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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 1 (setup 6, season 21)
Chelsea
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Roman BÜRKI17Pierluigi GOLLINI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
George BALDOCK2Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Dylan WILLIAMS737Emmanuel LONGELO
Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK4Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG
Andreas CHRISTENSEN57Harlee DEAN
Benoît BADIASHILE Mukinayi766Nico GORDON
RODRYGO Silva de Goes7Denis ZAKARIA
Hakim ZIYECH8Jordan GRAHAM
Jude SOONSUP-BELL696Keyendrah SIMMONDS
Bryan GIL Salvatierra6106Jordan JAMES
Mason GREENWOOD711Josh McEACHRAN
Manager
Mathias Jørgensen, ZANKA12Marcel OAKLEY
Marcus BETTINELLI13Maduka OKOYE
Chukwunonso MADUEKE614George HALL
Callum HUDSON-ODOI715Odin BAILEY
Faustino ANJORIN166George FRIEND

Chelsea 1 Birmingham City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 37,598, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Andy PENN 5½)
7 RodrygoScorers
50 Christensen <=> Hudson-Odoi, 75 Badiashile <=> MaduekeSubstitutions72 Azpilicueta <=> Friend
Sendings off
45+1 ChristensenBookings35 Højbjerg, 38 McEachran
3Corners5
19Fouls20
5Offsides4
11Shots on4
10Shots off1
21Total shots5
9Shots saved4
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: George BALDOCK
3A refined cross from LOFTUS-CHEEK, was blasted goalbound by SOONSUP-BELL only for GOLLINI to palm clear.
6A strike from ZIYECH held no problem for GOLLINI.
7GOAL!! RODRYGO hit a swerving thirty yard shot past the bemused 'keeper. (1-0 Chelsea)
16The Birmingham City 'keeper dived to his right to save an accurate drive from Chelsea's GREENWOOD.
18SOONSUP-BELL dummied LONGELO but lashed the ball into the arms of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
21GIL beat a number of Birmingham City players and fired a shot inches wide.
35HØJBJERG booked for a bad challenge.
37A useful ball from CHRISTENSEN on the right bobbled toward GREENWOOD who mishit his shot over.
38MCEACHRAN booked by PENN for a poor tackle.
40A corner was collected by ZIYECH who headed the ball wide.
42ZIYECH dribbled round HØJBJERG and stabbed a poor shot over.
45+1CHRISTENSEN booked.
 
47RODRYGO drilled a left foot shot inches wide from long range.
49The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from GREENWOOD.
61AZPILICUETA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
61A good effort from ZIYECH scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
66A accurate pass found ZIYECH and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
67A brilliant shot from ZIYECH was dealt with by a useful stop from the Birmingham City 'keeper.
74A shot from GRAHAM seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
79GREENWOOD headed over.
84SOONSUP-BELL's shot beat the Birmingham City 'keeper but rebounded off the Birmingham City upright.
86ZIYECH charged through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at GOLLINI.