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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

FA Cup
Blackburn
15-12-19
5-2
Final
Birmingham
13-13-20
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBIR
57%Possession43%
18Shots5
8On target3
5Corners1
1Saves3
8Fouls17
27'Jonathan LekoBIR40'Ryan StirkBIR67'Kristian PedersenBIR
Team1H2HT
BLK235
BIR112

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').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.7Adam ArmstrongF
  2. 27.4Ben Brereton DíazAM-R
  3. 36.9Sam GallagherAM-L
  4. 46.8Lukas JutkiewiczSUB
  5. 56.7Harvey ElliottSUB
  6. 66.6John BuckleyAM
  7. 76.6Corry EvansSUB
  8. 86.4Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-L
  9. 96.4Ryan NyambeRB
  10. 106.4Lewis TravisRM
  11. 116.4Stewart DowningSUB
  12. 126.4Steve SeddonLB

Team stats

BLKBIR
8Fouls17
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
6Offsides3
5Corner Kicks1
1Saves3
57.3Possession42.7
18SHOTS5
8ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.6
1Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
398Accurate Passes267
470Passes346
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses3
11Crosses10
0.5Cross %0.3
46Long Balls71
24Accurate Long Balls27
0.5Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots1
6Effective Tackles13
13Tackles22
0.5Tackle %0.6
15Interceptions11
6Effective Clearances19
6Clearances19

Player of the game

Adam Armstrong

BLK · 3 G

9.7

Deserved to win

77%
BLK · 0.93 xG
22%
Draw
1%
BIR · 0.05 xG

Blackburn created better chances: they win this game 77% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
  3. 90'

    Free kick won

    Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Steve Seddon (Birmingham City).

  5. 89'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.

  6. 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

  7. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).

  8. 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
  9. 84'BIR

    Foul

    Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City).

  10. 84'

    Free kick won

    Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. 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
  12. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Stirk

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Mikel San José replaces Ryan Stirk.

    M. San José

  13. 81'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Keyendrah Simmonds (Birmingham City).

  15. 80'

    Offside

    Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.

  16. 80'BLK

    Free kick won

    Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).

  18. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Miller

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Keyendrah Simmonds replaces Amari Miller.

    K. Simmonds

  19. 79'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.

  20. 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

  21. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Harper

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Riley McGree replaces Rekeem Harper because of an injury.

    R. McGree

  22. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Buckley

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces John Buckley.

    C. Evans

  23. 72'

    Foul

    Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).

  24. 72'

    Free kick won

    Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 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

Leaders

BLKBIR
Total Shots
Adam Armstrong
8
Lukas Jutkiewicz
2

Season seriesBIR leads series 2-1-2