WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion snatched a late win Birmingham City 1-0 after A. Weimann scored just 1 goal (85′).
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the support of Rob Smith and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 2 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 75 Attack 104
- 39 Dangerous attack 35
- 72 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Birmingham City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Birmingham City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 3 yellow cards (Darnell Furlong, Carlos Corberán Vallet and Cédric Kipré). On the other side, Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Lee Buchanan, Andre Dozzell and Krystian Bielik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion has 48 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will stays with 32 points like Stoke City to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Plymouth Argyle on the 27th of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).
Birmingham City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 10th of February with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (6 draws).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
70'
34'
85'
West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Jed Wallace , John Swift , Tom Fellows and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
The home team had on the bench: Andreas Weimann , Daryl Dike , Nathaniel Chalobah , Erik Pieters, Mikey Johnston , Callum Marshall , Pipa, Joshua Griffiths and Harry Whitwell.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Brandon Thomas-Asante for Callum Marshall (62′), John Swift for Mikey Johnston (62′), Jed Wallace for Andreas Weimann (69′), Cédric Kipré for Nathaniel Chalobah (70′) and Tom Fellows for Daryl Dike (84′).
Player of the match: Darnell Furlong
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Darnell Furlong even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Mowbray played with: Cody Drameh, Seung Ho Paik, Neil Etheridge , Ethan Laird , Krystian Bielik , Kevin Long , Lee Buchanan , Andre Dozzell , Ivan Šunjić , Koji Miyoshi and Alex Pritchard , Siriki Dembélé , Jay Stansfield .
They had on the bench: J. Bacuna , Jordan James , Emanuel Aiwu, Seung-ho Paik , Marc Roberts, Tyler Roberts, Scott Hogan, Keshi Anderson and Bradley Mayo.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: Alex Pritchard for Jordan James (46′), Lee Buchanan for J. Bacuna (57′), Ivan Šunjić for Keshi Anderson (75′) and Koji Miyoshi for Seung-ho Paik (67′).
Player of the match: Krystian Bielik
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Krystian Bielik.
His rating is with 65 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Watford – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Swansea City – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Stoke City – Leicester City – 0-5
- Rotherham United – Southampton – 0-2
- Preston North End – Ipswich Town – 3-2
- Norwich City – Coventry City – 2-1
- Hull City – Millwall – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
