Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 29 Nov 2023
Blackburn beat Birmingham 4-2 in the EFL Championship on 29 November 2023 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. Samuel Szmodics, James Hill and Harry Leonard scored for Blackburn; S. Dembélé for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 16'
- 28'Foul
- 31'Foul
- 33'Foul
- 35'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 1-047'assist: Adam Wharton
- 2-052'assist: Harry Leonard
- 3-059'assist: S. Tronstad
- 62'out: Ethan Laird
- 3-163'assist: C. Drameh
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'
- 3-278'assist: S. Hogan
- 80'Foul
- 85'out: G. Gardner
- 87'Time wasting
- 4-290+2'assist: Andrew Moran
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Blackburn
- 8.9Samuel SzmodicsM
- 8.2Harry LeonardF
- 7.9Adam WhartonM
- 7.5James HillD
- 7.2Hayden CarterD
- 7.0Harry PickeringD
- 7.0Sondre TronstadM
- 7.0Leopold WahlstedtG
- 6.9Tyrhys DolanF
- 6.9Callum BrittainM
- 6.9Andrew MoranM
- 6.5Lewis TravisD
- 6.2Arnór SigurðssonM
Birmingham
- 8.7Siriki DembéléM
- 7.3Jordan JamesM
- 7.2Ethan LairdD
- 7.0Cody DramehD
- 7.0Kōji MiyoshiM
- 6.9Juninho BacunaM
- 6.9Scott HoganF
- 6.9Jay StansfieldF
- 6.6Lukas JutkiewiczM
- 6.6Krystian BielikM
- 6.5Dion SandersonD
- 6.3John RuddyG
- 6.3Gary GardnerM
- 6.3Emanuel AiwuD
- 6.3Oliver BurkeF
- 6.2Lee BuchananD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BlackburnJ. Tomasson
Substitutes
- 7Arnór Sigurðsson46'M6.2
- 34J. HiltonG
- 18Dilan MarkandayF
- 20Harry Leonard90+2'87'16'F8.2
- 15P. GambleD
- 30Jake GarrettM
- 41L. DuruD
- 33S. TelalovićF
- 31T. AtchesonD
BirminghamW. Rooney
Substitutes
- 45O. Burke76'F6.3
- 34Ivan SunjicM
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 9S. Hogan76'F6.9
- 4M. RobertsD
- 20G. Gardner85'M6.3
- 11Kōji Miyoshi76'M7.0
- 2Ethan Laird62'D7.2
- 23M. EmmanuelD
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
0.72Expected goals (xG)1.31
11Total shots26
6Shots on target6
2Shots off target13
3Blocked shots7
6Corners9
3Offsides0
12Fouls6
4Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves2
548Total passes352
460Accurate passes262
84%Pass accuracy74%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Szmodics | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8.9 |
| Harry Leonard | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 8.2 |
| Adam Wharton | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| James Hill | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Leopold Wahlstedt | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Andrew Moran | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Lewis Travis | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Arnór Sigurðsson | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siriki Dembélé | 90 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Jordan James | 85 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Ethan Laird | 28 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Cody Drameh | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Kōji Miyoshi | 14 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Scott Hogan | 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jay Stansfield | 76 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 76 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Krystian Bielik | 76 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Dion Sanderson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Gary Gardner | 13 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Emanuel Aiwu | 62 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Burke | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lee Buchanan | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BlackburnWLWLW
BirminghamWLDLL
- W25 Nov 23HSheffield Wednesday2-1
- L11 Nov 23ASunderland1-3
- D04 Nov 23HIpswich2-2
- L28 Oct 23ASouthampton1-3
- L25 Oct 23HHull City0-2
Head-to-head
- 01 Apr 23Birmingham1-0Blackburn
- 31 Jan 23Birmingham0-1Blackburn
- 28 Jan 23Blackburn2-2Birmingham
- 22 Oct 22Blackburn2-1Birmingham
- 07 May 22Birmingham1-2Blackburn
- 18 Dec 21Blackburn4-0Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2023/24
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 46 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 46 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 46 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -52 | 27 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: Stoke City 0-3 Blackburn, 25 Nov 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Blackburn, 2 Dec 2023 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 25 Nov 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 0-0 Rotherham, 2 Dec 2023 · EFL Championship
Data updated