Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

FA Cup - 4th Round 28 Jan 2023, 15:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 K. Stroud

Match report

Blackburn Rovers shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Birmingham City in the FA Cup - 4th Round on 28 January 2023.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 16 shots to Birmingham City's 13.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with K. Stroud in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 16 - 13 On target 8 - 8 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 6 - 6 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Joe Rankin-Costello
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Bradley Dack 1 goal
8 Thomas Kaminski 6 saves
8 Hannibal Mejbri 1 assist
7 Reda Khadra 1 goal
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 8–8
Shots On Goal 5–3 3–5
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 2–4 5–1
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 13
8 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 6
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
62% Ball Possession 38%
4 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 6
609 Passes Total 345
509 Passes Accurate 250
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
11 J. Rankin-Costello 17 H. Carter 16 S. Wharton 3 H. Pickering
21 J. Buckley 6 T. Morton
19 R. Hedges 23 B. Dack 22 B. Díaz
9 S. Gallagher
Birmingham City · 5-3-2
1 N. Etheridge
2 M. Colin 28 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 5 A. Trusty 3 G. Friend
20 G. Gardner 31 K. Bielik 18 T. Chong
17 R. Khadra 10 L. Jutkiewicz
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 33 Ashley Phillips
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 7 Adetayo Edun
  • 38 Harry Leonard
  • 8 Sammie Szmodics
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 29 Jack Vale
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 21 John Ruddy
  • 25 Nico Gordon
  • 42 Alfie Chang
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 11 Jordan Graham
  • 7 Juninho Bacuna
  • 6 Hannibal Mejbri
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 49 A. Matnez
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 64' ↑ H. Mejbri ↓ G. Gardner Birmingham City
  • 64' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ R. Khadra Birmingham City
  • 65' ↑ A. Chang ↓ K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 75' ↑ L. Travis ↓ J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 75' ↑ J. Bacuna ↓ K. Long Birmingham City
  • 87' ↑ S. Szmodics ↓ B. Dack Blackburn Rovers
  • 89' ↑ J. James ↓ T. Chong Birmingham City
  • 90+5' ↑ J. Vale ↓ S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 22' J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 40' T. Chong Birmingham City
  • 69' T. Morton Blackburn Rovers
  • 80' S. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' B. Brereton Diaz Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 8 1 draws 3 Birmingham City
2026-04-03 Birmingham vs Blackburn 0 - 1
2025-08-16 Blackburn vs Birmingham 1 - 2
2024-02-13 Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City 4 - 2
2023-01-31 Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City 2 - 2
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City?
Blackburn Rovers drew 2-2 against Birmingham City on 28 January 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City?
Blackburn Rovers had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.