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21/12/2030, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Birmingham Vs Chesterfield

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , J Meredith (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , D McNelly (CM) , D Aluko (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , G Bryars (CAM) , S Stant (ST) , J Burns (ST) And the subs are: D Symington (CB) , S Parry (CB) , S Cameron (CM) , D McNabb (CM) , G Jones (ST)

Chesterfield play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Payne (GK) , J Marvin (CB) , T Egbo (CB) , O McFarlane (CB) , R McWhirter (RB) , G McAfee (LB) , J Coleman (CDM) , N Selkirk (CAM) , M Novia (RM) , A Evans (LM) , T Connolly (ST) And the subs are: S Keane (CB) , J Crabbe (CB) , D Yaji (CM) , R Tracey (CM) , C Cogan (ST)

Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Chesterfield.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 29000.

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

6' - Oscar McFarlane hits the ball long to Neil Selkirk.  Neil Selkirk uses his pace to beat George Bryars.  

7' - Neil Selkirk spots a run from Aaron Evans.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

12' - Dave McNelly speeds past Neil Selkirk.  

15' - Gordon McAfee takes the ball past Dave McNelly with a turn of pace.  

18' - John Marvin finds Gordon McAfee with a short pass.  Gordon McAfee runs with the ball, beating Jamie Burns.  

19' - Gordon McAfee sees Neil Selkirk making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Neil Selkirk is able to control the ball.  Neil Selkirk shoots towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

22' - Justin Entwistle sees George Bryars making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and George Bryars is able to control the ball.  George Bryars reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Dave McNelly overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Dave McNelly attempts to speed past Ron McWhirter, but is dispossessed.  

26' - Ron McWhirter chips a long ball to Theo Egbo.  Theo Egbo spots a run from Tom Connolly.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman signals for offside!  

34' - Dave Aluko finds Blake McCamey with a long ball.  Blake McCamey passes to Dave Aluko.  Dave Aluko curls in a cross, finding Sean Stant.  Sean Stant gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...but its over!

37' - Dave McNelly looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

40' - Richie Payne plays a long ball to John Marvin.  John Marvin spots a run from Tom Connolly.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Tom Connolly is able to control the ball.  Tom Connolly hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Chesterfield!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

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

43' - Billy Garnier finds George Bryars with a short pass.  George Bryars passes the ball to Jonathan Meredith.  Tom Connolly dispossesses Jonathan Meredith and takes the ball.  Chesterfield try to launch a quick counter attack.  Tom Connolly tries to use ball skills to beat Billy Garnier, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

46' - Tom Connolly sees Neil Selkirk making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Neil Selkirk takes the ball.  Neil Selkirk looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Justin Entwistle!  Tom Connolly gets to the ball first...Tom Connolly attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

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

46' - Chesterfield kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Aaron Evans passes to Gordon McAfee.  Gordon McAfee passes to Oscar McFarlane.  Oscar McFarlane finds Gordon McAfee with a long ball.  Gordon McAfee crosses the ball, but Jonathan Meredith intercepts and takes possession.  

50' - Jonathan Meredith spots a run from Dave McNelly.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

52' - Tom Connolly plays a long pass to Neil Selkirk.  With a turn of pace, Neil Selkirk beats Dave Aluko.  

55' - Neil Selkirk finds Tom Connolly with a short pass.  Tom Connolly looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Blake McCamey will come off.  Daniel Symington is brought on from the bench.  

57' - Justin Entwistle plays a long ball to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier crosses the ball into the box, but Theo Egbo intercepts and takes possession.  

58' - Sean Stant dispossesses Theo Egbo and takes the ball.  Sean Stant tries to use ball skills to beat Theo Egbo and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

59' - Sean Stant strikes the ball from long range towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Dave Aluko gets to the ball first...Dave Aluko attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

69' - Ron McWhirter sees Tom Connolly making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Tom Connolly has strayed offside!  

71' - Sean Stant finds Sab Kakon with a long pass.  Sab Kakon attempts to hit a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

73' - Richie Payne passes a long ball to John Marvin.  John Marvin spots a run from Neil Selkirk.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Neil Selkirk is caught offside!  

75' - Billy Garnier sees George Bryars making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and George Bryars is able to take the ball.  George Bryars tries to cutback and the ball reaches Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly takes a shot...and Dave McNelly scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Birmingham player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

76' - Chesterfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Oscar McFarlane will come off.  Steven Keane is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Dave Aluko tries to beat Theo Egbo using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

78' - Dave Aluko sees Jamie Burns making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jamie Burns is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Theo Egbo is going to be taken off.  John Crabbe is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Billy Garnier successfully tackles Tom Connolly and gains possession for his team.  Billy Garnier attempts to hit a long range shot...and its in! It's a superb goal from Billy Garnier for Birmingham!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

81' - Chesterfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Ron McWhirter passes the ball to Neil Selkirk.  Neil Selkirk passes the ball to Jacob Coleman.  Jacob Coleman passes to Steven Keane.  Steven Keane slides the ball to Jacob Coleman.  Jacob Coleman sees a run from Tom Connolly.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Tom Connolly runs on to the ball.  Tom Connolly tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

87' - Justin Entwistle sees Dave McNelly making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

92' - Tom Connolly passes to John Crabbe.  John Crabbe finds John Marvin with a long ball.  John Marvin sees Jacob Coleman making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Jacob Coleman runs on to the ball.  Jacob Coleman shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!



The match has ended Birmingham City 2 - 1 Chesterfield.