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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 25 (setup 6, season 21)
Birmingham City
v.
Brighton & HA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Pierluigi GOLLINI16Jason STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco27James TOMKINS
Emmanuel LONGELO3MARC CUCURELLA Saseta
Pierre-Emile HŘJBJERG4Pascal GROSS
Marc ROBERTS57Shane DUFFY
Harlee DEAN66Cristian 'Tudor' BALUTA
Ivan SUNJIC677Yves BISSOUMA
Jordan GRAHAM788Solomon MARCH
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ697Aaron CONNOLLY
George HALL6106Jakub MODER
Keyendrah SIMMONDS11Neal MAUPAY
Manager
Nico GORDON12Kacper KOZLOWSKI
Maduka OKOYE13Andy MORAN
Josh McEACHRAN14Martín MONTOYA Torralbo
Ryan STIRK15Haydon ROBERTS
Marcel OAKLEY16Steven ALZATE

Birmingham City 1 Brighton & HA 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 21,491, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 5½)
34 GrahamScorers12 March, 20 Connolly
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings50 Duffy
0Corners3
6Fouls13
1Offsides2
3Shots on10
4Shots off8
7Total shots18
2Shots saved7
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: MARC CUCURELLA Saseta
8MARCH's shot was well saved by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
10The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce shot.
12GOAL!! On the left wing GROSS collected a defender's clearance and hit it into the goalmouth for MARCH to fire it over the line. (1-0 Brighton & HA)
16A header by GROSS at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
19HALL kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
20GOAL!! A Brighton & HA counter-attack allowed GROSS to setup CONNOLLY with an easy goal. (2-0 Brighton & HA)
24A accurate pass bobbled toward MODER and his left foot shot went narrowly wide.
28The 'keeper saved a clever shot from MARCH.
29LONGELO was put clear by JUTKIEWICZ and he beat the Brighton & HA 'keeper but glanced his shot just beyond the near post.
34GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from ROBERTS caught the Brighton & HA defence napping and GRAHAM raced through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (2-1 Brighton & HA)
35JUTKIEWICZ blasted a looping shot over the bar from close range.
45+1BISSOUMA headed just beyond the near post.
 
49The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from MAUPAY.
50DUFFY cautioned by the referee for a clinical foul.
55MARCH rushed an easy chance.
59A free-kick from BALUTA went over.
60A cross from HALL left JUTKIEWICZ in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
63A drive from JUTKIEWICZ seemed a certain goal but STEELE managed to parry the ball away.
64A useful ball from TOMKINS on the left was collected by BISSOUMA who mishit his shot over.
68The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from CONNOLLY.
73A great effort from MARCH scraped the outside of the righthand post.
75GROSS made space on the right and pulled the ball to MARCH who clipped the ball wide.
76MAUPAY pulled away from AZPILICUETA but slammed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
81CONNOLLY floated the ball to MARCH who headed it over.
89The Birmingham City 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from Brighton & HA's MARCH.
90+3An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the 'keeper by MODER.