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Commentary
RUSHWORTH saved a neatly crafted shot from ZACCAGNI.
13¹GOAL!! Uncertainty between MINGS and MESLIER allowed ISCO to crack the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
18¹ARNOLD placed a looping shot just beyond the near post from twenty-five yards out.
19¹A header by MAKSIMOVIC at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
19¹A good effort from ZACCAGNI scraped the outside of the righthand post.
22¹KRSTOVIC floated the ball to GÜNTER who fired it wide.
23¹A cross from HAIDARA left ARNOLD in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
33¹The ref books JEONG for violent conduct against KRSTOVIC.
35¹FRED beat DEL PRATO and drilled the ball to AGUILAR who dragged his shot wide.
38¹A free-kick from MAKSIMOVIC went just beyond the far post.
43¹GÜNTER beat two Birmingham City players and fired a golden opportunity wide.
45¹KRSTOVIC ran onto a wonderful ball from ARNOLD but blasted his effort wide.
10²Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled GÜNTER to thump the ball inches wide.
15²A wonderful save prevented ZACCAGNI from scoring a lovely goal.
15²ZACCAGNI shot wide.
21²A corner found ZACCAGNI who fired an effort wide.
24²A neatly crafted cross from KRSTOVIC was placed goalbound by CALETA-CAR only for RUSHWORTH to claw away.
27²MAKSIMOVIC snapped at a simple chance.
31²ISCO kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
35²GOAL!! GERARD hit a beautiful twenty yard shot past the hapless Birmingham City 'keeper. (1-1)
36²The 'keeper was able to claw away a weak header from AJORQUE.
44²GOAL!! A poor clearance fell to KEANE who sliced a shot goalward, luckily ISCO was on hand to hit the ball into the net. (2-1 Birmingham City)

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 22
Home league form: LLLW
Overall league form: LLLLLLWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Carl RUSHWORTH1Illan MESLIER
Enrico DEL PRATO2Ruben AGUILAR
Kevin LONG3Christian GÜNTER(c)
Giovani LO CELSO4Maximilian ARNOLD
Michael KEANE5Duje CALETA-CAR
Maksim PASKOTSI6Tyrone MINGS
JEONG Sang-bin7FRED
(c)ISCO8Mattia ZACCAGNI
(p)Ludovic AJORQUE9GERARD Deulofeu(p)
(f)Nemanja MAKSIMOVIC10Amadou HAIDARA(f)
Lucas ALARIO11Nikola KRSTOVIC
Manager
JOAN JORDÁN Moreno  12  Philipp MAX
Luigi SEPE  13  Lorenzo MONTIPÒ
Todd CANTWELL14  Geoffrey KONDOGBIA
IKER LOSADA Aragunde  15  Erik LAMELA
Allan TCHAPTCHET  16  Remo FREULER
 
Manchester City
 
League position: 16
Away league form: OLXW
Overall league form: OWLXLWWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 2 Manchester City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 28,113, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Patrick Miller 6)

Isco 13¹, Isco 44²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Gerard 35²
AlarioóCantwell 35² 
  
Jeong 33¹ 
41
1112
00
44
310
714
23
49%51%
Man of the match: Giovani Lo Celso