Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship

Blackburn

9-1-8

4-2

Final

Birmingham

6-4-8

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

62%Possession39%

14Shots26

7On target7

8Corners9

5Saves3

12Fouls6

28'Emanuel AiwuBIR31'Sondre TronstadBLK33'Lewis TravisBLK35'Krystian BielikBIR80'Adam WhartonBLK87'Harry LeonardBLK

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

Who won: Blackburn 4-2

Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 4-2 on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Sammie Szmodics (47', 52'), James Hill (59') and Harry Leonard (90'+2'). Goals for Birmingham: Siriki Dembele (63', 78').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
90'+7'BIR
Free kick won
Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ethan Laird following a set piece situation.
K. Miyoshi
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
GOAL90'+2'
Goal! Right footed shot
H. Leonard · ast A. Moran
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
BLK 4 - 2 BIR
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Free kick won
James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
89'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
C. Drameh
88'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
L. Buchanan
87'
Yellow card
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
H. Leonard
86'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
K. Miyoshi
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. James
Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Jordan James.
G. Gardner
85'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
82'
Free kick won
Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers).
81'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Bacuna
80'
Yellow card
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Wharton
80'
Foul
Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
80'
Free kick won
Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.