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Commentary
GOAL!! A terrible backpass by DENHAM enabled McEACHRAN to nip in and fire the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Birmingham City)
COLWILL beat a number of Birmingham City players and slammed a great chance just beyond the near post.
10¹An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the Cardiff City 'keeper by McEACHRAN.
15¹GLATZEL beat JAMES and drilled the ball to LEMAR who hit his effort wide.
16¹MURILLO booked for a high foul.
23¹GOAL!! A strike from GLATZEL which the 'keeper managed to palm clear was deemed over the line and the referee awarded the goal. (1-1)
26¹A penalty box scramble resulted in HYSAJ tapping the ball wide.
33¹A great save prevented GLATZEL from scoring a lovely goal.
39¹GOAL!! A Birmingham City counter-attack allowed ZAKARIA to setup ARMSTRONG with an easy goal. (2-1 Birmingham City)
43¹The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MURILLO fell just wide.
44¹A refined cross from ZAKARIA was shot goalbound by PLAVOTIC only for the Cardiff City 'keeper to palm clear.
GLATZEL ran onto a delightful ball from LEMAR but toe-poked his effort wide.
ARMSTRONG shot over.
12²A cross from JAMES left ARMSTRONG in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
12²ZAKARIA drove a left foot shot just beyond the near post from thirty yards out.
16²McEACHRAN headed wide.
21²WICKHAM played the ball to LEMAR who touched it over.
22²A weak shot from HØJBJERG rolled agonisingly wide.
29²GOAL!! A curling outswinging corner was forced in at the near post by ARMSTRONG. (3-1 Birmingham City)
33²A free-kick from McNALLY flew wide.
39²A shot from LEMAR held no problem for the 'keeper.
40²WICKHAM was put clear by GLATZEL and he raced past the 'keeper but struck his shot inches over.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 18
Home league form: LLWL
Overall league form: LLLWWLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Maduka OKOYE1Ivo GRBIC
(c)Cesar AZPILICUETA2Ollie DENHAM
Emmanuel LONGELO3Elseid HYSAJ(c)
Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG4Naby KEÏTA
Luke McNALLY5MURILLO Santiago
Tin PLAVOTIC6Niels NKOUNKOU
Denis ZAKARIA7Rubin COLWILL
Josh McEACHRAN8Thomas LEMAR
(p)Sinclair ARMSTRONG9Robert GLATZEL(p)
(f)Jordan JAMES10Tonny VILHENA(f)
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ11Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Ivan SUNJIC  12  Sheyi OJO
Pierluigi GOLLINI  13  Aidan HARRIS
Nico GORDON  14  Joe RALLS
Marc ROBERTS  15  Josh MURPHY
Odin BAILEY  16  Mark HARRIS
 
Cardiff City
 
League position: 17
Away league form: LWOL
Overall league form: WLWWOLOL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 3 Cardiff City 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 17,738, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Lee Mason 7½)

McEachran 2¹, Armstrong 39¹, Armstrong 29²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Glatzel 23¹
  
  
 Murillo 16¹
63
1112
91
53
76
129
22
43%57%
Man of the match: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg