Birmingham – Lincoln 3–2

	1H	2H	T
BIR	2	1	3
L	1	1	2

Match report

Birmingham beat Lincoln 3–2 at Birmingham Stadium in Championship. T. Iwata opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5, while Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽T. Iwataassist T. Iwata

12'

23'

⚽Pereiraassist Silva

⚽M. Leonard

35'

2H

46'

⚽Moreau

⚽T. Iwataassist E. Laird

58'

W. Burrell

64'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

68'

⇄Walsh↓ Costa

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

77'

⇄Haas↓ Nielsen

Momentum

BIR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

L

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 2, 2022 · 19:00

VenueBirmingham Stadium

Attendance52,375 / 64,660 (81%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking BIR

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Pereira

7.9

Lineups

BIR 4-3-36.79Formation7.344-3-3 L

6.9Leonard 17.4Rossi 26.7Novak 37.7Hansen 47.1Ferrari 56.9Silva 67.7García 76.9Moreau 87.2Romano 97.9Pereira 107.9Nielsen 117.3Costa

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Lincoln

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Rossi7.4 2Novak6.7 3Hansen7.7 4Ferrari7.1 5Silva6.9 6García7.7 7Moreau6.9 8Romano7.2 9Pereira7.9 10Nielsen7.9 11Costa7.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL