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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 2, season 18)
Birmingham City
v.
Doncaster Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Neil ETHERIDGE1Ben WILSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN26Kyle KNOYLE
Jake CLARKE-SALTER73Tyrick MITCHELL
Gary GARDNER847Ben WHITEMAN
Jores OKORE757Patrick BAUER
Marc ROBERTS66Luke McCULLOUGH
Jobe BELLINGHAM677Don COWIE
Leandro TROSSARD888Daniel JAMES
Alexander SØRLOTH96Alfie MAY
James FORREST610Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira, CHIQUINHO
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ116Devante COLE
Manager
Nico GORDON12Dean FURMAN
Connal TRUEMAN13Devis Estiven VÁSQUEZ Llach
George HALL14Tommy ROWE
Harlee DEAN15Max WOLTMAN
Troy DEENEY16Aidan BARLOW

Birmingham City 4 Doncaster Rovers 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 19,669, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Michael JONES 8)
51 Sørloth, 57 Trossard, 76og Bauer, 89 TrossardScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners4
2Fouls5
2Offsides0
6Shots on0
6Shots off6
12Total shots6
2Shots saved0
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Gary GARDNER
1SØRLOTH was put clear by COLIN and he dummied the 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.
5JAMES headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
12The stunned WILSON was a mere bystander as a backpass from JAMES dropped just over.
26A drive from TROSSARD seemed a certain goal but WILSON managed to parry the ball away.
41A accurate pass bobbled toward COLE and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
42COWIE knocked the ball to CHIQUINHO who touched it over the bar.
45+1A cross from WHITEMAN left KNOYLE in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
 
47SØRLOTH headed inches over.
50A free-kick from COLE raced over the bar.
51GOAL!! A neat one-two left SØRLOTH clear and he made no mistake by instinctively floating the ball past the oncoming 'keeper. (1-0 Birmingham City)
54BELLINGHAM rattled an easy chance past the righthand post.
57GOAL!! A Birmingham City counter-attack allowed FORREST to setup TROSSARD with an easy goal. (2-0 Birmingham City)
72Uncertainty in the Doncaster Rovers defence enabled SØRLOTH to hammer an effort over.
74SØRLOTH flicked a deadly shot over from twenty yards out.
76GOAL!! A corner was fired across the goalmouth and BAUER fumbled the ball into his own net.
77COLE beat four Birmingham City players and fired an effort wide.
85FORREST worked the ball to BELLINGHAM, CLARKE-SALTER gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of WILSON.
89GOAL!! After SØRLOTH was fouled the referee waved play-on and TROSSARD went on to comfortably score. (4-0 Birmingham City)