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Commentary
BEYER booked for a bad challenge.
The referee cautions McNALLY for violent conduct against ROBERTS.
VASSILEV worked the ball to HØJBJERG, JAMES latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of HERMANSEN.
ROBERTS's shot was well saved by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
12¹A wonderful save prevented JAMES from scoring an exceptional goal.
18¹The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from CIRKIN dropped just wide.
24¹GOAL!! The Sunderland 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from PHILLIPS and VASSILEV was able to squeeze the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
27¹ARMSTRONG hit a right foot shot over from twenty yards out.
30¹HUGGINS booked by HILL for a high challenge.
39¹ARMSTRONG nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
41¹HØJBJERG made space on the right and touched the ball to PLAVOTIC who clipped the ball wide.
A thirty yard drive from ROBERTS caused the Birmingham City 'keeper no problem.
13²An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by JAMES.
18²MATONDO was put clear by CIRKIN and he pulled away from OKOYE but glanced his shot wide.
21²VASSILEV beat RAMAZANI but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
23²VASSILEV's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
24²BIERETH clipped the ball through a crowd of players but OKOYE was a match for it as he dived to his right.
26²McNALLY rushed a simple chance.
27²ARMSTRONG's shot beat HERMANSEN but rebounded off the Sunderland post.
30²A cynical challenge on JAMES by CIRKIN results in a booking.
40²HUGGINS headed over the bar.
41²JAMES stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
44²ROBERTS dribbled round McNALLY and rifled a poor shot wide.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 11
Home league form: WLWW
Overall league form: WXLXXWLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Maduka OKOYE1Mads HERMANSEN
(c)Cesar AZPILICUETA2Jordan BEYER
Emmanuel LONGELO3Dennis CIRKIN
Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG4Chris RIGG
Luke McNALLY5Luke O'NIEN
Tin PLAVOTIC6Nathaniel PHILLIPS
Denis ZAKARIA7Patrick ROBERTS(c)
Indiana VASSILEV8Mika BIERETH
(p)Sinclair ARMSTRONG9Niall HUGGINS(p)
(f)Jordan JAMES10Largie RAMAZANI(f)
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ11Rabbi MATONDO
Manager
Nico GORDON  12  Reece JAMES
Pierluigi GOLLINI  13  Anthony PATTERSON
Marc ROBERTS14  Abdoullah BA
Harlee DEAN  15  Lynden GOOCH
Ivan SUNJIC  16  Torbjørn HEGGEM
 
Sunderland
 
League position: 13
Away league form: LLLL
Overall league form: LXLWLXLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 1 Sunderland 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 25,604, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Keith Hill 6)

Vassilev 24¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
VassilevóRoberts 38² 
  
McNally 4¹Beyer 0¹, Huggins 30¹, Cirkin 30²
34
1112
02
73
63
136
52
46%54%
Man of the match: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg