BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City conquers Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after A. Dozzell scored just 1 goal (77′).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 18,117 spectators. The referee was Thomas Kirk who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.98 degrees Celsius or 44.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 85 Attack 100
- 52 Dangerous attack 39
- 85 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match.
Birmingham City shot 18 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (Siriki Dembélé and Ethan Laird). Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Sondre Tronstad, Dominic Hyam and Jake Garrett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City has 35 points like Stoke City to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stays with 36 points like Swansea City to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Sunderland on the 17th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away against Cardiff City on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Scott Hogan, John Ruddy , Cody Drameh , Krystian Bielik , Marc Roberts , Ethan Laird , Andre Dozzell , Seung-ho Paik , Tyler Roberts , Koji Miyoshi , Jordan James and Jay Stansfield .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge , Lee Buchanan, J. Bacuna , Siriki Dembélé , Kevin Long, Ivan Šunjić, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Keshi Anderson and Gary Gardner.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: Seung-ho Paik for J. Bacuna (66′), Koji Miyoshi for Siriki Dembélé (66′) and Tyler Roberts for Keshi Anderson (82′).
Player of the match: Andre Dozzell
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Andre Dozzell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
John Eustace played with: Aynsley Pears , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Ben Chrisene , Callum Brittain , Joe Rankin-Costello , Sondre Tronstad , Ryan Hedges , Tyrhys Dolan , Sammie Szmodics , Sam Gallagher .
These were the players on the bench: Connor O’Riordan , Arnór Sigurdsson , Leopold Wahlstedt, Dilan Markanday, John Fleck, Andrew Moran , Jake Garrett , Semir Telalović and Yasin Ayari.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Jake Garrett (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Joe Rankin-Costello for Jake Garrett (35′), Ryan Hedges for Connor O’Riordan (72′), Tyrhys Dolan for Andrew Moran (72′), Kyle McFadzean for Arnór Sigurdsson (82′) and Sam Gallagher for Semir Telalović (82′).
Player of the match: Sammie Szmodics
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Sammie Szmodics.
His rating is with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Leeds United – 0-4
- Rotherham United – Hull City – 1-2
- Norwich City – Watford – 4-2
- Leicester City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Bristol City – Southampton – 3-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0