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12/10/2058, The Hawthorns, Birmingham, England
Championship, English Football League
West Brom Vs Birmingham

West Brom play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Russell (GK) , G McNiven (CB) , S Cousar (CB) , G Madigan (CB) , T McClurg (RB) , M Kennedy (LB) , B Hayden (CDM) , D Sneddon (CAM) , S Gorman (RM) , P Trevor (LM) , M Blevins (ST) And the subs are: J Hobkirk (CB) , D Riddle (CB) , E McAfee (CM) , M Glaspie (CM) , M Baird (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: L Wynne (GK) , P Kellie (CB) , J Shanklin (CB) , I Adamu (RB) , A Garson (LB) , G Agu (CM) , C Banter (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , G McZeal (CAM) , C McCombe (ST) , P Cooney (ST) And the subs are: D Regan (CB) , J Birninkudu (CB) , E MacRae (CM) , B Inuwa (CM) , G Edwards (ST)
Welcome to The Hawthorns in Birmingham, England where West Brom will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 41706.

1' - West Brom kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Steven Cousar plays a short pass to Tom McClurg.  Tom McClurg passes the ball to Steven Cousar.  Steven Cousar chips a long ball to Darryl Sneddon.  Darryl Sneddon spots a run from Matthew Blevins.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Matthew Blevins is caught offside!  

8' - Matthew Blevins sees a run from Darryl Sneddon.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Darryl Sneddon is able to control the ball.  Darryl Sneddon tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Darryl Sneddon scores!  That's a nice goal from the West Brom player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

8' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

14' - John Shanklin slides the ball to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie plays the ball to Alastair Garson.  Alastair Garson plays the ball to Peter Kellie.  Mark Kennedy tackles Peter Kellie and takes possession.  Mark Kennedy spots a run from Bart Hayden.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

17' - Chris Banter hits the ball long to Gavin McZeal.  Gavin McZeal curls in a cross, and manages to find Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu directs a header down towards the bottom corner...but its wide!

19' - Dai Russell finds Darryl Sneddon with a long ball.  Darryl Sneddon attempts to beat Rob Craig using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

19' - Darryl Sneddon sees Sam Gorman making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Chris Banter chips a long ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

24' - Dai Russell passes a long ball to Bart Hayden.  Bart Hayden hits a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Bart Hayden for West Brom!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

25' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

27' - Chris Banter passes to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu finds Ian Adamu with a short pass.  Ian Adamu uses his pace to beat Bart Hayden.  

28' - Ian Adamu tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but Dai Russell performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

31' - Dai Russell finds Mark Kennedy with a long pass.  Mark Kennedy plays the ball to Darryl Sneddon.  Darryl Sneddon tries to unleash a long range shot...but Luke Wynne gets down to stop the shot!  

32' - Luke Wynne sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Geoff Agu has strayed offside!  

36' - Phylip Trevor hits the ball long to Gregor Madigan.  Gregor Madigan sees Matthew Blevins making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Matthew Blevins is able to take the ball.  Matthew Blevins tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Matthew Blevins scores!  Its a goal for West Brom!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

36' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

38' - Rob Craig plays the ball to John Shanklin.  John Shanklin slides the ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu runs with the ball, beating Matthew Blevins.  

39' - Geoff Agu sees a run from Rob Craig.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Rob Craig takes the ball.  Rob Craig attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! Its a goal for Birmingham!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

40' - West Brom kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Geoff Agu plays a short pass to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie passes the ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu sees Paul Cooney making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Paul Cooney is able to control the ball.  Paul Cooney looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Kennedy is going to be taken off.  Darryl Riddle is going to be brought on.  

55' - Bart Hayden dispossesses Rob Craig and takes possession.  Alastair Garson dispossesses Bart Hayden and gains possession for his team.  Alastair Garson attempts to outskill Gregor Madigan, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

56' - Alastair Garson spots a run from Geoff Agu.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Geoff Agu is able to take the ball.  Geoff Agu attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

58' - Rob Craig tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Steven Cousar is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

59' - Phylip Trevor sees Darryl Sneddon making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Darryl Sneddon has strayed offside!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Shanklin will come off.  John Birninkudu is brought on from the bench.  

72' - Gavin McZeal plays a long pass to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie plays a short pass to Chris Banter.  Chris Banter attempts to use his skills to beat Gordon McNiven, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

76' - Gregor Madigan successfully tackles Chris Banter and takes the ball.  Gregor Madigan finds Tom McClurg with a long pass.  Tom McClurg sees Sam Gorman making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Sam Gorman is able to take the ball.  Sam Gorman attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Luke Wynne deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for West Brom.  Tom McClurg places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, and manages to find Darryl Sneddon.  Darryl Sneddon directs a powerful header hoping to beat the keeper...and Darryl Sneddon scores!  That's a nice goal from the West Brom player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

77' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Kellie is going to be taken off.  Declan Regan is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris McCombe will come off.  Greg Edwards is going to be brought on.  

80' - Chris Banter looks to hit a long range shot...but Dai Russell manages to stop the shot!  

82' - Dai Russell sees Matthew Blevins making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Matthew Blevins is able to control the ball.  Matthew Blevins fires a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Ian Adamu gets to the ball first and clears.

83' - Darryl Sneddon sees a run from Sam Gorman.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

85' - Chris Banter finds Geoff Agu with a long pass.  Geoff Agu hits the ball from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but Dai Russell manages to stop the shot!  

88' - Dai Russell passes the ball to Darryl Sneddon.  Darryl Sneddon slides the ball to Gordon McNiven.  Gordon McNiven sees a run from Matthew Blevins.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - Chris Banter finds Gavin McZeal with a long pass.  Gavin McZeal passes the ball to Greg Edwards.  Greg Edwards tries to beat Gregor Madigan using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

92' - Greg Edwards sees a run from Paul Cooney.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Paul Cooney runs on to the ball.  Paul Cooney fires a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a good goal from Paul Cooney for Birmingham!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!



The match has ended West Brom 4 - 2 Birmingham City.