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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 28)
Birmingham City
v.
Sunderland
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC17Rob ELLIOT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Michael MORRISON2Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO
Isaac VASSELL63Fabio BORINI
Maikel KIEFTENBELD47Ibrahim 'Didier' N'DONG
Mike VAN DER HOORN5Papy Mison DJILOBODJI
Marc ROBERTS67Tyias BROWNING
Kevin VOLLAND77Lee CATTERMOLE
Marko ARNAUTOVIC87Aiden McGEADY
Callum WILSON97Nicklas HELENIUS Jensen
Martin BRAITHWAITE10Jack RODWELL
Jérémie BOGA116Duncan WATMORE
Manager
Carl JENKINSON12Brendan GALLOWAY
Jon STEWART13Cristian Darío ÁLVAREZ
Maxime COLIN14Callum McMANAMAN
Jason LOWE15George HONEYMAN
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ16Joel ASORO

Birmingham City 0 Sunderland 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 26,106, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Edwin VURENS 8)
Scorers54 McGeady
Substitutions59 N'Dong <=> Honeyman
Sendings off
85 ArnautovicBookings5 Rodwell, 21 Watmore, 25 McGeady
4Corners1
3Fouls13
3Offsides3
8Shots on4
6Shots off8
14Total shots12
6Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: George HONEYMAN
1HELENIUS ran onto a delightful ball from CATTERMOLE but fired his shot wide of the goal.
5RODWELL booked for dangerous play.
9RODWELL headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
11A mix up in the Sunderland defence enabled MORRISON to thump the ball inches wide.
16ARNAUTOVIC rasped the ball through a ruck of players but ELLIOT was a match for it as he dived to his right.
19WILSON pulled away from CATTERMOLE but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
21WATMORE given a yellow card by the referee for a bad foul.
23A poor strike from WATMORE bounced agonisingly wide.
25A late challenge on KIEFTENBELD by MCGEADY results in a booking.
26MCGEADY dribbled past MORRISON and stroked a poor shot over.
27A perfect shot from MCGEADY was dealt with by a fine stop from the 'keeper.
36MCGEADY was put clear by WATMORE and he stepped inside VESIC but glanced his shot just wide.
38ARNAUTOVIC's shot beat the Sunderland 'keeper but rebounded off the Sunderland post.
41A corner fell to CATTERMOLE who flicked the ball wide.
42VASSELL placed a looping shot just wide from twenty-five yards out.
 
54GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled MCGEADY to run through the Birmingham City defence and score. (1-0 Sunderland)
60An exceptional effort from ARNAUTOVIC scraped the woodwork.
77RODWELL beat a number of Birmingham City players and fired a great chance over.
79CATTERMOLE galloped through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
85ARNAUTOVIC booked.
87The bemused VESIC stared in disbelief as a backpass from VOLLAND dropped just over.
90+1A accurate pass bobbled toward ARNAUTOVIC and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.