Blackburn 2-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 8 Mar 2016
Blackburn beat Birmingham 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 8 March 2016 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. T. Watt and D. Graham scored for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 2 and Birmingham 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-020'
- 2-023'assist: Jason Steele
- 45'
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 50'out: M. Grimes
- 60'
- 64'out: S. Jackson
- 64'
- 73'
- 79'
- 86'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Blackburn
- 8.2Shane DuffyD
- 8.2Grant HanleyD
- 7.8Elliott BennettM
- 7.8Jason SteeleG
- 7.4Danny GrahamF
- 7.2Tony WattF
- 7.1Tommy SpurrD
- 7.0Ben MarshallM
- 6.9Corry EvansM
- 6.8Darragh LenihanD
- 6.6Jordi GomezM
- 6.5Simeon JacksonF
- 6.5Chris BrownF
- 6.4Matt GrimesM
Birmingham
- 7.1Diego FabbriniF
- 6.9Stephen GleesonM
- 6.9Tomasz KuszczakG
- 6.8Solomon-Otabor VivM
- 6.7Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.7Paul RobinsonD
- 6.7Paul CaddisD
- 6.6David CotterillM
- 6.5Jonathan GroundsD
- 6.4Clayton DonaldsonF
- 6.4Michael MorrisonD
- 6.4Will BuckleyM
- 6.2Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.0Jon ToralM
Line-ups
- 14Jordi Gómez50'M6.6
- 30Jason SteeleG7.8
- 22S. DuffyD8.2
- 5Grant HanleyD8.2
- 3T. SpurrD7.1
- 26D. LenihanD6.8
- 31E. BennettM7.8
- 29C. EvansM6.9
- 12D. Graham23'86'F7.4
- 10B. MarshallM7.0
- 8T. Watt20'64'F7.2
Substitutes
- 15E. WardD
- 16M. Grimes50'M6.4
- 33David RayaG
- 32C. ConwayM
- 21H. AkpanM
- 35S. Jackson64'F6.5
- 9C. Brown86'6.5
- 20Jon ToralM6.0
- 28M. MorrisonD6.4
- 6M. Kieftenbeld46'M6.2
- 19J. Maghoma79'M6.7
- 3J. GroundsD6.5
- 9C. DonaldsonF6.4
- 31P. CaddisD6.7
- 8S. GleesonM6.9
- 29T. KuszczakG6.9
- 4P. RobinsonD6.7
- 11D. Cotterill64'M6.6
Substitutes
- 1A. LegzdinsG
- 32R. ShottonD
- 26D. DavisM
- 30W. Buckley64'M6.4
- 17V. Solomon-Otabor79'M6.8
- 7D. Fabbrini46'F7.1
- 23J. Spector
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
14Total shots10
5Shots on target3
7Shots off target4
2Blocked shots3
5Corners5
1Offsides0
0Fouls0
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves3
417Total passes433
287Accurate passes308
69%Pass accuracy71%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Elliott Bennett | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Danny Graham | 86 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Tony Watt | 64 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tommy Spurr | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Corry Evans | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jordi Gomez | 50 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Simeon Jackson | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Chris Brown | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matt Grimes | 40 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Fabbrini | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Stephen Gleeson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Solomon-Otabor Viv | 11 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 79 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Paul Robinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Paul Caddis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Cotterill | 64 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Clayton Donaldson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Will Buckley | 26 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jon Toral | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 03 Nov 15Birmingham0-0Blackburn
- 14 Apr 15Birmingham2-2Blackburn
- 21 Oct 14Blackburn1-0Birmingham
- 21 Apr 14Birmingham2-4Blackburn
- 29 Dec 13Blackburn2-3Birmingham
- 04 May 13Birmingham1-1Blackburn
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | QPR | 46 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: Burnley 1-0 Blackburn, 5 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-2 Leeds, 12 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 1-0 Hull City, 3 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wolves 0-0 Birmingham, 13 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated