Championship
·Matchday 18
Featured match
- S. Szmodics 47'
- S. Szmodics 52'
- J. Hill 59'
- H. Leonard 90+2'
- S. Dembele 63'
- S. Dembele 78'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Birmingham 4-2. Scorers for Blackburn: S. Szmodics 47', S. Szmodics 52', J. Hill 59', H. Leonard 90+2'. Scorers for Birmingham: S. Dembele 63', S. Dembele 78'. Blackburn had 61% of possession.
Blackburn
Birmingham
- Full-time 4 - 2
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
H. Leonard 4-2 Goal · Assist: A. Moran · Blackburn Goal! H. Leonard scores for Blackburn, set up by A. Moran. It is 4-2
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87'
H. Leonard Yellow card · Blackburn H. Leonard of Blackburn is booked
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85'
G. Gardner Out: J. James · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Gardner comes on for J. James
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80'
Adam Wharton Yellow card · Blackburn Adam Wharton of Blackburn is booked
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78'
S. Dembele 3-2 Goal · Assist: S. Hogan · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! S. Dembele turns in the pass from S. Hogan (3-2)
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76'
S. Hogan Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Hogan comes on for J. Stansfield
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76'
K. Miyoshi Out: K. Bielik · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Miyoshi comes on for K. Bielik
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76'
O. Burke Out: L. Jutkiewicz · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: O. Burke comes on for L. Jutkiewicz
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63'
S. Dembele 3-1 Goal · Assist: C. Drameh · Birmingham C. Drameh provides, S. Dembele finishes for Birmingham (3-1)
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62'
E. Laird Out: E. Aiwu · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: E. Laird comes on for E. Aiwu
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59'
J. Hill 3-0 Goal · Assist: S. Tronstad · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! J. Hill turns in the pass from S. Tronstad (3-0)
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52'
S. Szmodics 2-0 Goal · Assist: H. Leonard · Blackburn H. Leonard provides, S. Szmodics finishes for Blackburn (2-0)
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47'
S. Szmodics 1-0 Goal · Assist: Adam Wharton · Blackburn Goal! S. Szmodics scores for Blackburn, set up by Adam Wharton. It is 1-0
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46'
A. Sigurðsson Out: L. Travis · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Sigurðsson comes on for L. Travis
- Half-time 0 - 0
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35'
K. Bielik Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for K. Bielik (Birmingham)
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33'
L. Travis Yellow card · Blackburn L. Travis of Blackburn is booked
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31'
S. Tronstad Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for S. Tronstad (Blackburn)
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28'
E. Aiwu Yellow card · Birmingham E. Aiwu of Birmingham is booked
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16'
H. Leonard Out: T. Dolan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Leonard comes on for T. Dolan
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Birmingham
LLWLW
Last 5 matches LLDLW
1.5Goals scored per match1.3
1.2Goals conceded per match1.6
3Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
3
6.2
Buchanan
L. Buchanan
Player profile
5
6.5
Sanderson
D. Sanderson
Player profile
44
6.3
Aiwu
28'62'
E. Aiwu
- 28'Yellow card
- 62'Out
6
6.6
Bielik
35'76'
K. Bielik
- 35'Yellow card
- 76'Out
- 85'Out
2
6.9
Brittain
C. Brittain
Player profile
8
8.9
Szmodics
47'52'
S. Szmodics
- 47'Goal
- 52'Goal
23
7.9
Wharton
80'
Adam Wharton
- 80'Yellow card
- 31'Yellow card
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Tomasson
Starting XI
- 12GK L. Wahlstedt 7.0
- 27DF L. Travis33'46' 6.5
- 4DF J. Hill59' 7.5
- 17DF H. Carter 7.2
- 3DF H. Pickering 7.0
- 6MF S. Tronstad31' 7.0
- 23MF Adam Wharton80' 7.9
- 24MF A. Moran 6.9
- 8MF S. Szmodics47'52' 8.9
- 2MF C. Brittain 6.9
- 10FW T. Dolan16' 6.9
Substitutes
- 20FW H. Leonard16'87'90+2' 8.2
- 7MF A. Sigurðsson46' 6.2
- 15DF P. Gamble
- 33FW S. Telalovic
- 18FW D. Markanday
- 34GK J. Hilton
- 30MF J. Garrett
- 41DF L. Duru
- 31DF Tom Atcheson
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: W. Rooney
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 6.3
- 12DF C. Drameh 7.0
- 44DF E. Aiwu28'62' 6.3
- 5DF D. Sanderson 6.5
- 3DF L. Buchanan 6.2
- 19MF J. James85' 7.3
- 6MF K. Bielik35'76' 6.6
- 7MF Juninho Bacuna 6.9
- 10MF L. Jutkiewicz76' 6.6
- 17MF S. Dembele63'78' 8.7
- 28FW J. Stansfield76' 6.9
Substitutes
- 2DF E. Laird62' 7.2
- 45FW O. Burke76' 6.3
- 11MF K. Miyoshi76' 7.0
- 9FW S. Hogan76' 6.9
- 20MF G. Gardner85' 6.3
- 1GK N. Etheridge
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić
- 23DF M. Emmanuel
- 4DF M. Roberts
Blackburn
Birmingham
61%
39%
11
Shots
26
6
On target
6
2
Off target
13
6
Corners
9
12
Fouls
6
3
Offsides
0
4
Yellow cards
2
4
Saves
2
548
Passes
352
84%
Pass accuracy
74%
0.72
Expected goals
1.31
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Blackburn wins4Draws1
Birmingham wins1Last meetings
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1 April 2023 · Championship
Birmingham
1-0
Blackburn
-
31 January 2023 · FA Cup
Birmingham
0-1
Blackburn
-
28 January 2023 · FA Cup
Blackburn
2-2
Birmingham
-
22 October 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Birmingham
-
7 May 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
1-2
Blackburn
-
18 December 2021 · Championship
Blackburn
4-0
Birmingham