Brighton 3-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 4 Apr 2017
Brighton beat Birmingham 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 4 April 2017 at Amex Stadium, Falmer. G. Murray, T. Hemed and U. Hünemeier scored for Brighton; Ché Adams for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 4 and Birmingham 1.
Match timeline
- 1-02'assist: Bruno Saltor
- 31'
- 40'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-048'
- 3-054'
- 55'out: K. Frei
- 64'
- 69'
- 73'
- 77'
- 77'
- 3-185'
- 90'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.9Glenn MurrayF
- 7.5Uwe HünemeierD
- 7.0Tomer HemedF
- 6.7Lewis DunkD
- 6.6Bruno SaltorD
- 6.5Beram KayalM
- 6.5Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.5Dale StephensM
- 6.5Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.5Jamie MurphyM
- 6.4Fikayo TomoriD
- 6.4David StockdaleG
- 6.3Gaëtan BongD
- 6.3Solly MarchM
Birmingham
- 7.3Ché AdamsF
- 6.7Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.6Craig GardnerM
- 6.6Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.5Kerim FreiM
- 6.5Clayton DonaldsonF
- 6.4Robert TescheM
- 6.3Cheick KeitaD
- 6.3Stephen GleesonM
- 6.3Emilio NsueD
- 6.2Jonathan GroundsD
- 6.1Ryan ShottonD
- 5.9Krystian BielikD
- 5.8Tomasz KuszczakG
Line-ups
Birmingham3-5-1-1
Brighton4-4-2
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 15J. Murphy64'M6.5
- 28Chuba AkpomF
- 21Oliver Norwood77'M6.5
- 27F. Tomori31'D6.4
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 8J. SkalákM
- 14S. SidwellM
BirminghamG. Zola
Substitutes
- 1A. LegzdinsG
- 25Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 26D. DavisM
- 6M. Kieftenbeld69'M6.7
- 19J. Maghoma77'M6.6
- 15L. JutkiewiczF
- 21K. Frei55'M6.5
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
9Total shots13
3Shots on target3
3Shots off target4
3Blocked shots6
3Corners8
0Offsides1
16Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves0
432Total passes478
339Accurate passes380
78%Pass accuracy79%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Uwe Hünemeier | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tomer Hemed | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Beram Kayal | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 64 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Dale Stephens | 77 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oliver Norwood | 13 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jamie Murphy | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Fikayo Tomori | 59 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Solly March | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ché Adams | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 7.3 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 21 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Craig Gardner | 55 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 13 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kerim Frei | 35 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Clayton Donaldson | 77 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Robert Tesche | 69 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.4 |
| Cheick Keita | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Stephen Gleeson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Emilio Nsue | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Shotton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Krystian Bielik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 17 Dec 16Birmingham1-2Brighton
- 05 Apr 16Birmingham1-2Brighton
- 28 Nov 15Brighton2-1Birmingham
- 21 Feb 15Brighton4-3Birmingham
- 16 Aug 14Birmingham1-0Brighton
- 11 Jan 14Brighton1-0Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | -6 | 54 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | -19 | 53 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 1-0 Blackburn, 1 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: QPR 1-2 Brighton, 7 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Ipswich 1-1 Birmingham, 1 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 1-2 Derby, 8 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated