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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 4 (setup 4, season 35)
Wrexham
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Mark HOWARD51Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe RAFFERTY2Maxime COLIN
Neil TAYLOR637George FRIEND
Dominik FRIESER748Ivan SUNJIC
Tom O'CONNOR5Nathaniel PHILLIPS
Reece HALL-JOHNSON666Marc ROBERTS
Pedro LEÓN Sánchez Gil77Juninho BACUNA
Stephen QUINN87Tahith CHONG
Odion Jude IGHALO9Troy DEENEY
George Alexandru PUSCAS6107Gary GARDNER
Zavon HINES11Scott HOGAN
Manager
Anthony FORDE12Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
James JONES613Zach JEACOCK
Dior ANGUS6146Nico GORDON
Stuart BEAVON15Isaac VASSELL
Elliot LEE166Jordan JAMES

Wrexham 2 Birmingham City 4
(Half-time: 2-3, Attendance: 15,345, Stadium: Racecourse Ground, Referee: Keith STROUD 6½)
36 Taylor, 40 IghaloScorers5 Deeney, 22 Bacuna, 27 Gardner, 68 Gardner
74 Taylor <=> Jones, 74 León <=> AngusSubstitutions69 Roberts <=> James, 79 Friend <=> Gordon
Sendings off
25 Ighalo, 87 Hall-JohnsonBookings
2Corners3
10Fouls5
2Offsides2
6Shots on6
5Shots off7
11Total shots13
3Shots saved2
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Ivan SUNJIC
3The 'keeper parried a clever strike from QUINN.
5GOAL!! A brilliant ball from BACUNA left CHONG in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to DEENEY to score. (1-0 Birmingham City)
6A shot from IGHALO was kicked off the line by PHILLIPS.
9SUNJIC made space on the left and knocked the ball to DEENEY who clipped the ball over.
11CHONG rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
11The stunned VESIC was a mere bystander as a backpass from GARDNER dropped just wide.
16DEENEY beat TAYLOR and placed the ball to BACUNA who blasted his shot wide.
21A shot from HINES held no problem for the 'keeper.
22GOAL!! After a patient build-up BACUNA drove the ball past the Wrexham 'keeper. (2-0 Birmingham City)
25The ref cautions IGHALO.
27GOAL!! Birmingham City's GARDNER beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's near post. (3-0 Birmingham City)
28A useful ball from FRIESER on the right found IGHALO who sliced his effort over.
36GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of TAYLOR who drove the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (3-1 Birmingham City)
38DEENEY dribbled away from TAYLOR and rifled a tame shot over the bar.
40GOAL!! An energetic QUINN ran down the wing and dragged the ball back for IGHALO to nudge home. (3-2 Birmingham City)
41SUNJIC beat four Wrexham players and drove an effort inches wide.
 
48A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled TAYLOR to volley an effort just wide.
49A tame strike from CHONG trickled agonisingly wide.
60TAYLOR blasted a looping shot just wide from long range.
63CHONG worked the ball to GARDNER, DEENEY controlled his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
68GOAL!! A quick-witted GARDNER pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (4-2 Birmingham City)
71The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful effort.
73A corner found SUNJIC who flicked an effort wide.
83DEENEY shot over.
85IGHALO poked a simple chance past the near post.
87A high tackle on PHILLIPS by HALL-JOHNSON results in a booking.