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Commentary
JAMES worked the ball to BACUNA, ESTUPIÑÁN gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of RODÁK.
CAREY rushed an easy chance.
EKPITETA beat three Birmingham City players and stroked an effort wide.
CAREY knocked the ball to EL GHAZI who forced it just wide.
A shot from VASSELL was kicked off the line by NELSON.
10¹BACUNA was put clear by GORDON and he dummied RODÁK but rammed his shot just beyond the far post.
15¹YATES dummied FRIEND but placed the ball into the arms of SELVIK.
16¹A shot from ESTUPIÑÁN held no problem for the Blackpool 'keeper.
17¹CAREY ran onto a great ball from DOUGALL but fired his effort wide of the goal.
21¹GOAL!! The Birmingham City 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from PHILLIPS and EL GHAZI managed to poke the ball home. (1-0 Blackpool)
25¹A shot from CHONG was smothered by the 'keeper.
31¹VASSELL booked by STAMATOPOULOS.
The Blackpool 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from BACUNA.
The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from JAMES dropped just wide.
13²ESTUPIÑÁN beat EL GHAZI and fired the ball to CHONG who dragged his shot wide.
17²The Blackpool 'keeper was able to block a tame header from CHONG.
22²A cross from EL GHAZI left HOUNTONDJI in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
25²A shot from WRIGHT seemed a certain goal but SELVIK managed to palm the ball away.
28²A looping shot from ROBERTS was forced wide by the 'keeper.
31²SELVIK blocked a refined strike from YATES.
34²A tame strike from EL GHAZI rolled agonisingly wide.
36²GOAL!! Uncertainty between EKPITETA and the 'keeper allowed ESTUPIÑÁN to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
38²A header by CAREY at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
39²A mix up in the Blackpool defence enabled ESTUPIÑÁN to hit an effort wide.
40²CAREY made space on the left and knocked the ball to WRIGHT who fired the ball over.
44²NELSON fired the ball through a ruck of players but SELVIK was a match for it as he dived to his left.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 9
Home league form: XWW-
Overall league form: XOWW----
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Egil SELVIK1Marek RODÁK(c)
(c)Maxime COLIN2Tom HOLMES
George FRIEND3James HUSBAND
Jordan JAMES4Kenny DOUGALL
Nathaniel PHILLIPS5Curtis NELSON
Nico GORDON6Marvin EKPITETA
Josh WILLIAMS7Sonny CAREY
Tahith CHONG8Anwar EL GHAZI
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN9Jerry YATES(p)
(f)Juninho BACUNA10Callum WRIGHT(f)
Isaac VASSELL11Andréas HOUNTONDJI
Manager
Ivan SUNJIC  12  Callum CONNOLLY
Milos VESIC  13  Daniel GRIMSHAW
Marc ROBERTS14  Shayne LAVERY
Marcel OAKLEY  15Ian POVEDA
Niall HUGGINS  16  Reece JAMES
 
Blackpool
 
League position: 11
Away league form: LLXL
Overall league form: LWLWXL--
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 1 Blackpool 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 18,725, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Kenny Stamatopoulos 7½)

Estupiñán 36²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
El Ghazi 21¹
VassellóRoberts 21²YatesóPoveda 36²
  
Vassell 31¹ 
46
215
24
86
38
1114
65
49%51%
Man of the match: Tom Holmes