Birmingham City vs Bristol Rovers, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Birmingham City

6': Lee Buchanan
38': Jay Stansfield (P)

FT
2 - 0

Bristol Rovers

About

Birmingham City are hosting Bristol Rovers at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

6': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) Goal at 6'
38': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 38'
52': Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 52'
66': Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 66'
66': Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 66'
67': Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 67'
67': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) Substitution at 67'
73': Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 73'
78': Luke Harris (Birmingham City) Substitution at 78'
79': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) Substitution at 79'
79': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) Substitution at 79'
85': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

BRI		BIR
9	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	1
34.1	Possession	65.9
3	SHOTS	26
1	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	10
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,459

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	39	+43	92
2	Wrexham	41	+27	81
3	Wycombe Wanderers	40	+28	75
4	Stockport County	41	+24	74

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
3	Lee Buchanan
6	Krystian Bielik
24	Tomoki Iwata
13	Paik Seung-Ho
18	Willum Thór Willumsson
9	Alfie May
28	Jay Stansfield
14	Keshi Anderson

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Ethan Laird, Luke Harris, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Ayumu Yokoyama, Marc Leonard.

Bristol Rovers (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Joshua Griffiths (GK)
17	Connor Taylor
25	Michael Forbes
5	James Wilson
22	Kamil Conteh
29	Jamie Lindsay
6	Clinton Mola
2	Joel Senior
24	Gatlin O'Donkor
23	Luke McCormick
28	Shaqai Forde

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Scott Sinclair, Promise Omochere, Bryant Bilongo, Taylor Moore, Chris Martin, Isaac Hutchinson, Grant Ward.

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