Birmingham City and Millwall draw 1-1 after Scott Hogan didn’t score a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Millwall and Birmingham City draw 1-1. K. Nisbet scored the first goal (6') for Millwall. J. Stansfield made it even (53').

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Luke Meyer
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Birmingham City and Millwall draw 1-1 after Scott Hogan didn't score a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Millwall and Birmingham City draw 1-1. K. Nisbet scored the first goal (6′) for Millwall. J. Stansfield made it even (53′). Birmingham City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

Scott Hogan didn’t score a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Birmingham City to win the match.​

The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 18,710 spectators.​ The referee was Joshua Smith with the assistance of Matthew Jones and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.61 degrees Celsius or 70.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Birmingham City

1 - 1

Team 1

Millwall

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 91 Attack 102
  • 30 Dangerous attack 38
  • 90 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Birmingham City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Millwall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Millwall to win the match​.

Birmingham City shot 17 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (Juninho Bacuna). Talking about the opposition, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Wes Harding).

Match Timeline

6'
Kevin Nisbet(goal)
32'
Wes Harding- sub ->Shaun Hutchinson
Scott Hogan- missed penaltyScott Hogan
45'
J. Bacuna- Yellow
47'
J. Stansfield(goal)Juninho Bacuna
53'
57'
Wes Harding- Yellow
59'
B. Norton-Cuffy- Yellow
Koji Miyoshi- sub ->Jay Stansfield
72'
75'
Danny McNamara- sub ->Kevin Nisbet
76'
Allan Campbell- sub ->Brooke Norton-Cuffy
76'
Ryan Longman- sub ->Murray Wallace
82'
Romain Esse- sub ->George Saville
J. James- sub ->Juninho Bacuna
82'
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 this match, Birmingham City will have 11 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Millwall will have 7 points like Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Millwall will host Leicester City on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
6.1
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
7.3
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
6.4
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
7.1
D
M. Oakley 24.England
D
Kevin Long 26.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
7.3
M
Keshi Anderson 14.England
7.5
90'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
7.5
82' 47'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
6.8
M
G. Hall 35.England
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.1
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
F
J. Stansfield 28.England
7.5
72' Goals53'
Substitutes
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
90'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
72'
M
G. Gardner 20.England
M
Brandon Khela 27.England
M
J. James 19.Wales
82'

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

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Marcel Oakley, George Hall, John Ruddy (6.1), Cody Drameh (6.4), Dion Sanderson (7.1), Kevin Long (6.7), Lee Buchanan (7.3), Juninho Bacuna (7.5), Krystian Bielik (7.3), Ivan Šunjić (6.8), Keshi Anderson (7.5), Jay Stansfield (7.5) and Scott Hogan (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan James, Emmanuel Longelo, Marc Roberts, Koji Miyoshi, Gary Gardner, Brandon Khela and Emanuel Aiwu.

Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of Emmanuel Longelo (injured).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 3 changes: Jay Stansfield for Koji Miyoshi (72′), Juninho Bacuna for Jordan James (82′) and Keshi Anderson for Emmanuel Longelo (90′).

Best player: Keshi Anderson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Keshi Anderson.

His rating is (7.5) with 29 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Matija Sarkic 20.Montenegro
7.1
D
Shaun Hutchinson 4.England
6.7
32'
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
7.5
D
Ryan Leonard 18.England
7.0
M
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.8
76'
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.7
M
Joe Bryan 15.England
M
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
6.8
76' 59'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
7.5
82'
F
Kevin Nisbet 7.Scotland
7.3
75' Goals6'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.4
F
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
7.0
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
75'
D
Wes Harding 45.Jamaica
6.7
32' 57'
M
Allan Campbell 14.Scotland
76'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
M
Romain Esse 25.England
82'
F
Ryan Longman 11.England
76'
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
F
Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland

Millwall started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Gary Rowett played with: Joe Bryan, Matija Šarkić (7.1), Ryan Leonard (7.0), Shaun Hutchinson (6.7), Jake Cooper (7.5), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.8), Billy Mitchell (6.7), George Saville (7.5), Murray Wallace (6.8), Tom Bradshaw (6.4), Zian Flemming (7.0), Kevin Nisbet (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Danny McNamara, Ryan Longman, Allan Campbell, Duncan Watmore, Aidomo Emakhu, Casper De Norre, Romain Esse, Bartosz Białkowski and Wes Harding (6.7).

Millwall could not rely on the presence of Wes Harding (injured).

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Shaun Hutchinson for Wes Harding (32′), Murray Wallace for Ryan Longman (76′), Kevin Nisbet for Danny McNamara (75′), Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Allan Campbell (76′) and George Saville for Romain Esse (82′).

Best player: Jake Cooper​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Jake Cooper.

His rating is (7.5) with 33 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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