
Blackpool vs Birmingham City, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Second Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Brandon Khela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Oliver Norburn (Blackpool).
- 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
- 6': Goal! Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 1. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Khela following a corner.
- 6': James Husband (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 8': Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Luke Harris (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
- 12': Attempt saved. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Elliot Embleton (Blackpool).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 17': Oliver Norburn (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
- 18': Rob Apter (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Oliver Casey (Blackpool).
- 22': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 24': Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 24': Goal! Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 2. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Ryan Finnigan (Blackpool).
- 26': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Dom Ballard (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
- 29': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 33': Foul by Luke Harris (Birmingham City).
- 33': James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Luke Harris (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Joseph (Blackpool).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
- 37': Odeluga Offiah (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Oliver Norburn (Blackpool).
- 38': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Brandon Khela (Birmingham City).
- 41': Ryan Finnigan (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
- 45': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
- 45': Matthew Pennington (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rob Apter (Blackpool).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackpool 0, Birmingham City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Blackpool. Ashley Fletcher replaces Elliot Embleton.
- 45': Substitution, Blackpool. Dominic Thompson replaces Dom Ballard.
- 45': Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Rhodes replaces Kyle Joseph.
- 45': Substitution, Blackpool. Josh Onomah replaces Ryan Finnigan.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
- 48': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Rob Apter (Blackpool).
- 49': Attempt saved. Ayumu Yokoyama (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
- 50': Luke Harris (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Josh Onomah (Blackpool).
- 51': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
- 52': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
- 53': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
- 53': Oliver Norburn (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Blackpool 1, Birmingham City 2. Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rob Apter.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ayumu Yokoyama (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Ayumu Yokoyama.
- 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie May replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Brandon Khela.
- 60': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
- 60': Oliver Norburn (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 64': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool).
- 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 65': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Odeluga Offiah (Blackpool).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel replaces Odeluga Offiah because of an injury.
- 71': Foul by Rob Apter (Blackpool).
- 71': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Matthew Pennington (Blackpool).
- 75': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Josh Onomah (Blackpool).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Blackpool. Albie Morgan replaces Jordan Rhodes because of an injury.
- 82': Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool).
- 82': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 83': James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Matthew Pennington (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
- 89': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 90'+7': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
- 90'+8': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Blackpool 1, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Blackpool 1, Birmingham City 2.
Game Information
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 4,835
Line-Ups
Blackpool (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Harry Tyrer (GK) |
20 | Oliver Casey |
5 | Matthew Pennington |
3 | James Husband ![]() |
24 | Odeluga Offiah |
6 | Oliver Norburn |
28 | Ryan Finnigan |
14 | Elliot Embleton |
25 | Robert Apter |
19 | Dominic Ballard |
9 | Kyle Joseph |
Birmingham City (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
45 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
5 | Dion Sanderson ![]() |
6 | Krystian Bielik |
19 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman |
27 | Brandon Khela |
12 | Marc Leonard |
26 | Luke Harris ![]() |
2 | Ethan Laird |
10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
17 | Lyndon Dykes |
33 | Ayumu Yokoyama |
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