Birmingham City vs Walsall

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 3 Sep 2024, 18:45
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Walsall
Walsall
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 S. Purkiss Round 4

Match report

Walsall edged past Birmingham City 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 3 September 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 81% of the ball and had 26 shots to Walsall's 8.

The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham), with S. Purkiss in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 81% - 19% Shots 26 - 8 On target 6 - 4 Corners 14 - 4 Fouls 8 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Christoph Klarer
Birmingham City · 1 goal
8 Charlie Lakin 1 goal
8 Taylor Gardner-Hickman 66 passes (79% accurate)
8 Alfie May captained the side
8 Connor Barrett 1 assist
First half vs second half
Birmingham City stepped it up after the break, with 21 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 21–5
Shots On Goal 2–1 4–3
Ball Possession 77–23 —
Corners 6–2 8–2
Attacks 49–41 78–26
Match statistics
14 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
127 Attacks 67
77 Dangerous Attacks 37
5 On Target 4
21 Off Target 5
26 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 2
14 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 8
14 Corners 4
3 Offsides 4
81% Ball Possession 19%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
749 Passes Total 161
656 Passes Accurate 86
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 R. Allsop
19 T. Gardner-Hickman 4 C. Klarer 25 B. Davies 27 B. Khela
12 M. Leonard 24 T. Iwata
11 S. Wright 9 A. May 33 A. Yokoyama
28 J. Stansfield
Walsall · 5-3-2
12 S. Hornby
2 C. Barrett 26 D. Okagbue 24 H. Williams 21 T. Allen 30 E. Weir
16 R. Maher 25 R. Stirk 8 C. Lakin
7 N. Lowe 17 J. Earing
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 20 Alex Cochrane
  • 6 Krystian Bielik
  • 13 Seung-Ho Paik
  • 7 Emil Hansson
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 48 Bradley Mayo
  • 42 Josh Williams
Walsall
Coach
M. Sadler
Substitutes
  • 22 Jamie Jellis
  • 11 Reyes Cleary
  • 9 Jamille Matt
  • 31 Jenson Kirloy
  • 27 Dylan Thomas
  • 34 Charlie Wragg
  • 39 Danny Johnson
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ A. Cochrane ↓ B. Khela Birmingham City
  • 55' ↑ Paik Seung-Ho ↓ M. Leonard Birmingham City
  • 55' ↑ K. Bielik ↓ B. Davies Birmingham City
  • 67' ↑ E. Hansson ↓ A. Yokoyama Birmingham City
  • 69' ↑ R. Cleary ↓ R. Maher Walsall
  • 69' ↑ J. Jellis ↓ J. Earing Walsall
  • 76' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ S. Wright Birmingham City
  • 82' ↑ J. Matt ↓ N. Lowe Walsall
Cards
  • 52' R. Maher Walsall
  • 78' R. Stirk Walsall
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 2 0 draws 1 Walsall
2024-09-03 Birmingham City vs Walsall 1 - 2
2024-07-27 Walsall vs Birmingham City 0 - 1
2020-09-01 Birmingham City vs Walsall 3 - 0
Recent form
Birmingham City D D D L D
Walsall D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Walsall?
Birmingham City lost 1-2 against Walsall on 3 September 2024.
Who won Birmingham City vs Walsall?
Walsall won the match 2-1.
Where was Birmingham City vs Walsall played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Walsall?
Birmingham City had 81% of possession, compared to 19% for the other side.