On the 9th of February, AFC Bournemouth will host Birmingham City at Vitality Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Barnsley. Philip Billing struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Barnsley was frustrated by AFC Bournemouth’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AFC Bournemouth ended the match with the shutout victory. AFC Bournemouth is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while birmingham City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sheffield United. Lyle Taylor scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 61st minute, then in the 64th minute, Sander Berge sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Billy Sharp Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Jayden Bogle to cap off a wild match. Birmingham City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in St. Andrew’s Stadium, AFC Bournemouth won by a score of 2 to 0. Dominic Solanke struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 77th minute, then Jaidon Anthony added another in the 87th minute In the end, Birmingham City was frustrated by AFC Bournemouth’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AFC Bournemouth ended the match with the shutout victory.
Birmingham City’s top weapon lately has been Scott Hogan, who has three goals in the last five matches. AFC Bournemouth is glad to have Emiliano Marcondes in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.