Rovers v Birmingham: 29 November 2023

[Husky]

Wow! Fuck me!

 

[khmerblue]

JDT must have bollocked them at ht.

 

[goozburger.]

Time for a hat-trick for Szmodics.

Chants of "Sacked in the morning" by the Rovers supporters to Rooney.

 

[goozburger.]

54'

A looping cross nearly goes in from Birmingham. At the other end, Ruddy takes a risk to gain possession.

Rovers looking sharp.

 

[goozburger.]

56'

Goozburger is wondering what injections Tomasson has given to the players at half-time.

 

[goozburger.]

56'

Poor passing out of the back gives Birmingham a cheap corner. They nearly capitalise but Jutkiewicz's header goes wide by a yard.

 

[goozburger.]

59'

Rovers 3 - 0 Brum! Hill with a strike from outside the box that Ruddy should have saved.

 

[Drog]

3-0. Hill 58

 

[goozburger.]

We have totally stunned Birmingham in the space of 15 minutes when they had been the best side so far. What an amazing sport this is.

 

[Drog]

3-1 dembele 62

 

[goozburger.]

63'

Rovers 3 - 1 Birmingham

Dembele nutmegs Brittain and puts it past Wahlstedt in the box.

 

[goozburger.]

64'

Birmingham are on the up. Corner.

 

[goozburger.]

64'

Nervy moments at the back. Corner comes out to a Birmingham player who has his shot blocked. Ball eventually comes to Dembele who finds space for the shot, but it goes well over.

Dembele is the danger man for the visitors.

 

[goozburger.]

65'

Mistake by Hill with a poor pass from the back. Shot blocked, but Birmingham continue to probe.

 

[goozburger.]

67'

Moran loses possession in the Birmingham half. Birmingham counter and Bacuna has a shot saved by Wahlstedt in the box. Corner.

 

[goozburger.]

67'

Another corner to Birmingham as Rovers struggle to clear. The right-back shoots wide from outside the box.

 

[goozburger.]

69'

Brilliant save from Wahlstedt from a Jutkiewicz header. Rovers making their own problems at the back with allowing the press.

 

[goozburger.]

70'

Birmingham keep the pressure on. The ball keeps coming into the box. Jutkiewicz shot blocked for a corner.

 

[goozburger.]

71'

Rovers penned in at the back. Birmingham having their "steroids" moment after Rovers hit them for three.

 

[goozburger.]

72'

Great play from Leonard in the middle of the pitch as an outlet, but it ultimately fizzles out as Szmodics is cheaply caught offside.