Championship: Fulham destroys Birmingham City 6-2 showing huge dominance
LONDON. Fulham demolishes Birmingham City 6-2 with goals of
LONDON. Fulham demolishes Birmingham City 6-2 with goals of M. Roberts (10′ own), N. Kebano (35′), F. Carvalho (38′), T. Cairney (43′), F. Carvalho (75′) and A. Robinson (90′). On the other side, Birmingham City scored with I. Sunjic (45′), G. Gardner (74′). Fulham was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who was helped by George Byrne and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold around 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.33 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 62% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fulham won the match.
Fulham shot 17 times, 12 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 1 yellow card (H. Reed). On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (K. Pedersen).
After this encounter, Fulham will have 51 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will stay with 28 points like Swansea City to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Roberts (OG)
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35'35'
N. Kebano
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38'38'
F. Carvalho
A. Robinson
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43'43'
T. Cairney
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45'45'
I. Sunjic
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52'52'
K. Pedersen
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64'64'
G. Friend
M. Roberts
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64'64'
S. Hogan
L. Jutkiewicz
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67'67'
H. Reed
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68'68'
B. Reid
N. Kebano
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68'68'
N. Chalobah
T. Cairney
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74'74'
G. Gardner
K. Pedersen
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75'75'
F. Carvalho
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81'81'
J. Onomah
H. Reed
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82'82'
J. James
O. Hernandez
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90'90'
A. Robinson
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Fulham will play away against Stoke City on the 22nd of January with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Fulham (1 draw).
Birmingham City will host Barnsley on the 22nd of January with a 7-7 head to head record.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Marek Rodák , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Tom Cairney , Harrison Reed , Harry Wilson , Fabio Carvalho , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 3 changes: N. Kebano for B. Reid (68′), T. Cairney for N. Chalobah (68′) and H. Reed for J. Onomah (81′).
Top player: Fabio Carvalho
Probably the most impressive player in Fulham was Fabio Carvalho.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Lee Bowyer played with: Neil Etheridge , Maxime Colin , Teden Mengi , Marc Roberts , Kristian Pedersen , Jérémie Bela , Gary Gardner , Ryan Woods , Ivan Šunjić , Lukas Jutkiewicz and Onel Hernández .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 3 changes: M. Roberts for G. Friend (64′), L. Jutkiewicz for S. Hogan (64′) and O. Hernandez for J. James (82′).
Top player: Lukas Jutkiewicz
The player who no doubt impressed Birmingham City the most was Lukas Jutkiewicz.
His rating is with 17 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
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.
