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Commentary
BELLINGHAM chipped the ball to ESTUPIÑÁN who turned it wide.
GOAL!! After some useful play on the left CHONG came inside and blasted the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
GOAL!! A one-handed save from the 'keeper enabled NISBET to chip the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
The Port Vale 'keeper saved a swerving shot from ESTUPIÑÁN.
JANELT worked the ball to NISBET, JOHNSTON controlled his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
16¹A header by JAMES at the far post was easily collected by the Port Vale 'keeper.
19¹JOHNSTON dribbled away from ROBERTS and stroked a weak shot into the crowd.
25¹NISBET ran onto a wonderful ball from ECCLES but fumbled his shot wide.
28¹A penalty box scramble resulted in ESTUPIÑÁN driving a low shot wide.
39¹GOAL!! A mix up between BURGESS and the Port Vale 'keeper allowed CHONG to crack the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Birmingham City)
45¹GOAL!! After a useful build-up NISBET drove a low shot past SELVIK. (2-2)
NISBET was put clear by JANELT and he beat the Birmingham City 'keeper but struck his shot just wide.
10²CHONG whacked a looping shot wide from long range.
11²A corner bobbled toward CHONG who fired an effort just beyond the far post.
13²A mix up in the Port Vale defence enabled WILLIAMS to blast an effort over the bar.
20²GOAL!! ODOI tried to play the ball out of the Port Vale penalty area but was tackled by JAMES who forced the ball to CHONG for a simple tap in. (3-2 Birmingham City)
32²HOGAN made space on the left and touched the ball to JAMES who clipped the ball over.
39²A cross from JANELT left JOHNSTON in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
44²NISBET snapped at an easy chance.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 6
Home league form: LWWW
Overall league form: WLLWWWWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Egil SELVIK1Jonathan BOND
(c)Maxime COLIN2Tariq LAMPTEY
George FRIEND3Marc BOLA
Jobe BELLINGHAM4Vitaly JANELT
Nico GORDON5Cameron BURGESS
Marc ROBERTS6Dennis ODOI(c)
Josh WILLIAMS7Josh ECCLES
Tahith CHONG8Mikey JOHNSTON
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN9Kevin NISBET(p)
(f)Jordan JAMES10Elias SØRENSEN(f)
Scott HOGAN11Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Niall HUGGINS  12  Dion SANDERSON
Milos VESIC  13  Jack STEVENS
Marcel OAKLEY  14  Dan BUTTERWORTH
Ivan SUNJIC  15  Mipo ODUBEKO
Juninho BACUNA  16  Dan TURNER
 
Port Vale
 
League position: 3
Away league form: WLXX
Overall league form: WWWLWWXW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 3 Port Vale 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 21,356, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Thomas Drage 7½)

Chong 1¹, Chong 39¹, Chong 20²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Nisbet 8¹, Nisbet 45¹
  
  
  
01
44
00
53
65
118
21
55%45%
Man of the match: Jobe Bellingham