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Commentary
GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed HOLOHAN to nudge the ball to McBURNIE who fired a deadly shot into the net. (1-0 Grimsby Town)
ETHERIDGE dived to his right to save an accurate shot from Grimsby Town's TIAGO FERREIRA.
BACUNA was put clear by MUSABA and he beat JAROS but thrust his shot over.
10¹The ref yellow cards BACUNA for dangerous play against LAVERY.
21¹A good effort from FORREST scraped the woodwork.
23¹A twenty-five yard drive from McBURNIE caused ETHERIDGE no problem.
30¹FORREST headed just wide.
32¹A looping shot from SØRLOTH was pushed round the post by JAROS.
33¹A corner fell to COLIN who fired the ball wide.
39¹TOTI waltzed away from VITA and stabbed a tame shot over.
40¹A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming JAROS.
GOAL!! A strike from McBURNIE which the 'keeper was able to block was deemed over the line and the referee awarded the goal. (2-0 Grimsby Town)
17²A penalty box scramble resulted in McBURNIE driving a low shot wide.
19²A shot from FORREST was smothered by the Grimsby Town 'keeper.
20²A lovely cross from HOLOHAN was drove goalbound by SARMIENTO only for ETHERIDGE to block.
25²SØRLOTH shot wide.
31²GOAL!! A wonderful drive from GORDON was punched clear by JAROS only as far as FORREST who blasted the ball past the stranded JAROS. (2-1 Grimsby Town)
34²A free-kick from FORREST raced just wide.
35²PLAVOTIC beat two Grimsby Town players and stroked a shot over the bar.
36²PLAVOTIC worked the ball to PATERSON, BACUNA collected his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
39²PATERSON floated the ball to FORREST who touched it over the bar.
43²The referee gave BACUNA a second yellow card for a bad challenge on TOTI.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 24
Home league form: LXXL
Overall league form: LLXXXLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Neil ETHERIDGE1Vitezslav JAROS
Maxime COLIN2Patrick ROBERTS
Rémy VITA3TOTI
Tin PLAVOTIC4Conor GALLAGHER(c)
Jores OKORE5TIAGO Emanuel FERREIRA
Nico GORDON6Joe SHAUGHNESSY
Anthony MUSABA7Jeremy SARMIENTO
James FORREST8Mats DÆHLI
(c,p)Alexander SØRLOTH9Oli McBURNIE(p)
(f)Juninho BACUNA10Gavan HOLOHAN(f)
Jamie PATERSON11Shayne LAVERY
Manager
Marcel OAKLEY  12  Niall MAHER
Connal TRUEMAN  13  Max CROCOMBE
Dion DE NEVE14  Kieran GREEN
Connor MAHONEY  15Harry CLIFTON
Marc ROBERTS  16  Sean SCANNELL
 
Grimsby Town
 
League position: 13
Away league form: WXLW
Overall league form: WXLXLWXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 1 Grimsby Town 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 17,259, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Graham Horwood 5½)

Forrest 31²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
McBurnie 2¹, McBurnie 1²
Musabaóde Neve 24²GallagheróClifton 37²
Bacuna 43² 
Bacuna 10¹ 
53
1317
33
67
95
1512
45
56%44%
Man of the match: Alexander Sørloth