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03/11/2046, Hull City Stadium, Hull, England
Championship, English Football League

Hull Vs Birmingham

Hull play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: K Tochukwu (GK) , P Kerwood (CB) , R Faulkner (CB) , E Power (CB) , I Hopkins (CM) , J Smith (CM) , M Taylor (CDM) , J Whitestone (CAM) , D Vinal (RM) , A McBryde (LM) , J Young (ST) And the subs are: C Murdoch (CB) , J MacGibbon (CB) , C McQuary (CM) , G Adekunde (CM) , C Argall (ST)

Birmingham play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C Owen (GK) , S Merrick (CB) , I McConachie (CB) , S Oliseh (CB) , A Brodie (RB) , A Garson (LB) , S Walsh (CDM) , P Cooney (CAM) , J Munro (RM) , D McClave (LM) , R Flynn (ST) And the subs are: J Shanklin (CB) , M McCartney (CB) , L MacCoughlan (CM) , G Edwards (CM) , L McCleod (ST)

Welcome to Hull City Stadium in Hull, England where Hull City will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 41393.

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

4' - Diego Vinal passes to Peter Kerwood.  Peter Kerwood passes the ball to Jay Smith.  Jack Munro tackles Jay Smith and takes the ball.  Birmingham attempt to counter.  Marcus Taylor dispossesses Jack Munro and the ball goes loose.  Ian Hopkins speeds past Paul Cooney.  

5' - Ian Hopkins sees Jay Smith making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jay Smith is able to control the ball.  Jay Smith reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and is able to find John Young.  John Young looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

8' - Chris Owen plays a long ball to Paul Cooney.  Paul Cooney attempts to outskill Euan Power, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Birmingham.  

9' - Jack Munro stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but Marcus Taylor intercepts and takes possession.  

11' - Marcus Taylor passes a long ball to Jay Smith.  Jay Smith sees Josh Whitestone making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Josh Whitestone takes the ball.  Josh Whitestone reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Chris Owen gets to the ball first and smothers it.  

14' - Paul Cooney tackles Ian Hopkins and the ball goes loose.  Sam Walsh sees Robert Flynn making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Robert Flynn takes the ball.  Robert Flynn looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

16' - Kunle Tochukwu sees a run from John Young.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Young runs on to the ball.  John Young tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a superb goal from John Young for Hull!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

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

18' - Denton McClave finds Sam Oliseh with a short pass.  Sam Oliseh passes to Denton McClave.  Denton McClave speeds past Alan McBryde.  

20' - Denton McClave attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

36' - Euan Power finds Marcus Taylor with a long pass.  Marcus Taylor spots a run from Jay Smith.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jay Smith is able to take the ball.  Jay Smith attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

45' - Jay Smith passes a long ball to Euan Power.  Euan Power spots a run from Ian Hopkins.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Ian Hopkins runs on to the ball.  Ian Hopkins tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Hull.  Peter Kerwood will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Ian Hopkins.  Ian Hopkins jumps up to head the ball hoping to beat Chris Owen...but its over!

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

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

50' - Sam Oliseh finds Ian McConachie with a short pass.  Ian McConachie finds Stuart Merrick with a short pass.  Stuart Merrick sees Paul Cooney making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Paul Cooney is caught offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Euan Power will come off.  Charles Murdoch is going to be brought on.  

56' - Denton McClave speeds past Marcus Taylor.  

57' - Denton McClave sees a run from Robert Flynn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Robert Flynn takes the ball.  Robert Flynn fires a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Jay Smith is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Kerwood will come off.  Gareth Adekunde joins the game from the bench.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rex Faulkner is going to be taken off.  John MacGibbon joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Paul Cooney tackles Gareth Adekunde and the ball goes loose.  Birmingham try to launch a counter attack.  Paul Cooney finds Sam Walsh with a short pass.  Sam Walsh attempts to outskill Jay Smith, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Birmingham.  

62' - Jack Munro prepares to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Stuart Merrick is going to be taken off.  Mark McCartney is brought on from the bench.  

63' - Denton McClave crosses the ball into the box, but John MacGibbon intercepts and takes possession.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Oliseh will come off.  John Shanklin is going to be brought on.  

65' - John MacGibbon passes a long ball to Ian Hopkins.  Ian Hopkins spots a run from Josh Whitestone.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Josh Whitestone is able to control the ball.  Josh Whitestone looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Josh Whitestone for Hull!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

68' - Mark McCartney passes to Ashley Brodie.  Ashley Brodie plays a short pass to Denton McClave.  With a turn of pace, Denton McClave beats Ian Hopkins.  

69' - Denton McClave sees a run from Jack Munro.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Jack Munro runs on to the ball.  Jack Munro tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Paul Cooney is going to be taken off.  Greg Edwards is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Diego Vinal passes the ball to Josh Whitestone.  Josh Whitestone attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot bounces off the post!  Ashley Brodie manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

81' - Jack Munro tackles Diego Vinal and takes the ball.  Jack Munro speeds past Charles Murdoch.  

82' - Jack Munro attempts to outskill Gareth Adekunde, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

84' - Jack Munro passes the ball to Greg Edwards.  Greg Edwards attempts to outskill Jay Smith, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Jay Smith.  That will be a freekick for Birmingham.  

85' - Jack Munro prepares to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Charles Murdoch.  

87' - Charles Murdoch passes a long ball to Ian Hopkins.  Ian Hopkins tries to use ball skills to beat John Shanklin and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

88' - Ian Hopkins spots a run from John Young.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - Jack Munro plays a long ball to Sam Walsh.  Sam Walsh finds Greg Edwards with a short pass.  Greg Edwards sees Denton McClave making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Denton McClave runs on to the ball.  Denton McClave tries to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Denton McClave for Birmingham!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!



The match has ended Hull City 2 - 1 Birmingham City.