Football
Southampton vs Birmingham City. Sky Bet Championship.
12:30pm, Saturday 28th October 2023.
St. Mary's StadiumAttendance: Attendance28,924.
Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a headed pass.
Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Joe Aribo (Southampton).
Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Will Smallbone.
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Emanuel Aiwu.
Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Oliver Burke.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Krystian Bielik.
Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross.
Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan James.
Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Siriki Dembélé.
Delay in match because of an injury Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
First Half ends, Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
Offside, Birmingham City. Jordan James is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo following a corner.
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
Goal! Southampton 1, Birmingham City 0. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
