Championship
·Matchday 43
Featured match
- B. Thomas 12' (og)
- Ivan Šunjić 41'
- J. Stansfield 59'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Coventry 3-0. Scorers for Birmingham: B. Thomas 12' (og), Ivan Šunjić 41', J. Stansfield 59'. Coventry had 71% of possession.
Birmingham
Coventry
- Full-time 3 - 0
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88'
G. Gardner Out: Paik Seung-Ho · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Gardner comes on for Paik Seung-Ho
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82'
J. Bacuna Out: K. Miyoshi · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Bacuna comes on for K. Miyoshi
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82'
S. Hogan Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Hogan comes on for J. Stansfield
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79'
K. Miyoshi Yellow card · Birmingham K. Miyoshi of Birmingham is booked
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76'
G. Hall Out: T. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Hall comes on for T. Roberts
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76'
J. James Out: K. Anderson · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. James comes on for K. Anderson
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72'
C. O'Hare Out: K. Palmer · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: C. O'Hare comes on for K. Palmer
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72'
Josh Eccles Yellow card · Coventry Josh Eccles of Coventry is booked
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59'
J. Stansfield 3-0 Goal · Assist: T. Roberts · Birmingham Goal! J. Stansfield scores for Birmingham, set up by T. Roberts. It is 3-0
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54'
J. Latibeaudiere Yellow card · Coventry J. Latibeaudiere of Coventry is booked
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54'
J. Stansfield Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for J. Stansfield (Birmingham)
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46'
Fábio Tavares Out: B. Thomas · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: Fábio Tavares comes on for B. Thomas
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46'
J. Dasilva Out: J. Bidwell · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: J. Dasilva comes on for J. Bidwell
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46'
Josh Eccles Out: V. Torp · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: Josh Eccles comes on for V. Torp
- Half-time 2 - 0
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41'
Ivan Šunjić 2-0 Goal · Birmingham Goal! Ivan Šunjić scores for Birmingham. It is 2-0
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18'
Ivan Šunjić Yellow card · Birmingham Ivan Šunjić of Birmingham is booked
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12'
B. Thomas 1-0 Own goal · Birmingham Own goal! An own goal by B. Thomas counts for Birmingham. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Coventry
LLWLL
Last 5 matches WWLWL
22Position9
50Pts64
0.8Goals scored per match2.3
1.6Goals conceded per match1.4
1Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
21
6.2
Bidwell
46'
J. Bidwell
- 46'Out
- 12'Own goal
- 46'Out
- 54'Yellow card
14
7.0
Anderson
76'
K. Anderson
- 76'Out
- 76'Out
- 79'Yellow card
- 82'Out
34
7.2
Šunjić
18'41'
Ivan Šunjić
- 18'Yellow card
- 41'Goal
- 88'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: G. Rowett
Starting XI
- 21GK J. Ruddy 7.5
- 2DF E. Laird 7.9
- 6DF K. Bielik 7.2
- 5DF D. Sanderson 7.3
- 3DF L. Buchanan 6.9
- 13MF Paik Seung-Ho88' 7.2
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić18'41' 7.2
- 11MF K. Miyoshi79'82' 7.3
- 8MF T. Roberts76' 7.7
- 14MF K. Anderson76' 7.0
- 28FW J. Stansfield54'59'82' 7.9
Substitutes
- 19MF J. James76' 7.0
- 35MF G. Hall76' 6.3
- 9FW S. Hogan82' 6.2
- 7MF J. Bacuna82' 6.3
- 20MF G. Gardner88'
- 1GK N. Etheridge
- 17MF S. Dembele
- 16MF A. Dozzell
- 44DF E. Aiwu
Coventry4-2-3-1
Coach: M. Robins
Starting XI
- 40GK B. Collins 6.0
- 22DF J. Latibeaudiere54' 6.7
- 4DF B. Thomas12'46' 6.3
- 15DF L. Kitching 6.5
- 21DF J. Bidwell46' 6.2
- 29MF V. Torp46' 6.5
- 14MF B. Sheaf 7.2
- 27MF M. van Ewijk 7.2
- 45MF K. Palmer72' 6.7
- 11MF H. Wright 6.5
- 9FW E. Simms 6.3
Substitutes
- 28MF Josh Eccles46'72' 7.2
- 3DF J. Dasilva46' 6.7
- 30FW Fábio Tavares46' 6.9
- 10MF C. O'Hare72' 6.6
- 6MF L. Kelly
- 54MF K. Andrews
- 24FW M. Godden
- 2DF L. Binks
- 13GK B. Wilson
Birmingham
Coventry
29%
71%
15
Shots
12
4
On target
2
7
Off target
4
3
Corners
6
13
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
3
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Saves
2
262
Passes
647
75%
Pass accuracy
88%
1.37
Expected goals
0.58
| 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
Birmingham wins0Draws2
Coventry wins3Last meetings
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8 December 2023 · Championship
Coventry
2-0
Birmingham
-
29 April 2023 · Championship
Coventry
2-0
Birmingham
-
17 September 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
0-0
Coventry
-
15 April 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
2-4
Coventry
-
23 November 2021 · Championship
Coventry
0-0
Birmingham