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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 7 (setup 4, season 35)
Birmingham City
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC17Rúnar Alex RÚNARSSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN62Josh DACRES-COGLEY
George FRIEND38MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Ivan SUNJIC47Ryan YATES
Nathaniel PHILLIPS56Derrick WILLIAMS
Jake CLARKE-SALTER67Jordan ZEMURA
Josh WILLIAMS77Lukas RUPP
Jordan GRAHAM8Regan CHARLES-COOK
Ike UGBO79Jari OOSTERWIJK
Troy DEENEY610Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Isaac VASSELL611Kane HEMMINGS
Manager
Gary GARDNER12Alexis ALLART
Zach JEACOCK13Luke PILLING
Jordan JAMES14Bersant CELINA
Odin BAILEY15Jonny SMITH
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ16Calum WOODS

Birmingham City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 18,822, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 7)
1 Ugbo, 36 UgboScorers36 Marcos Alonso
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings9 Hemmings
1Corners4
3Fouls9
10Offsides3
6Shots on6
10Shots off12
16Total shots18
3Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Nathaniel PHILLIPS
1GOAL!! A Birmingham City counter-attack allowed DEENEY to setup UGBO with a simple goal. (1-0 Birmingham City)
6DEENEY worked the ball to VASSELL, WILLIAMS gathered his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of RÚNARSSON.
8The 'keeper managed to block an amazing shot.
9A high tackle gets HEMMINGS a yellow card.
16OOSTERWIJK dribbled away from FRIEND and rattled a tame shot well wide.
23A weak shot from YATES bounced agonisingly wide.
26The bemused Tranmere Rovers 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from WILLIAMS dropped just wide.
26YATES hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
36GOAL!! A patient Tranmere Rovers side were rewarded with a fierce shot from MARCOS ALONSO. (1-1)
36GOAL!! A sliced WILLIAMS shot was collected by UGBO who made no mistake from the edge of the box. (2-1 Birmingham City)
37A wonderful save prevented OOSTERWIJK from scoring a great goal.
41OOSTERWIJK played the ball to MARCOS ALONSO who nodded it wide.
45UGBO shot wide.
 
46Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled OOSTERWIJK to crack an effort inches over.
47CHARLES-COOK rushed an easy chance.
48A good ball from SUNJIC on the left fell to GRAHAM who sliced his effort just beyond the near post.
59VASSELL beat MARCOS ALONSO and fired the ball to UGBO who fired his effort wide.
60SUNJIC headed over.
74A cross from YATES left MARCOS ALONSO in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
76MARCOS ALONSO ran onto a great ball from GRIFFITHS but dragged his shot wide of the righthand post.
79PHILLIPS's shot beat RÚNARSSON but rebounded off the Tranmere Rovers crossbar.
84COLIN raced past CHARLES-COOK but placed the ball into the arms of RÚNARSSON.