BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City tops West Bromwich Albion 1-0 after L. Taylor scored a penalty (67′). West Bromwich Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the support of Andrew Fox and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 3 On Target 0
- 1 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 109
- 31 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 58% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Birmingham City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Birmingham City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (L. Taylor and J. Bacuna). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (J. Livermore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City will have 45 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 54 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 9th of April with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (9 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Stoke City on the 9th of April with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: .
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of T. Richards (injured), L. Jutkiewicz (injured) and L. Jutkiewicz (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: T. Chong for T. Richards (56′), J. Bacuna for I. Sunjic (85′), L. Taylor for L. Jutkiewicz (90′) and L. Taylor for L. Jutkiewicz (90′).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Steve Bruce played with: .
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 2 changes: T. Gardner-Hickman for G. Diangana (60′) and K. Grant for A. Carroll (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.