📅 03/10/23🕒 18:45🏟️ St Andrew's Stadium🧑⚖️ S. Allison
ScorerS. Dembélé2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.74 xT90+5' J. JamesCards4
Birmingham City 4-1 Huddersfield Town — xTears 14.61 (03/10/23)
Birmingham City turned the 4-1 over Huddersfield Town on 3 October 2023 into a rout during Matchday 10 of EFL Championship. Total damage: 14.61 xTears.
S. Dembélé carried much of the damage, with the match first opening through S. Dembélé 3' goal (+1.41 xT); S. Dembélé 64' goal (+1.47 xT) then widened it further.
From open play to the final whistle, this one lurched from one blow to the next. The xTears split stayed clearly tilted toward the winner.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
3'
Goal
1-0S. Dembélé - Birmingham City
Assist: I. Šunjić
23'
Goal
2-0K. Miyoshi - Birmingham City
Assist: C. Drameh
64'
Goal
3-0S. Dembélé - Birmingham City
Assist: K. Miyoshi
90+2'
Goal
3-1M. Helik - Huddersfield Town
Assist: S. Thomas
90+5'
Goal
4-1J. James - Birmingham City
Assist: M. Emmanuel
Absolute chaos
🧨
8.03
90+5'
Goal
+1.74 xT
J. James - Birmingham City
Assist: M. Emmanuel
64'
Goal
+1.47 xT
S. Dembélé - Birmingham City
Assist: K. Miyoshi
3'
Goal
+1.41 xT
S. Dembélé - Birmingham City
Assist: I. Šunjić
90+2'
Goal
+1.41 xT
M. Helik - Huddersfield Town
Assist: S. Thomas
Late drama
🔥
4.03
90+5'
Goal
+1.74 xT
J. James - Birmingham City
Assist: M. Emmanuel
90+2'
Goal
+1.41 xT
M. Helik - Huddersfield Town
Assist: S. Thomas
88'
Substitution
+0.44 xT
E. Aiwu for C. Drameh - Birmingham City
88'
Substitution
+0.44 xT
B. Khela for J. Bacuna - Birmingham City
All-out war
🟥
3.32
55'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
M. Pearson - Huddersfield Town
74'
Yellow card
+0.85 xT
K. Long - Birmingham City
58'
Yellow card
+0.80 xT
J. Bacuna - Birmingham City
34'
Yellow card
+0.74 xT
J. Stansfield - Birmingham City
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
😈
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
💔
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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