Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship

Blackburn

15-12-19

5-2

Final

Birmingham

13-13-20

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

57%Possession43%

18Shots5

8On target3

5Corners1

1Saves3

8Fouls17

27'Jonathan LekoBIR40'Ryan StirkBIR67'Kristian PedersenBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	2	3	5
BIR	1	1	2

Who won: Blackburn 5-2

Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 5-2 on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Adam Armstrong (27' pen, 71', 85'), Ben Brereton Díaz (45'+1') and Harvey Elliott (83'). Goals for Birmingham: Kristian Pedersen (22') and Lukas Jutkiewicz (50').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
90'
Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Steve Seddon (Birmingham City).
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
89'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
A. Armstrong
88'
Foul
Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
GOAL85'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Armstrong · ast C. Evans
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans.
BLK 5 - 2 BIR
84'BIR
Foul
Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City).
84'
Free kick won
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
GOAL83'
Goal! Right footed shot
H. Elliott · ast C. Evans
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans.
BLK 4 - 2 BIR
82'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Stirk
Substitution, Birmingham City. Mikel San José replaces Ryan Stirk.
M. San José
81'
Free kick won
Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'
Foul
Foul by Keyendrah Simmonds (Birmingham City).
80'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
80'BLK
Free kick won
Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'
Foul
Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Miller
Substitution, Birmingham City. Keyendrah Simmonds replaces Amari Miller.
K. Simmonds
79'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
78'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
A. Halilovic
76'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Harper
Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Rekeem Harper because of an injury.
R. McGree
74'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Buckley
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces John Buckley.
C. Evans
72'
Foul
Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
72'
Free kick won
Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
GOAL71'
Goal! Left footed shot
A. Armstrong · ast S. Downing
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Birmingham City 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
BLK 3 - 2 BIR