City – Fulham – 0-1
• Millwall – Cardiff City – 2-1
• Nottingham Forest – Stoke City – 2-2
• Peterborough United – Preston North End – 0-1
• Reading – Coventry City – 2-3