Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship

Blackburn

12-6-5

4-0

Final

Birmingham

7-6-10

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

47%Possession53%

16Shots8

5On target2

8Corners4

2Saves1

7Fouls18

41'John BuckleyBLK43'Ivan SunjicBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	3	4
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Blackburn 4-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 4-0 on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: John Buckley (6'), Reda Khadra (52') and Ben Brereton Díaz (60' pen, 79').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 0.
90'+3'
Handball
Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Riley McGree (Birmingham City).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Free kick won
Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
90'BIR
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
89'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
88'
Shot hit woodwork
Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
85'
Shot hit woodwork
Jordan James (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
82'
Foul
Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
82'BIR
Free kick won
Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Bela
81'
Free kick won
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
81'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
L. Jutkiewicz
GOAL79'
Goal! Header
B. Brereton Díaz
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
BLK 4 - 0 BIR
77'
Shot hit woodwork
Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
76'
Free kick won
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Foul
Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
75'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Daniel Butterworth is caught offside.
75'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Rothwell
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Joe Rothwell.
B. Johnson
74'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
73'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
R. McGree