Championship: Derby County manages to draw 2-2 with Birmingham City after recovering a 0-2 deficit
DERBY. Derby County manages to recover against Birmingham City with a goal on the L. Taylor 7' and a goal on the S. Hogan 56'.
DERBY. Derby County manages to recover against Birmingham City with a goal on the L. Taylor 7′ and a goal on the S. Hogan 56′. Derby County couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In the presence of 32,211 spectators. The referee was John Brooks who had the assistance of Stuart Burt and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.2 degrees Celsius or 45.01 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.
Match Statistics
Derby County was in firm control of the ball 58% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Derby County was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Derby County to win the match.
Derby County shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Birmingham City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Derby County. On the other side, Birmingham City received 4 yellow cards (R. Woods, N. Etheridge, G. Gardner and J. James).
After playing this match, Derby County will have 14 points like Barnsley to stay in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will have 32 points like Swansea City and Hull City to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
L. Taylor
O. Hernandez
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41'41'
F. Ebosele
K. Jozwiak
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56'56'
S. Hogan
R. Woods
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58'58'
C. Kazim-Richards
C. Forsyth
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62'62'
R. Woods
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63'63'
N. Etheridge
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68'68'
I. Sunjic
R. Woods
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70'70'
K. Bielik
L. Thompson
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70'70'
G. Gardner
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80'80'
G. Friend
L. Taylor
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84'84'
J. James
J. Bacuna
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87'87'
L. Plange
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89'89'
J. James
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90'90'
K. Bielik
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Derby County will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of February with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Derby County (5 draws).
Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 4th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (3 draws).
Derby County: Formation and Lineups
Derby County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wayne Mark Rooney chose to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop , Nathan Byrne , Richard Stearman , Curtis Davies , Craig Forsyth , Max Bird , Liam Thompson , Kamil Jóźwiak , Tom Lawrence , Jason Knight and Luke Plange .
Substitutes
Derby County made 3 changes: K. Jozwiak for F. Ebosele (41′), C. Forsyth for C. Kazim-Richards (58′) and L. Thompson for K. Bielik (70′).
Top player: Curtis Davies
Probably the most impressive player in Derby County was Curtis Davies.
His rating is with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Lee Bowyer played with: Neil Etheridge , Maxime Colin , Teden Mengi , Marc Roberts , Kristian Pedersen , Juninho Bacuna , Ryan Woods , Gary Gardner , Onel Hernández , Lyle Taylor and Scott Hogan .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 3 changes: R. Woods for I. Sunjic (68′), L. Taylor for G. Friend (80′) and J. Bacuna for J. James (84′).
Top player: Ryan Woods
The player who no doubt impressed Birmingham City the most was Ryan Woods.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
