Burton Albion 2-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 18 Aug 2017
Burton Albion beat Birmingham 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 18 August 2017 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent. M. Sordell and L. Dyer scored for Burton Albion; J. Maghoma for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Burton Albion have won 2 and Birmingham 0.
· kickoff·Pirelli Stadium · Burton upon Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-129'
- Half-time0-1
- 1-150'assist: L. Murphy
- 64'
- 2-166'assist: Lucas-Jordan Akins
- 70'out: D. McCrory
- 75'out: D. Cotterill
- 80'
- 82'out: S. Gleeson
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Burton Albion
- 7.7Jake BuxtonD
- 7.5Lloyd DyerM
- 7.4Marvin SordellM
- 7.3Jackson IrvineM
- 7.3Matt PalmerM
- 7.2Kyle McFadzeanD
- 7.1Lucas-Jordan AkinsF
- 7.0Matthew LundM
- 7.0Stephen BywaterG
- 6.9Luke MurphyM
- 6.7Thomas NaylorD
- 6.6Damien McCroryD
- 6.5Luke VarneyF
Birmingham
- 7.6Jacques MaghomaM
- 7.2Clayton DonaldsonF
- 6.9Cheikh N'DoyeM
- 6.9Isaac VassellF
- 6.8David CotterillM
- 6.8Marc RobertsD
- 6.8Craig GardnerM
- 6.8David StockdaleG
- 6.7Michael MorrisonD
- 6.7Stephen GleesonM
- 6.5Emilio NsueD
- 6.4Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.4David DavisM
- 6.1Jonathan GroundsD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Burton Albion3-5-2
Substitutes
Burton AlbionN. Clough
Substitutes
- 16L. Varney80'F6.5
- 26J. SbarraF
- 13Connor RipleyG
- 12T. FlanaganD
- 14D. McCrory70'D6.6
- 22Ben FoxM
- 25S. BarkerD
BirminghamH. Redknapp
Substitutes
- 25Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 6M. KieftenbeldM
- 11I. Vassell64'F6.9
- 50S. Gleeson82'M6.7
- 29T. KuszczakG
- 40P. RobinsonD
- 23D. Cotterill75'M6.8
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
12Total shots16
6Shots on target5
3Shots off target7
3Blocked shots4
4Corners5
0Offsides4
10Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves4
426Total passes394
294Accurate passes258
69%Pass accuracy65%
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Buxton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Lloyd Dyer | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Marvin Sordell | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Jackson Irvine | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matt Palmer | 70 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lucas-Jordan Akins | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Matthew Lund | 80 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Stephen Bywater | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Luke Murphy | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Thomas Naylor | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Damien McCrory | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luke Varney | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Maghoma | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Clayton Donaldson | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Cheikh N'Doye | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Isaac Vassell | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| David Cotterill | 15 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Craig Gardner | 82 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Stephen Gleeson | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Emilio Nsue | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 64 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| David Davis | 75 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Burton AlbionLLLLD
BirminghamDWLWW
- D15 Aug 17HBolton0-0
- W12 Aug 17HBristol City2-1
- L05 Aug 17AIpswich0-1
- W07 May 17ABristol City1-0
- W29 Apr 17HHuddersfield2-0
Head-to-head
- 17 Apr 17Birmingham0-2Burton Albion
- 21 Oct 16Burton Albion2-0Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 21 | Hull City | 31 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 31 | -15 | 28 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 31 | -21 | 26 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 31 | -34 | 25 |
Before and after
Burton Albion
- Previous: Middlesbrough 2-0 Burton Albion, 15 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 26 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 0-0 Bolton, 15 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 0-2 Reading, 26 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated