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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 2 (setup 4, season 36)
Birmingham City
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC71Josh GRIFFITHS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Maxime COLIN82Zak SWANSON
George FRIEND536Aaron CRESSWELL
Gary GARDNER4Joe MORRELL
Nathaniel PHILLIPS85Matt CLARKE
Nico GORDON766Sean RAGGETT
Juninho BACUNA77Mauro Abel FORMICA
Tahith CHONG78Kaoru MITOMA
Troy DEENEY796Jayden REID
Jordan JAMES10Robbie BRADY
Scott HOGAN11Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Jordan GRAHAM12Connor OGILVIE
Zach JEACOCK13Alex BASS
George HALL14Louis THOMPSON
Josh WILLIAMS15Kieron FREEMAN
Marcel OAKLEY616Reeco HACKETT-FAIRCHILD

Birmingham City 4 Portsmouth 1
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 24,112, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Mike REED 5½)
10 Hogan, 41 Deeney, 45+1 Phillips, 85 ColinScorers73 Mitoma
81 Friend <=> OakleySubstitutions
Sendings off
50 Deeney, 85 JamesBookings48 Harrison, 65 Clarke, 89 Mitoma
4Corners5
11Fouls19
7Offsides7
5Shots on4
18Shots off4
23Total shots8
1Shots saved2
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Nathaniel PHILLIPS
10GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from BACUNA rattled the crossbar and in the ensuing scramble the ball was hoofed into the net by HOGAN. (1-0 Birmingham City)
18The Birmingham City 'keeper parried a refined strike from REID.
19HOGAN scuffed an easy chance.
20The bemused Portsmouth 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from MITOMA dropped just wide.
34CHONG flicked an easy chance past the far post.
34A accurate pass bobbled toward REID and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
37GRIFFITHS did well to hold onto a wicked strike from CHONG.
41GOAL!! A beautiful outswinging corner was headed in at the far post by DEENEY. (2-0 Birmingham City)
44A corner bobbled toward FRIEND who nodded an effort just beyond the far post.
45+1GOAL!! A short backpass by SWANSON enabled PHILLIPS to run in and drive the ball past the 'keeper. (3-0 Birmingham City)
 
48The referee books HARRISON for a clinical challenge.
50A clumsy challenge gets DEENEY a yellow card.
52CHONG made space on the right and touched the ball to COLIN who touched the ball over.
56The Birmingham City 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce shot from Portsmouth's CRESSWELL.
58A mix up in the Portsmouth defence enabled CHONG to volley the ball over the bar.
62COLIN headed wide.
65CLARKE booked for gamesmanship.
70FRIEND kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
73GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with MITOMA rocketing the ball into the net. (3-1 Birmingham City)
85GOAL!! The creative BACUNA neatly flicked on a cross for COLIN to crack the ball in. (4-1 Birmingham City)
85A clinical foul on RAGGETT by JAMES results in a booking.
89MITOMA cautioned for a high foul on HOGAN.