Blackburn 4-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 18 Dec 2021
Blackburn beat Birmingham 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 18 December 2021 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. John Buckley, R. Khadra, Benjamin Brereton got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 2 and Birmingham 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-06'
- 37'
- 41'Foul
- 43'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 2-052'assist: D. Lenihan
- 3-060'Penalty
- 63'
- 67'
- 70'
- 75'
- 4-079'
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Blackburn
- 8.5Benjamin BreretonF
- 8.3Darragh LenihanD
- 7.7Jan van HeckeD
- 7.5John BuckleyF
- 7.5Thomas KaminskiG
- 7.2Daniel ButterworthF
- 7.2Scott WhartonD
- 7.2Reda KhadraF
- 7.2Ryan NyambeM
- 7.2Joseph RothwellM
- 6.9Lewis TravisM
- 6.7Harry PickeringM
- 6.7Bradley JohnsonM
- 6.3Samuel GallagherF
Birmingham
- 7.2Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 7.0Jordan GrahamM
- 6.9Riley McGreeM
- 6.7Troy DeeneyF
- 6.7Chuks AnekeF
- 6.5Jérémie BelaF
- 6.3Marc RobertsD
- 6.2Jordan JamesM
- 6.2Kristian PedersenM
- 6.2Dion SandersonD
- 6.2Ivan SunjicM
- 6.0Maxime ColinD
- 5.3George FriendD
- 5.2Matija ŠarkićG
Line-ups
Birmingham3-5-2
Blackburn3-4-1-2
Substitutes
BlackburnT. Mowbray
Substitutes
- 13Aynsley PearsG
- 9Samuel Gallagher63'F6.3
- 4B. Johnson75'M6.7
- 5Daniel AyalaD
- 6J. DavenportM
- 14D. Butterworth70'F7.2
- 19Leighton ClarksonM
BirminghamL. Bowyer
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 9S. HoganF
- 6R. WoodsM
- 2Maxime Colin46'D6.0
- 10L. Jutkiewicz67'F7.2
- 11Jérémie Bela37'F6.5
- 35George HallM
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
16Total shots8
5Shots on target2
7Shots off target2
4Blocked shots4
8Corners4
1Offsides0
7Fouls18
1Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
343Total passes391
232Accurate passes280
68%Pass accuracy72%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Brereton | 90 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| John Buckley | 63 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Thomas Kaminski | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Daniel Butterworth | 20 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Scott Wharton | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Reda Khadra | 70 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Nyambe | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 75 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Bradley Johnson | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 23 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jordan Graham | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Riley McGree | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Troy Deeney | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Chuks Aneke | 67 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jérémie Bela | 53 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Marc Roberts | 37 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan James | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 90 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 6.2 |
| Dion Sanderson | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Maxime Colin | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| George Friend | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5.3 |
| Matija Šarkić | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Recent Form
BlackburnWWWWD
- W11 Dec 21ABournemouth2-0
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- W27 Nov 21AStoke City1-0
- W24 Nov 21HPeterborough4-0
- D20 Nov 21ABristol City1-1
Head-to-head
- 08 May 21Blackburn5-2Birmingham
- 02 Jan 21Birmingham0-2Blackburn
- 04 Jan 20Birmingham2-1Blackburn
- 26 Dec 19Blackburn1-1Birmingham
- 22 Oct 19Birmingham1-0Blackburn
- 23 Feb 19Birmingham2-2Blackburn
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