Championship

Coverage of the Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City.

Championship | Gameweek 18

Nov 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
4 - 2
Birmingham

Szmodics (47', 52'), Hill (59'), Leonard (90+2')
Tronstad (31'), Travis (33'), Wharton (80'), Leonard (87')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Dembele (63', 78')
Aiwu (28'), Bielik (35')

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		First Half starts.
2'		Fouled by Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers
2'		Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the left wing.
3'		New attacking attempt. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Cody Drameh.
4'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
5'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
6'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
7'		Shot blocked. Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Adam Wharton.
7'		Shot blocked. Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
8'		Fouled by Andrew Moran - Blackburn Rovers
8'		Lee Buchanan - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
9'		New attacking attempt. Tyrhys Dolan - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Adam Wharton.
11'		New attacking attempt. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
12'		Delay in match - injury Tyrhys Dolan - Blackburn Rovers
13'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14'		Andrew Moran - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in attack.
14'		Fouled by Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City
15'		Shot blocked. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
15'		Delay in match - injury Tyrhys Dolan - Blackburn Rovers
16'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16'		Substitution - Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard for Tyrhys Dolan - injury.
18'		Missed chance. Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards goes high. Assist - Krystian Bielik.
20'		Missed chance. Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Sammie Szmodics.
20'		Fouled by Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers
20'		Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
20'		Delay in match - injury Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers
20'		Delay in match - injury Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City
22'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
23'		Shot blocked. Emanuel Aiwu - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Juninho Bacuna.
23'		Missed chance. Lee Buchanan - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high after corner.
24'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by James Hill.
26'		Missed chance. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Siriki Dembélé.
26'		Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - hits the bar with a shot with left foot from the left side of the box. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
27'		Fouled by Emanuel Aiwu - Birmingham City
27'		Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in attack.
28'		Emanuel Aiwu - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
30'		Missed chance. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from long distance on the right missed to the left. Assist - Adam Wharton following a fast break.
31'		Fouled by Sondre Tronstad - Blackburn Rovers
31'		Jordan James - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
31'		Sondre Tronstad - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card for a foul.
32'		Shot blocked. Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Lewis Travis.
32'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
33'		Fouled by Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers
33'		Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
33'		Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card for a foul.
35'		Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
35'		Fouled by Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City
35'		Andrew Moran - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in attack.
35'		Fouled by Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City
35'		Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
37'		Fouled by Hayden Carter - Blackburn Rovers
37'		Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
38'		Shot blocked. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Juninho Bacuna.
38'		Missed chance. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Krystian Bielik.
40'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
43'		Missed chance. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
45+1'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
45+4'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
45+6'		First Half ended - Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
45'		Second Half starts Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
45'		Substitution - Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson for Lewis Travis.
47'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Adam Wharton with a through ball.
50'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan James.
51'		Offside - Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton is in offside.
52'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 0. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Harry Leonard with a through ball.
56'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
57'		Missed chance. Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Juninho Bacuna with a cross after corner.
59'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 0. James Hill - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assist - Sondre Tronstad.
62'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Ethan Laird for Emanuel Aiwu.
62'		Fouled by Sondre Tronstad - Blackburn Rovers
62'		Jordan James - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
63'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 1. Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Cody Drameh.
64'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
64'		Shot blocked. Jordan James - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
64'		Missed chance. Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Cody Drameh after corner.
65'		Shot blocked. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
67'		New attacking attempt. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Lukas Jutkiewicz.
67'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
67'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
68'		Missed chance. Ethan Laird - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left after corner.
69'		New attacking attempt. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jay Stansfield with a cross.
70'		Shot blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is blocked.
70'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
72'		Offside - Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson is in offside.
73'		New attacking attempt. Arnór Sigurdsson - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Sammie Szmodics.
74'		Offside - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is in offside.
75'		Fouled by Hayden Carter - Blackburn Rovers
75'		Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
76'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi for Krystian Bielik.
76'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Oliver Burke for Lukas Jutkiewicz.
76'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Scott Hogan for Jay Stansfield.
78'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 2. Siriki Dembélé - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Scott Hogan.
80'		Ethan Laird - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
80'		Fouled by Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers
80'		Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card for a foul.
81'		Shot blocked. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
82'		Fouled by Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers
82'		Lee Buchanan - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
85'		Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
85'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Gary Gardner for Jordan James.
86'		Missed chance. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed after corner.
87'		Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card.
88'		Missed chance. Lee Buchanan - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Gary Gardner.
89'		Missed chance. Cody Drameh - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Lee Buchanan.
90'		Fouled by Scott Hogan - Birmingham City
90'		James Hill - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
90+1'		Ethan Laird - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
90+1'		Fouled by Arnór Sigurdsson - Blackburn Rovers
90+2'		Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2. Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Andrew Moran.
90+4'		Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
90+5'		Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+5'		Fouled by Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers
90+6'		Missed chance. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Ethan Laird .
90+7'		Andrew Moran - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick on the left wing.
90+7'		Fouled by Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City
90+8'		Second Half ended - Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.
		Thats all. Game finished - Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.