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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 4 (setup 4, season 34)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez616Lee CAMP
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Dedryck BOYATA2Maxime COLIN
MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza837Juan FAMILIA-CASTILLO
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA748Jérémie BOGA
Derrick WILLIAMS57Marc ROBERTS
George RAY66Jake CLARKE-SALTER
Jonny SMITH76Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Bersant CELINA8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Jari OOSTERWIJK97Kemar ROOFE
Rostyn GRIFFITHS610Lewis GRABBAN
Alexis ALLART117Scott HOGAN
Manager
Matthew BRIGGS12Isaac VASSELL
Luke PILLING13Milos VESIC
Calum WOODS14Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Alex HENSHALL156Gary GARDNER
Alan TATE16Jefferson Antonio MONTERO Vite

Tranmere Rovers 1 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 16,759, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Andy PENN 6½)
29 BoyataScorers7 Hogan, 39 Arnautovic, 76 Roofe
Substitutions50 Roberts <=> Jutkiewicz, 79 Roofe <=> Gardner
Sendings off
23 Oosterwijk, 69 AllartBookings36 Grabban
0Corners1
10Fouls9
4Offsides1
3Shots on7
13Shots off5
16Total shots12
1Shots saved4
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Jérémie BOGA
2ALLART made space on the right and touched the ball to OOSTERWIJK who rasped the ball wide.
7GOAL!! HOGAN hit a curling twenty yard shot past the bemused 'keeper. (1-0 Birmingham City)
10A penalty box scramble resulted in OOSTERWIJK knocking the ball over.
13Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled JAVI GARCÍA to hit an effort wide.
15A corner was collected by GRIFFITHS who turned the ball over.
18ARNAUTOVIC headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
20The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce effort.
21FAMILIA-CASTILLO's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
23The referee cautions OOSTERWIJK for a late tackle.
29GOAL!! A tackle from HOGAN gave Tranmere Rovers a free-kick just outside the area which BOYATA fired past CAMP. (1-1)
34A cross from GRIFFITHS left OOSTERWIJK in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
36A refined pass from HOGAN, was hit goalbound by ROOFE only for PENNY to palm clear.
36GRABBAN cautioned for a bad challenge on GRIFFITHS.
39GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled ARNAUTOVIC to dribble through the Tranmere Rovers defence and score. (2-1 Birmingham City)
 
52A accurate pass found OOSTERWIJK and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
69A poor challenge on JUTKIEWICZ by ALLART results in a booking.
71ALLART hit a right foot shot inches over from close range.
73GRABBAN played the ball to BOGA who headed it wide.
76GOAL!! A deep cross from CLARKE-SALTER on the right was nodded home by ROOFE at the far post. (3-1 Birmingham City)
76SMITH worked the ball to GRIFFITHS, OOSTERWIJK collected his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
81ARNAUTOVIC stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
88A free-kick from OOSTERWIJK floated over.