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Commentary
1¹GOAL!! As OSEI-TUTU was trying to hold back BACUNA the ball dropped to SØRLOTH who knocked the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
6¹CHARLES-COOK receives a yellow card for a poor challenge on PATERSON.
10¹BACUNA played the ball to TROSSARD who nodded it wide.
12¹GOAL!! Birmingham City were awarded a penalty after a foul on TROSSARD and SØRLOTH put it past KOVÁR. (2-0 Birmingham City)
17¹A thirty yard shot from SØRLOTH caused the 'keeper no problem.
19¹A cynical tackle gets FORREST a yellow card.
19¹GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from ETHERIDGE enabled OGILVIE to lob the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Birmingham City)
21¹SØRLOTH shot wide.
21¹The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from TOMÁS ESTEVES fell just wide.
26¹PATERSON made space on the left and knocked the ball to SØRLOTH who fired the ball wide.
33¹A useful ball from PLAVOTIC on the right bobbled toward DE NEVE who mishit his shot over.
33¹A penalty box scramble resulted in DE NEVE knocking the ball over.
40¹GOAL!! An inswinging corner booted out by DOUGHTY was knocked into the net by TROSSARD. (3-1 Birmingham City)
43¹TROSSARD worked the ball to MUSABA, SØRLOTH controlled his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of KOVÁR.
0²A cross from TROSSARD left PATERSON in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
2²A corner found DOUGHTY who headed the ball inches wide.
5²GRANT booked for a poor challenge.
8²GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled SURRIDGE to drive the ball into the back of the net. (3-2 Birmingham City)
9²SØRLOTH's header was well saved by the Gillingham 'keeper.
12²A lovely effort from MUSABA scraped the woodwork.
18²OSEI-TUTU stabbed a simple chance past the far post.
21²A shot from FORREST was smothered by the 'keeper.
25²TROSSARD drilled a right foot shot over from close range.
34²SØRLOTH headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
38²A free-kick from DOUGHTY floated over.
43²GOAL!! A long ball from BACUNA down the middle bobbled toward the lurking SØRLOTH who placed a deadly shot into the back of the net. (4-2 Birmingham City)

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 4
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: LWWWWWWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Neil ETHERIDGE6 17 Matej KOVÁR
Maxime COLIN7 27 TOMÁS do Lago ESTEVES
Dion DE NEVE7 37½Connor OGILVIE
Juninho BACUNA7½47½Regan CHARLES-COOK
Tin PLAVOTIC7 57 Christoph ZIMMERMANN(c)
Jesper DALAND7 66½Max EHMER
Anthony MUSABA6½76½Jordi OSEI-TUTU
(c)Leandro TROSSARD8 86 Alfie DOUGHTY
(p)Alexander SØRLOTH7 97½Sam SURRIDGE(p)
(f)James FORREST5 106½Jorge GRANT(f)
Jamie PATERSON5½115½Aiden O'BRIEN
Manager
Billal BRAHIMI  12  Will WRIGHT
Connal TRUEMAN  13  Egil SELVIK
Jores OKORE  14  Shaun WILLIAMS
Maxi OYEDELE6 15  Hakeeb ADELAKUN
Connor MAHONEY  16  Ethan COLEMAN
 
Gillingham
 
League position: 9
Away league form: LXWO
Overall league form: XLWXXWWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 4 Gillingham 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 29,924, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Andy Penn 6)

Sørloth 1¹, Sørloth 12¹ (pen), Trossard 40¹, Sørloth 43²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Ogilvie 19¹, Surridge 8²
ForrestóOyedele 29² 
  
Forrest 19¹Charles-Cook 6¹, Grant 5²
34
210
01
82
103
185
40
47%53%
Man of the match: Leandro Trossard