English:
Birmingham City defeated Burton Albion 2-1 in a match played at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-upon-Trent. The visitors dominated possession (77%) and created more scoring chances (8 shots to Burton Albion’s 3), although their finishing wasn’t clinical. Goals from Sampsted (44th minute) and Stansfield (45th minute) gave Birmingham a comfortable lead at halftime. Despite Birmingham’s dominance, Burton Albion managed to pull one back in the final minute of the game through a goal from Tavares (90th minute). The match was characterized by Birmingham’s superiority in possession and chances, but also by the numerous fouls committed by both teams (15 by Birmingham and 13 by Burton Albion), as well as yellow cards shown to players on both sides. Despite the late goal, Birmingham City secured the victory.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 66 A. May came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out., at minute 66 K. Anderson came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 67 Paik Seung-Ho came in and M. Leonard went out., at minute 77 E. Laird came in and A. Sampsted went out., at minute 90 L. Harris came in and K. Dowell went out.
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 71 F. Delap came in and U. Godwin-Malife went out., at minute 76 J. Bodvarsson came in and K. Chauke went out., at minute 76 A. Forde came in and J. J. McKiernan went out., at minute 77 F. Tavares came in and J. Larsson went out., at minute 84 M. Bennett came in and R. Burrell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Burton Albion
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