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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 6 (setup 4, season 37)
Birmingham City
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC717Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN827Yan VALERY
George FRIEND836Dimitris GIANNOULIS
Ivan SUNJIC4Tom LOWERY
Nico GORDON56Perry NG
Marcel OAKLEY66Harlee DEAN
Juninho BACUNA77Jarrod BOWEN
Tahith CHONG86Philip HEISE
Óscar Eduardo ESTUPIÑÁN Vallesilla797Jacob BROWN
Jordan JAMES810Anthony KNOCKAERT
Scott HOGAN6116Owen DALE
Manager
Jordan GRAHAM12Reggie CANNON
Zach JEACOCK13Ben GARRATT
George HALL14Ryan NYAMBE
Jobe BELLINGHAM15Josh MAGENNIS
Gary GARDNER16Ben WOODBURN

Birmingham City 1 Crewe Alexandra 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 20,019, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Rob STYLES 7)
9 ChongScorers46 Brown
Substitutions
Sendings off
18 ChongBookings28 Lowery
5Corners3
4Fouls6
0Offsides2
7Shots on4
12Shots off6
19Total shots10
5Shots saved2
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: George FRIEND
6JAMES nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
8JAMES floated the ball to CHONG who touched it over.
9GOAL!! A shot from FRIEND was scuffed off the line only for CHONG to tuck the ball in. (1-0 Birmingham City)
18A bad challenge on GIANNOULIS by CHONG results in a booking.
20A weak strike from ESTUPIÑÁN rolled agonisingly wide.
22A free-kick from BOWEN raced over.
23HEISE beat OAKLEY and drove the ball to BROWN who fired his shot wide.
28STYLES cautions LOWERY.
35A cross from JAMES left ESTUPIÑÁN in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
43An exceptional strike from ESTUPIÑÁN was dealt with by a fine block from the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
 
46GOAL!! JAMES tried to play the ball out of the Birmingham City penalty area but was tackled by BOWEN who forced the ball to BROWN for a simple tap in. (1-1)
47ESTUPIÑÁN stroked a simple chance past the far post.
49HEISE worked the ball to LOWERY, BROWN latched onto his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of VESIC.
51FRIEND clipped the ball through a crowd of players but PEACOCK-FARRELL was a match for it as he dived to his right.
57The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from DEAN fell just over.
58FRIEND beat four Crewe Alexandra players and drove a shot wide.
66A penalty box scramble resulted in CHONG tapping the ball wide.
68PEACOCK-FARRELL managed to block a powerful shot.
72JAMES ran onto a delightful ball from BACUNA but fired his effort wide.
77JAMES brought the ball away from BOWEN and poked a weak shot into the crowd.
81A good ball from HEISE on the right found BROWN who mishit his shot over the bar.
90+2A pin-point pass fell to HEISE and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.