Birmingham City 2-2 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 11 December 2021

Result

Birmingham City 2-2 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 11 December 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Birmingham City 2-2 Cardiff City: match report

Birmingham City drew with Cardiff City 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 11 December 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Troy Deeney opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Birmingham City's goals came from Troy Deeney (29') and Ivan Sunjic (45+1'). Cardiff City scored through Kieffer Moore (66') and Mark McGuinness (90+1').

Discipline: Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Birmingham City were 17th on 26 points from 21 and Cardiff City 22nd on 21 points from 21. Birmingham City went on to finish that season 21st with 47 points, and Cardiff City 19th with 53.

Birmingham City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Cardiff City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Riley McGree of Birmingham City (8.9), ahead of Troy Deeney (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Birmingham City wins, 4 draws and 4 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · C. NelsonCardiff City
  • 29'Goal · Troy DeeneyBirmingham City · 1-0
  • 45+1'Goal · Ivan SunjicBirmingham City · 2-0
  • 63'Yellow card · Ivan SunjicBirmingham City
  • 66'Goal · Kieffer MooreCardiff City · 2-1
  • 72'Yellow card · J. RallsCardiff City
  • 85'Yellow card · George FriendBirmingham City
  • 90+1'Goal · Mark McGuinnessCardiff City · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Birmingham City 2, draws 4, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

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Birmingham City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Matija Šarkić, Dion Sanderson, M. Roberts, George Friend, Jordan Graham, Jordan James, Ivan Šunjić, Kristian Pedersen, Riley McGree, Scott Hogan, Troy Deeney

Cardiff City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alex Smithies, Mark McGuinness, Aden Flint, Curtis Nelson, Perry Ng, Marlon Pack, Joe Ralls, Ryan Giles, Rubin Colwill, James Collins, Kieffer Moore