BIRMINGHAM. Southampton had a narrow win over Birmingham City. Southampton was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Dion Sanderson received a red card (62′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Birmingham City lost the match.

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 21,611 spectators.​ The referee was James Bell who was helped by Ian Cooper and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.18 degrees Celsius or 35.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Birmingham City

3 - 4

Southampton

  • ! 22 Ball Possession 78
Shots
  • 12 Total 26
  • 4 On Target 11
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 9
  • 57 Attack 113
  • 20 Dangerous attack 78
  • 67 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 16
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 78% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match.​

Birmingham City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southampton shot 25 times, 10 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Ethan Laird, Koji Miyoshi and Ivan Šunjić). On the other side, Southampton received 1 yellow card (Will Smallbone).

(Birmingham City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (62′).

Match Timeline

Koji Miyoshi(goal)J. Bacuna
2'
18'
Adam Armstrong(goal)David Brooks
Koji Miyoshi- Yellow
24'
J. Stansfield(goal)
41'
55'
David Brooks(goal)Will Smallbone
59'
C. Adams(goal)Will Smallbone
Dion Sanderson- Red
62'
64'
Samuel Edozie- sub ->David Brooks
67'
Will Smallbone- Yellow
Cody Drameh- sub ->Andre Dozzell
68'
Alex Pritchard- sub ->Seung-ho Paik
68'
70'
Joe Aribo- sub ->Will Smallbone
J. Bacuna(goal)
77'
Ivan Šunjić- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
80'
85'
Sékou Mara- sub ->Ché Adams
85'
Joe Rothwell- sub ->Ryan Manning
85'
Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->Flynn Downes
Ivan Šunjić- Yellow
87'
Ethan Laird- Yellow
88'
90'
Joe Aribo(goal)Taylor Harwood-Bellis
90'
Tyler Roberts- sub ->Jay Stansfield
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Birmingham City stays with 38 points like Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will has 70 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Hull City on the 5th of March with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Hull City (6 draws).

Southampton will host Preston North End on the 6th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
7.3
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
7.0
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
6.6
D
Ethan Laird 2.England
6.8
88'
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
5.4
62'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
8.4
90' 77'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
6.8
80' 24' 2'
M
Paik Seung-Ho 13.South Korea
6.7
68'
M
Andre Dozzell 16.England
6.4
68'
M
J. James 19.Wales
6.4
F
J. Stansfield 28.England
7.3
90' 41'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
6.4
68'
M
Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland
M
Alex Pritchard 29.England
6.7
68'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
6.3
80' 87'
M
G. Hall 35.England
90'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
F
Tyler Roberts 8.Wales
90'

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: Marc Roberts, John Ruddy (7.3), Ethan Laird (6.8), Emanuel Aiwu (6.6), Dion Sanderson (5.4), Lee Buchanan (7.0), Andre Dozzell (6.4), Seung-ho Paik (6.7), Koji Miyoshi (6.8), J. Bacuna (8.4), Jordan James (6.4) and Jay Stansfield (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tyler Roberts, Cody Drameh (6.4), Neil Etheridge , Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Siriki Dembélé, Alex Pritchard (6.7), Ivan Šunjić (6.3) and George Hall.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: Andre Dozzell for Cody Drameh (68′), Seung-ho Paik for Alex Pritchard (68′), Koji Miyoshi for Ivan Šunjić (80′), J. Bacuna for George Hall (90′) and Jay Stansfield for Tyler Roberts (90′).

Player of the match: J. Bacuna​

The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was J. Bacuna.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.5
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
7.0
85'
D
J. Stephens 5.England
7.0
D
J. Bednarek 35.Poland
7.0
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.1
85'
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
70' 67'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
7.5
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
8.5
18'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
7.8
85' 59'
F
David Brooks 36.Wales
8.5
64' 55'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
J. Bree 14.England
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
7.3
70' 90'
M
Joe Rothwell 19.England
6.8
85'
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana
7.0
85'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
7.0
64'
M
Shea Charles 24.England
F
Sékou Mara 18.France
6.8
85'

Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu (6.8), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.5), Jack Stephens (7.0), Jan Bednarek (7.0), Ryan Manning (7.0), Will Smallbone (7.5), Flynn Downes (7.1), Stuart Armstrong (7.5), David Brooks (8.5), Adam Armstrong (8.5), Ché Adams (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Aribo (7.3), Joe Lumley, James Bree, Sékou Mara (6.8), Joe Rothwell (6.8), Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.0), Samuel Edozie (7.0), Shea Charles and Tyler Dibling.

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Will Smallbone for Joe Aribo (70′), David Brooks for Samuel Edozie (64′), Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (85′), Ryan Manning for Joe Rothwell (85′) and Flynn Downes for Kamaldeen Sulemana (85′).

Player of the match: Adam Armstrong​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Adam Armstrong.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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