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Commentary
GOAL!! A great run from FRIEND gave JAMES space on the left and CHONG flicked in his pin-point pass. (1-0 Birmingham City)
A great strike from MILLAR was dealt with by a useful stop from the Birmingham City 'keeper.
A pin-point pass found JAMES and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
11¹A header by WEIMANN at the near post was easily collected by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
17¹A tame strike from ESTUPIÑÁN bounced agonisingly wide.
21¹SHEA saved a neatly crafted shot from ESTUPIÑÁN.
21¹PALMER made space on the left and knocked the ball to WEIMANN who touched the ball over.
24¹WINCHESTER hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
25¹HOGAN beat two Forest Green players and fired a golden opportunity inches wide.
27¹A twenty yard drive from MILLAR caused SELVIK little difficulty.
29¹A shot from MILLAR seemed a certain goal but the Birmingham City 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
33¹GOAL!! After being forced wide ESTUPIÑÁN managed to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-0 Birmingham City)
35¹MILLAR fluffed an easy chance.
38¹BACUNA rifled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
STEVENS given a yellow card by WILLIAMSON.
An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of SHEA by CHONG.
11²The 'keeper managed to block an amazing shot.
24²SAWYERS ran onto a wonderful ball from COLLINS but fired his effort wide.
25²The ref cautions COLLINS.
27²An exceptional effort from SAWYERS scraped the upright.
29²A useful ball from BACUNA on the left bobbled toward JAMES who mishit his effort just beyond the near post.
36²JAMES touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Forest Green 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
40²A refined cross from JAMES was blasted goalbound by ESTUPIÑÁN only for SHEA to block.
42²A bad tackle on TOFFOLO by JAMES results in a booking.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 18
Home league form: LWWW
Overall league form: LLLWWLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Egil SELVIK1James SHEA
(c)Maxime COLIN2Carl WINCHESTER
George FRIEND3Harry TOFFOLO(c)
Jobe BELLINGHAM4Ebou ADAMS
Nathaniel PHILLIPS5Liam KITCHING
Nico GORDON6Harry PICKERING
Juninho BACUNA7Romal PALMER
Tahith CHONG8Liam MILLAR
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN9Mathew STEVENS(p)
(f)Jordan JAMES10Aaron COLLINS(f)
Scott HOGAN11Andreas WEIMANN
Manager
Isaac VASSELL  12  David WHEELER
Zach JEACOCK  13  Luke McGEE
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ  14George DOBSON
Ivan SUNJIC15  Udoka GODWIN-MALIFE
Josh WILLIAMS  16Romaine SAWYERS
 
Forest Green
 
League position: 20
Away league form: LWLL
Overall league form: LLLWLLLX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 2 Forest Green 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 14,515, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Iain Williamson 6)

Chong 1¹, Estupiñán 33¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
ChongóSunjic 27²PalmeróSawyers 7², WinchesteróDobson 22²
  
James 42²Stevens 4², Collins 25²
03
29
01
65
55
1110
45
57%43%
Man of the match: Jobe Bellingham