Birmingham 1-2 Brighton — EFL Championship, 17 Dec 2016
Brighton beat Birmingham 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 December 2016 at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham. L. Jutkiewicz scored for Birmingham; A. Knockaert and G. Murray for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 1 and Brighton 4.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's Stadium · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 14'
- Half-time0-0
- 1-052'assist: D. Davis
- 63'
- 63'
- 72'out: T. Hemed
- 73'
- 80'out: R. Tesche
- 1-182'assist: S. March
- 90+2'
- 1-290+5'assist: A. Knockaert
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.8Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 7.2Ryan ShottonD
- 7.0Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 7.0Stephen GleesonM
- 6.9David CotterillM
- 6.8Jonathan GroundsD
- 6.7David DavisM
- 6.5Jonathan SpectorD
- 6.4Michael MorrisonD
- 6.3Greg StewartF
- 6.3Robert TescheM
- 6.2Tomasz KuszczakG
- 5.9Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
Brighton
- 8.5Lewis DunkD
- 8.3Anthony KnockaertM
- 7.3Solly MarchM
- 7.2Steve SidwellM
- 7.2Shane DuffyD
- 7.0Glenn MurrayF
- 6.9Gaëtan BongD
- 6.9Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.7David StockdaleG
- 6.7Tomer HemedF
- 6.6Bruno SaltorD
- 6.4Dale StephensM
- 6.4Jiří SkalákM
- 6.3Sam BaldockF
Line-ups
Brighton4-4-2
Birmingham4-3-3
Substitutes
BirminghamG. Zola
Substitutes
- 1A. LegzdinsG
- 25Joshua Dacres-Cogley73'M5.9
- 14Ché AdamsF
- 19J. MaghomaM
- 17V. Solomon-OtaborM
- 7R. Tesche80'M6.3
- 4P. Robinson90+2'D
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 18C. GoldsonD
- 12S. PocognoliD
- 20S. March63'M7.3
- 21Oliver Norwood63'M6.9
- 10T. Hemed72'F6.7
- 29R. TowellM
- 16C. AnkergrenG
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
12Total shots14
4Shots on target4
3Shots off target5
5Blocked shots5
1Corners4
1Offsides2
9Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves3
337Total passes449
228Accurate passes353
68%Pass accuracy79%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Ryan Shotton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Stephen Gleeson | 80 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| David Cotterill | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| David Davis | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jonathan Spector | 89 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Greg Stewart | 73 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Robert Tesche | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joshua Dacres-Cogley | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 8.3 |
| Solly March | 27 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Steve Sidwell | 63 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Oliver Norwood | 27 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tomer Hemed | 18 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jiří Skalák | 63 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sam Baldock | 72 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 05 Apr 16Birmingham1-2Brighton
- 28 Nov 15Brighton2-1Birmingham
- 21 Feb 15Brighton4-3Birmingham
- 16 Aug 14Birmingham1-0Brighton
- 11 Jan 14Brighton1-0Birmingham
- 17 Aug 13Birmingham0-1Brighton
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
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 2-1 Ipswich, 13 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Derby 1-0 Birmingham, 27 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Blackburn 2-3 Brighton, 13 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 3-0 QPR, 27 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated