Match Report
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick White | P. White |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Morris Beckham | M. Beckham | |||||||||
| Ashley Fox | A. Fox | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | |||||||||
| James Huckerby | J. Huckerby | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | |||||||||
| Kieron Grant | K. Grant | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Sol Cole | S. Cole | |||||||||
| Ivan Joseph | I. Joseph | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Paul Davies | P. Davies | |||||||||
| Bill Eadie | B. Eadie | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 42 | | Glynn Makin | G. Makin | |||||||||
| Adrian Potts | A. Potts | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 38 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Julian Guppy | J. Guppy | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 37 | | Daniele Goldberg | D. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Ivan Heskey | I. Heskey | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 35 | | Dave Wilson | D. Wilson | |||||||||
| Darren Midgley | D. Midgley | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Robert Brooking | R. Brooking | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Glynn Lawrence | G. Lawrence | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 4,855 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
12.33
0-0Titus Forbes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg makes a simple pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.32
Sol Cole passes the ball forward to Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.18
0-0Kieron Grant makes a probing pass to Ivan Heskey. Ivan Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking goes all the way! Robert Brooking rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.36
Gary Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
34.01
0-1Daniele Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger goes all the way! Alan Coppinger shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.08
0-1Ashley Fox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Morris Beckham.
44.06
0-1Adrian Potts barges into Daniele Goldberg. Adrian Potts is warned by the referee! Daniele Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield Wednesday kicking off!
53.51
Julian Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Forbes.
54.05
Ivan Heskey barges into Gary Vieira. Ivan Heskey is given a warning by the referee! Gary Vieira runs off the knock.
57.40
Ashley Fox flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Heskey. Ivan Heskey flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Morris Beckham.
61.44
Glynn Makin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.37
Kieron Grant flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Guppy. Julian Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Morris Beckham.
66.28
0-1Sheffield Wednesday are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
75.31
James Huckerby decides to run forward with the ball. James Huckerby kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Morris Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
78.06
Adrian Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Cole.
83.30
Ivan Heskey surges forward with the ball. Ivan Heskey knocks the ball forward to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.50
Dave Wilson advances with the ball. Dave Wilson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Huckerby.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
28.9%
51.3%
19.7%
Scorers