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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 32 (setup 4, season 28)
Crawley Town
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Bartosz BIALKOWSKI1David STOCKDALE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Conor McLAUGHLIN62Michael MORRISON
Nathan BYRNE38Marc ROBERTS
Josh PAYNE64Stewart DOWNING
Mark O'HARA757Mike VAN DER HOORN
Mark CONNOLLY666Carl JENKINSON
Lewis YOUNG78Kevin VOLLAND
David MILINKOVIC88Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Ollie PALMER9Martin BRAITHWAITE
Dominic POLEON106Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Ellis HARRISON11Jérémie BOGA
Manager
Reece GREGO-COX12Jason LOWE
Adam LEGZDINS13Jon STEWART
Jimmy SMITH14Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Josh DOHERTY15Maxime COLIN
Dean COX16Ché ADAMS

Crawley Town 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 5,734, Stadium: Broadfield Stadium, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 7½)
32 MilinkovicScorers2 Arnautovic, 34 Volland
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings5 Jutkiewicz
1Corners1
14Fouls3
1Offsides5
3Shots on4
3Shots off14
6Total shots18
2Shots saved1
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Kevin VOLLAND
2GOAL!! A patient Birmingham City side were rewarded with an accurate strike from ARNAUTOVIC. (1-0 Birmingham City)
5RUI CARLOS cautions JUTKIEWICZ.
8A corner bobbled toward ARNAUTOVIC who fired the ball just beyond the near post.
10A penalty box scramble resulted in MORRISON knocking a low shot wide.
12The Birmingham City 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from MILINKOVIC.
17JENKINSON was put clear by MORRISON and he pulled away from BIALKOWSKI but glanced his shot just beyond the far post.
20A accurate pass found YOUNG and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
27A neatly crafted cross from BOGA, was tapped goalbound by JUTKIEWICZ only for the 'keeper to claw away.
32GOAL!! A deep cross by O'HARA was met by MILINKOVIC who rushed in to score. (1-1)
34GOAL!! A wonderful shot from MORRISON was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as VOLLAND who hit the ball past the stranded Crawley Town 'keeper. (2-1 Birmingham City)
36BOGA made space on the left and knocked the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who clipped the ball wide.
43A mix up in the Crawley Town defence enabled ARNAUTOVIC to hammer the ball inches wide.
45+1BRAITHWAITE beat BYRNE and whacked the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who blasted his shot wide.
 
47DOWNING played the ball to BRAITHWAITE who flicked it inches over.
55A cross from PAYNE left PALMER in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
56VOLLAND's shot was well saved by BIALKOWSKI.
58The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from YOUNG fell just over.
61ARNAUTOVIC waltzed round PAYNE and flicked a weak shot over.
63A poor shot from DOWNING bounced agonisingly wide.
63DOWNING headed over the bar.
73HARRISON worked the ball to YOUNG, MILINKOVIC gathered his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
83ARNAUTOVIC rushed a simple chance.
87ARNAUTOVIC blasted a deadly shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
89A free-kick from ROBERTS floated wide.
90+1A useful ball from O'HARA on the left found MCLAUGHLIN who sliced his shot just beyond the far post.