- match commentary
- English Npower Championship
- 8 December 2012, 5:20pm
- Molineux
- Attendance: 21,339
Wolves![]() | v | Birmingham![]() |
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Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
90+4 mins:Attempt saved. Steven Caldwell (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Davies with a cross.
90+3 mins:Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Burke with a cross following a corner.
90+3 mins:Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
86 mins:Attempt missed. Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bakary Sako with a cross following a corner.
85 mins:Hayden Mullins (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Steven Caldwell.
85 mins:Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jermaine Pennant replaces Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.
82 mins:Roger Johnson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82 mins:Foul by Wade Elliott (Birmingham City).
82 mins:Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82 mins:Curtis Davies (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81 mins:Substitution, Birmingham City. Chris Burke replaces Robert Hall.
79 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Hall.
77 mins:Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77 mins:Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
75 mins:Attempt missed. Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Doyle.
75 mins:Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Davis replaces Tongo Hamed Doumbia.
72 mins:Substitution, Birmingham City. Peter Løvenkrands replaces Nathan Redmond.
72 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Hayden Mullins tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
70 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Butland.
70 mins:Attempt saved. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bakary Sako with a cross.
69 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Caddis.
68 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
67 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Paul Robinson tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
66 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Ravel Morrison tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
66 mins:Attempt missed. Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
63 mins:Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Robinson.
62 mins:Attempt blocked. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.
61 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Steven Caldwell tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
60 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Butland.
59 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Wade Elliott tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
58 mins:Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
57 mins:Attempt blocked. Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bakary Sako.
55 mins:Attempt missed. Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karl Henry with a headed pass.
54 mins:Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Björn Sigurdarson.
52 mins:Attempt saved. Ravel Morrison (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
51 mins:Attempt blocked. Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49 mins:Attempt missed. Christophe Berra (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Doyle with a headed pass following a corner.
49 mins:Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Caddis.
46 mins:Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Björn Sigurdarson is caught offside.
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
45 mins:Substitution, Birmingham City. Ravel Morrison replaces Jonathan Spector.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
45+2 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Jack Butland tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
45+2 mins:Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45+1 mins:Delay in match Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
45 mins:Attempt missed. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bakary Sako with a cross following a set piece situation.
44 mins:Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44 mins:Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
44 mins:Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43 mins:Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.
43 mins:Attempt blocked. Marlon King (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42 mins:Roger Johnson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42 mins:Wade Elliott (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42 mins:Foul by Roger Johnson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
40 mins:Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40 mins:Foul by Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
39 mins:Steven Caldwell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39 mins:Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
37 mins:Curtis Davies (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37 mins:Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
36 mins:Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
35 mins:Marlon King (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35 mins:Foul by Christophe Berra (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
33 mins:Own Goal by Marlon King, Birmingham City. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
33 mins:Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33 mins:Foul by Steven Caldwell (Birmingham City).
32 mins:Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Björn Sigurdarson tries a through ball, but Kevin Doyle is caught offside.
32 mins:Offside, Birmingham City. Jack Butland tries a through ball, but Marlon King is caught offside.
29 mins:Foul by Hayden Mullins (Birmingham City).
29 mins:Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24 mins:Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
22 mins:Attempt saved. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wade Elliott.
21 mins:Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marlon King.
20 mins:Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
19 mins:Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19 mins:Foul by Karl Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
18 mins:Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18 mins:Foul by Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
16 mins:Attempt missed. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bakary Sako with a cross.
14 mins:Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
14 mins:Roger Johnson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10 mins:Foul by Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
10 mins:Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8 mins:Attempt missed. Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marlon King.
8 mins:Attempt saved. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
4 mins:Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tongo Hamed Doumbia.
3 mins:Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Stephen Ward is caught offside.
3 mins:Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3 mins:Foul by Wade Elliott (Birmingham City).
2 mins:Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2 mins:Foul by Steven Caldwell (Birmingham City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
team line-up
| 13 | Carl Ikeme | |
| 11 | Stephen Ward | |
| 32 | Kevin Foley | |
| 16 | Christophe Berra | |
| 14 | Roger Johnson | |
| 28 | Tongo Hamed Doumbia | 75 |
| 8 | Karl Henry | |
| 15 | Björn Sigurdarson | |
| 10 | Bakary Sako | |
| 9 | Sylvain Ebanks-Blake | 85 |
| 29 | Kevin Doyle |
substitutes
| 27 | Anthony Forde | |
| 20 | Jermaine Pennant | 85 |
| 5 | Richard Stearman | |
| 31 | Dorus de Vries | |
| 18 | Frank Nouble | |
| 26 | David Davis | 75 |
| 25 | Danny Batth |
referee
Anthony Taylorteam line-up
| 1 | Jack Butland | |
| 30 | Paul Robinson | |
| 28 | Paul Caddis | |
| 6 | Curtis Davies | |
| 4 | Steven Caldwell | |
| 8 | Hayden Mullins | |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond | 72 |
| 23 | Jonathan Spector | 45 |
| 29 | Robert Hall | 81 |
| 15 | Wade Elliott | |
| 9 | Marlon King |
substitutes
| 32 | Papa Bouba Diop | |
| 27 | Mitch Hancox | |
| 13 | Colin Doyle | |
| 11 | Peter Løvenkrands | 72 |
| 12 | Ravel Morrison | 45 |
| 24 | Will Packwood | |
| 7 | Chris Burke | 81 |
referee
Anthony Taylormatch stats
| possession % | 47 | 52 | |
| shots on target | 1 | 4 | |
| shots off target | 9 | 5 | |
| corners | 7 | 5 | |
| tackles won | 8 | 14 | |
| offsides | 3 | 7 |





