Stoke City vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

75': Lewis Baker (P)

FT
1 - 2

Birmingham City

13': Scott Hogan
67': Harlee Dean

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Stoke City are hosting Birmingham City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
4': Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
5': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
6': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
6': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Dujon Sterling (Stoke City).
8': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
8': Josef Bursik (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
14': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
15': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
15': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
18': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
19': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
19': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
26': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
26': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
28': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
28': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
28': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Dujon Sterling is caught offside.
31': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
31': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
34': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
34': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
37': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
44': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
44': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Baker.
45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 1.
48': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
50': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
52': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
52': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Offside, Stoke City. William Smallbone tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
56': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
56': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
57': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Substitution, Stoke City. Liam Delap replaces Tyrese Campbell.
60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces William Smallbone.
60': Substitution, Stoke City. Harry Clarke replaces Dujon Sterling.
61': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
63': Hand ball by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
65': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
65': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
67': Goal! Stoke City 0, Birmingham City 2. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
68': Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
68': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Stoke City. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Josh Tymon.
71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Juninho Bacuna.
71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
73': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
74': Penalty Stoke City. Liam Delap draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
75': Goal! Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
75': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
75': Harry Clarke (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Harry Clarke (Stoke City).
77': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
79': Attempt saved. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
80': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
80': Offside, Stoke City. Phil Jagielka tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
81': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
81': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
81': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
84': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
85': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Brown with a cross.
86': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
86': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
86': Liam Delap (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
89': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Morgan Fox (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
90': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
90': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
90': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Delap with a headed pass.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
90'+6': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

BIR		STK
17	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	7
3	Corner Kicks	4
7	Saves	1
38.5	Possession	61.5
8	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
160	Accurate Passes	324
299	Passes	469
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.1
86	Long Balls	101
39	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	1
3	Effective Tackles	6
8	Tackles	7
0.4	Tackle %	0.9
13	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	8
23	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,459

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	15	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	+8	28

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Josef Bursik (GK)
6	Phil Jagielka
3	Morgan Fox
16	Ben Wilmot
15	Jordan Thompson
8	Lewis Baker
18	William Smallbone
14	Josh Tymon
20	Dujon Sterling
10	Tyrese Campbell
25	Nick Powell

Stoke City Substitutes:

Tarique Fosu-Henry, Harrison Clarke, Dwight Gayle, Liam Delap, Jacob Brown, Harry Souttar, Jack Bonham.

Birmingham City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
12	Harlee Dean
5	Auston Trusty
28	Dion Sanderson
6	Hannibal Mejbri
7	Juninho Bacuna
31	Krystian Bielik
11	Jordan Graham
2	Maxime Colin
10	Lukas Jutkiewicz
9	Scott Hogan

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jobe Bellingham, Troy Deeney, Jordan James, Neil Etheridge, Emmanuel Longelo, Tahith Chong, George Hall.

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