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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 27 (setup 4, season 34)
Birmingham City
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC61Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN27Dedryck BOYATA
George FRIEND3MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Jérémie BOGA4Ryan YATES
Nathaniel PHILLIPS56George RAY
Marc ROBERTS6Jordan ZEMURA
Ivan SUNJIC76Lukas RUPP
Marko ARNAUTOVIC8Bersant CELINA
Kemar ROOFE9Dom CALVERT-LEWIN
Troy DEENEY610Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Scott HOGAN11Alexis ALLART
Manager
Jordan GRAHAM12Calum WOODS
Zach JEACOCK13Josh DACRES-COGLEY
Gary GARDNER14Matthew BRIGGS
Jake CLARKE-SALTER156Mark DUFFY
IVÁN Sánchez Aguayo16Alex HENSHALL

Birmingham City 1 Tranmere Rovers 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 27,706, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 6½)
65og YatesScorers16 Boyata, 72 Calvert-Lewin
66 Colin <=> IvánSubstitutions74 Boyata <=> Duffy
Sendings off
37 RoofeBookings1 Calvert-Lewin, 61 Allart
4Corners2
8Fouls18
3Offsides1
7Shots on3
4Shots off7
11Total shots10
5Shots saved1
59%Possession41%
Man of the match: IVÁN Sánchez Aguayo
1CALVERT-LEWIN given a yellow card for a poor foul.
4ARNAUTOVIC snapped at an easy chance.
6BOGA headed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
10GRIFFITHS stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
12ALLART made space on the left and dragged the ball to CALVERT-LEWIN who rasped the ball wide.
16GOAL!! On the left wing RUPP collected a defender's clearance and hit it into the penalty box for BOYATA to slip it into the roof of the net. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)
18RUPP beat DEENEY and drove the ball to CALVERT-LEWIN who hit his shot wide.
21ARNAUTOVIC dummied RUPP but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
35SUNJIC dribbled away from CELINA and poked a tame shot into the crowd.
37The ref yellow cards ROOFE for a clinical foul.
41DEENEY clipped the ball through a ruck of players but PENNY was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
46The stunned Birmingham City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ROBERTS fell just over.
49DEENEY worked the ball to HOGAN, ROOFE controlled his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of PENNY.
60A twenty-five yard drive from CALVERT-LEWIN caused the Birmingham City 'keeper little difficulty.
61A late challenge on PHILLIPS by ALLART results in a booking.
62DEENEY's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
65The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely shot from Birmingham City's ROOFE.
65GOAL!! A long shot from FRIEND deflected off the boot of YATES and into his own net.
66CALVERT-LEWIN was put clear by ALLART and he nutmegged the 'keeper but drilled his shot over.
68A good effort from GRIFFITHS scraped the outside of the post.
69ZEMURA drilled a looping shot wide from close range.
72GOAL!! After being forced wide CALVERT-LEWIN managed to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-1 Tranmere Rovers)
81A corner was collected by ROOFE who nodded an effort inches wide.
84An exceptional strike from ARNAUTOVIC was dealt with by a useful block from PENNY.