Birmingham City beats West Bromwich Albion 3-2 with 3 goals from S. Hogan. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. Birmingham City bested West Bromwich Albion 3-2 thanks to S. Hogan who scored in the 14th, 54th and 72nd minute.

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Luke Meyer
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Birmingham City beats West Bromwich Albion 3-2 with 3 goals from S. Hogan. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. Birmingham City bested West Bromwich Albion 3-2 thanks to S. Hogan who scored in the 14th, 54th and 72nd minute. West Bromwich Albion was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the collaboration of Akil Howson and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

West Bromwich Albion

2 - 3

Team 1

Birmingham City

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 19 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 140 Attack 92
  • 76 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 65% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Birmingham City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

West Bromwich Albion shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (C. Townsend and T. Gardner-Hickman). On the other side, Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards ( and D. Sanderson).

Match Timeline

14'
Scott Hogan(goal)J. Bacuna
Jed Wallace(goal)J. Molumby
23'
Conor Townsend- Yellow
42'
46'
J. James- sub ->K. Bielik
54'
Scott Hogan(goal)J. Bacuna
60'
Brandon Thomas-Asante- sub ->O. Yokuslu
60'
64'
72'
Scott Hogan(goal)T. Deeney
76'
77'
Lukas Jutkiewicz- sub ->T. Deeney
Erik Pieters- sub ->K. Bartley
77'
77'
M. Phillips- sub ->K. Grant
77'
Brandon Thomas-Asante(penalty)
83'
86'
90'
Dion Sanderson- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 9 points like Middlesbrough and Swansea City to sit in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City will have 11 points like Stoke City, Cardiff City, Blackpool and Hull City to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Blackpool on the 1st of November with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Birmingham City will host Millwall on the 2nd of November with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (7 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
David Button 1.England
5.7
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 29.England
6.3
77' 64'
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
6.3
77'
D
Dara O'Shea 4.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
7.0
42'
M
Jayson Molumby 14.Republic of Ireland
6.9
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
6.7
60'
M
Jed Wallace 17.England
7.5
Goals23'
M
John Swift 19.England
7.3
M
G. Diangana 11.England
6.4
F
K. Ahearne-Grant 18.England
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
6.9
77'
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
7.0
77'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
6.4
77'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
7.4
60' Goals83'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steve Bruce decided to play with the following team: David Button (5.7), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.3), Kyle Bartley (6.3), Dara O’Shea (6.7), Conor Townsend (7.0), Jayson Molumby (6.9), Okay Yokuşlu (6.7), Jed Wallace (7.5), John Swift (7.3), Grady Diangana (6.4) and Karlan Grant (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Palmer, Erik Pieters (6.9), Darnell Furlong, Jake Livermore (7.0), Adam Reach, Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.4) and Matt Phillips (6.4).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: O. Yokuslu for T. Brandon (60′), K. Bartley for E. Pieters (77′), T. Gardner-Hickman for J. Livermore (77′) and K. Grant for M. Phillips (77′).

Best player: Jed Wallace​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Jed Wallace.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 11 crosses.

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
6.5
D
Dion Sanderson 28.England
6.0
90'
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
6.8
60'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.1
M
Maxime Colin 2.France
6.7
M
Krystian Bielik 31.Poland
6.8
46'
M
Tahith Chong 18.Netherlands
6.5
M
Josh Williams 48.England
6.4
86'
F
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
7.9
76'
F
Troy Deeney 8.England
7.3
77'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
8.8
Goals14', 54', 72'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
M
G. Hall 35.England
6.4
86'
M
Hannibal 6.Tunisia
6.4
76'
M
J. James 19.Wales
6.3
46'
M
Jonathan Leko 14.England
6.8
60'
F
Jobe Bellingham 27.England
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
6.2
77'

Birmingham City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

John Eustace played with: John Ruddy (6.5), Dion Sanderson (6.0), Marc Roberts (6.8), Auston Trusty (7.1), Maxime Colin (6.7), Krystian Bielik (6.8), Tahith Chong (6.5), Josh Williams (6.4), Juninho Bacuna (7.9), Troy Deeney (7.3) and Scott Hogan (8.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Neil Etheridge, George Hall (6.4), Hannibal Mejbri (6.4), Jordan James (6.3), Jobe Bellingham, Lukas Jutkiewicz (6.2) and Jonathan Leko (6.8).

Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of J. James (injured) and J. Leko (injured).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: K. Bielik for J. James (46′), M. Roberts for J. Leko (60′), J. Bacuna for H. Mejbri (76′), T. Deeney for L. Jutkiewicz (77′) and J. Williams for G. Hall (86′).

Best player: Scott Hogan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Scott Hogan.

His rating is (8.8) with 3 goals, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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