Rovers v Birmingham: 29 November 2023

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20'

Birmingham mess up at the back, the ball falls to Szmodics who passes to Brittain, but his shot is well off target.

 

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20'

Another head clash in the Rovers half. Travis receiving treatment.

 

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22'

Birmingham with the best chance so far. Corner comes in and bounces to their player who should have scored.

 

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24'

Hill gives the ball away but gets back to tackle for a Birmingham corner.

 

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26'

Bacuna drags a long-distance shot wide.

 

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26'

Wharton loses possession in midfield. Dembele gets into the box and Wahlstedt saves onto the bar.

Correction: replay suggests Wahlstedt didn't get a touch.

 

[Drog]

Brum have had territorial advantage since Dolan went off and gave just crashed a shot against the bar.
As I said... a familiar pattern developing

 

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28'

Aiwu receives a yellow card after going through the back of Szmodics.

Oof... Looking at the replay, both feet left the ground. Could have been a red.

 

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30'

Neat play from Rovers sees Wharton play Szmodics in, but his blind cross reaches nobody.

Tronstad receives a yellow for a tackle that would have been fine a few years ago.

 

[Drog]

3 yellow cards in 5 mins. Ref in danger of losing control

 

[goozburger.]

32'

Chance for Leonard after a lovely pass from Wharton to Travis, whose low cross was defended well by Aiwu in close proximity to Leonard. Corner comes to nothing.

A back pass by Travis is short, but Wahlstedt rushes out to clear.

Travis booked for bringing down Dembele with a late challenge, if a bit soft.

 

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35'

Rovers with nice attacking movement but Szmodics loses the ball. Travis does well to tackle Dembele near the Rovers corner.

 

[Drog]

4 now

 

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35'

A booking for Bielik after a nasty bring-down on Moran. Game getting out of hand.

 

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36'

Wharton plays in a nice cross from the free-kick, but no Rovers player can reach it.

 

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38'

Scramble in the Rovers box. Possible penalty appeal. Rovers scramble it away.

Birmingham attack again and Bacuna fires over from a good position in the box.

 

[Drog]

Dembele a box of tricks on the left wing.

 

[Alan]

Come on ref keep this game flowing. It's been more stop than start at the moment and the commentator from Sky is awful. He has no idea who the players are.

 

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42'

Birmingham getting some joy down the right with James and Stansfield. Couple of low crosses, thankfully blocked, in the last few minutes.

 

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43'

Bacuna goes close after Rovers lose possession in midfield. Just wide of Wahlstedt's far post from inside the box.