BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Sunderland to win 2-1. It was Sunderland to strike first with a goal of Jack Clarke at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Koji Miyoshi gave the win to Birmingham City in the 80′ minute.
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 27,449 spectators. The referee was Steve Martin assisted by Mark Dwyer and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.79 degrees Celsius or 53.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 4
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 90 Attack 82
- 45 Dangerous attack 45
- 50 Ball safe 45
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match.
Birmingham City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 4 yellow cards (Ethan Laird, Krystian Bielik, Jordan James and Seung-ho Paik). Talking about the opposition, Sunderland received 4 yellow cards (Abdoullah Ba, Trai Hume, Jobe Bellingham and Daniel Ballard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Birmingham City has 38 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sunderland will stays with 47 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Ipswich Town on the 24th of February with a 6-6 head to head record.
Sunderland will host Swansea City on the 24th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (7 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
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80'
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: John Ruddy , Cody Drameh , Marc Roberts , Krystian Bielik , Ethan Laird , Andre Dozzell , Seung-ho Paik , Koji Miyoshi , Tyler Roberts , Jordan James and Jay Stansfield .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge , Lee Buchanan, J. Bacuna , Lukas Jutkiewicz, Keshi Anderson, Siriki Dembélé , Gary Gardner, Ivan Šunjić and Emanuel Aiwu.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: Jay Stansfield for Lukas Jutkiewicz (90′), Seung-ho Paik for J. Bacuna (66′) and Tyler Roberts for Siriki Dembélé (66′).
Player of the match: Jordan James
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Jordan James.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Michael Beale played with: Anthony Patterson , Trai Hume , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Dan Neil , Romaine Mundle , Pierre Ekwah , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke and Mason Burstow .
These were the players on the bench: Nazariy Rusyn , Abdoullah Ba , Timothée Pembélé, Luís Semedo , Adil Aouchiche, Jenson Seelt, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg and Caden Kelly.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Romaine Mundle for Abdoullah Ba (70′), Mason Burstow for Nazariy Rusyn (70′) and Trai Hume for Luís Semedo (87′).
Player of the match: Trai Hume
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Trai Hume.
His rating is with 38 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
- Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1
