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Commentary
A mix up in the Portsmouth defence enabled ESTUPIÑÁN to hit the ball inches wide.
A tame strike from MITOMA rolled agonisingly wide.
12¹SELVIK was able to block a weak header from LUÍS SEMEDO.
15¹A penalty box scramble resulted in CHONG driving a low shot over.
16¹A free-kick from CRESSWELL raced over the bar.
23¹CRESSWELL hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
24¹A cross from JAMES left ESTUPIÑÁN in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
25¹TYMON fired a left foot shot inches over from just outside the area.
43¹A great strike from NEDELJKOVIC was dealt with by a fine stop from the 'keeper.
The referee books BELLINGHAM for a clumsy challenge.
GOAL!! An outswinging corner was hoofed clear only for BELLINGHAM to volley the ball home. (1-0 Birmingham City)
BELLINGHAM ran onto a delightful ball from CHONG but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
13²OGILVIE was put clear by CRESSWELL and he raced past the Birmingham City 'keeper but glanced his shot over.
18²MORRELL receives a yellow card by the ref.
23²GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled BELLINGHAM to slip the ball home. (2-0 Birmingham City)
24²ESTUPIÑÁN made space on the right and knocked the ball to JAMES who touched the ball over.
26²The ref gave BELLINGHAM a second yellow card for a high challenge on LUÍS SEMEDO.
27²The referee cautions OGILVIE.
30²A shot from MITOMA held little difficulty for SELVIK.
31²The 'keeper saved a clever shot from CRESSWELL.
36²A left foot effort from MORRELL was pushed over by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
39²OGILVIE rushed a simple chance.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 9
Home league form: WWXW
Overall league form: WWLWWXWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Egil SELVIK1Josh GRIFFITHS
(c)Maxime COLIN2Kosta NEDELJKOVIC
George FRIEND3Aaron CRESSWELL(c)
Jobe BELLINGHAM4Bobby CLARK
Nico GORDON5Connor OGILVIE
Marc ROBERTS6Josh TYMON
Josh WILLIAMS7Marlon PACK
Tahith CHONG8Kaoru MITOMA
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN9LUÍS Hemir SEMEDO(p)
(f)Jordan JAMES10Yago SANTIAGO(f)
Scott HOGAN11Dane SCARLETT
Manager
Marcel OAKLEY  12  Zak SWANSON
Milos VESIC  13  Alex BASS
Isaac VASSELL  14  Clark ROBERTSON
Jordan GRAHAM  15Joe MORRELL
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ  16  Jonathan TOMKINSON
 
Portsmouth
 
League position: 16
Away league form: LXLX
Overall league form: WLLWXXLX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 2 Portsmouth 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 21,150, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Paul Musselwhite 7½)

Bellingham 5², Bellingham 23²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
 ScarlettóMorrell 6²
Bellingham 26² 
Bellingham 2²Morrell 18², Ogilvie 27²
113
88
156
310
119
1419
110
46%54%
Man of the match: Marlon Pack