Birmingham City tops Coventry City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City was in the end too much to handle for Coventry City.

By
John Ross
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Birmingham City tops Coventry City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City was eventually too strong for Coventry City with the goal of Bobby Thomas (12′ own), Ivan Šunjić (41′) and J. Stansfield (59′). Coventry City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).​

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 26,811 spectators.​ The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Nicholas Hopton and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.24 degrees Celsius or 61.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Birmingham City

3 - 0

Team 1

Coventry City

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 65 Attack 111
  • 40 Dangerous attack 53
  • 51 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 71% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Birmingham City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Birmingham City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Koji Miyoshi, J. Stansfield and Ivan Šunjić). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Josh Eccles and Joel Latibeaudiere).

Match Timeline

12'
Bobby Thomas(own-goal)
Ivan Šunjić- Yellow
18'
Ivan Šunjić(goal)
41'
46'
Jay Dasilva- sub ->Jake Bidwell
46'
Josh Eccles- sub ->Victor Torp
46'
Fábio Tavares- sub ->Bobby Thomas
54'
Joel Latibeaudiere- Yellow
J. Stansfield- Yellow
54'
J. Stansfield(goal)Tyler Roberts
59'
72'
Josh Eccles- Yellow
72'
Callum O'Hare- sub ->Kasey Palmer
J. James- sub ->Keshi Anderson
76'
76'
Koji Miyoshi- Yellow
79'
Scott Hogan- sub ->J. Stansfield
83'
J. Bacuna- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
83'
G. Gardner- sub ->Paik Seung-Ho
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this encounter, Birmingham City has 45 points to hold in the 21st place. On the other side, Coventry City will stays with 63 points like Middlesbrough and Preston North End to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Rotherham United on the 20th of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).

Coventry City will host Hull City on the 16th of March with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Hull City (4 draws).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
7.3
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
D
Ethan Laird 2.England
8.2
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
7.0
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
7.5
D
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
7.3
M
Tyler Roberts 8.Wales
7.8
76'
M
Keshi Anderson 14.England
7.5
76'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
7.3
18' Goals41'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
7.7
83' 79'
M
Paik Seung-Ho 13.South Korea
7.0
88'
F
J. Stansfield 28.England
8.1
83' 54' Goals59'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
M
Andre Dozzell 16.England
M
Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland
M
G. Gardner 20.England
88'
M
G. Hall 35.England
6.4
76'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
6.4
83'
M
J. James 19.Wales
7.0
76'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.7
83'

Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: M. Emmanuel, John Ruddy (7.3), Ethan Laird (8.2), Krystian Bielik (7.3), Dion Sanderson (7.5), Lee Buchanan (7.0), Paik Seung-Ho (7.0), Ivan Šunjić (7.3), Koji Miyoshi (7.7), Tyler Roberts (7.8), Keshi Anderson (7.5) and J. Stansfield (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: J. Bacuna (6.4), J. James (7.0), Emanuel Aiwu, N. Etheridge, Scott Hogan (6.7), Andre Dozzell, Siriki Dembélé, G. Gardner and G. Hall (6.4).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: J. Stansfield for Scott Hogan (83′), Koji Miyoshi for J. Bacuna (83′), Keshi Anderson for J. James (76′), Tyler Roberts for G. Hall (76′) and Paik Seung-Ho for G. Gardner (88′).

Player of the match: Ethan Laird​

The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Ethan Laird even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
6.3
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
6.3
46'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
6.4
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
6.4
46'
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
6.8
54'
M
Victor Torp 29.Denmark
6.6
46'
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
6.4
72'
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.3
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
7.1
M
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.3
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
6.8
46'
M
Liam Kelly  6.Scotland
M
K. Andrews 54.Wales
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
6.7
72'
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.3
46' 72'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
7.0
46'

Also Coventry City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Robins played with: Brad Collins (6.3), Joel Latibeaudiere (6.8), Bobby Thomas (6.3), Liam Kitching (6.4), Jake Bidwell (6.4), Victor Torp (6.6), Ben Sheaf (7.1), Milan van Ewijk (7.3), Kasey Palmer (6.4), Haji Wright (6.3), Ellis Simms (6.4).

They had on the bench: Callum O’Hare (6.7), Josh Eccles (7.3), Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva (6.8), Liam Kelly , Ben Wilson, Matt Godden, Fábio Tavares (7.0) and K. Andrews.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 4 changes: Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (46′), Victor Torp for Josh Eccles (46′), Bobby Thomas for Fábio Tavares (46′) and Kasey Palmer for Callum O’Hare (72′).

Player of the match: Milan van Ewijk​

The most impressive player for Coventry City was Milan van Ewijk.

His rating is 7.3 with 67 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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