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Saturday 23rd December

Championship Table

On Saturday 23rd December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	23	19	1	3	47	16	31	58	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	23	16	4	3	47	32	15	52	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
3	Leeds United	23	13	6	4	41	22	19	45	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
4	Southampton	23	13	6	4	38	29	9	45	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5	West Bromwich Albion	23	10	6	7	34	23	11	36	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
6	Hull City	23	10	6	7	36	30	6	36	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
7	Watford	23	9	7	7	37	28	9	34	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
8	Norwich City	23	10	4	9	41	39	2	34	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
9	Sunderland	23	10	3	10	32	27	5	33	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
10	Cardiff City	23	10	3	10	30	28	2	33	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
11	Middlesbrough	23	10	3	10	35	34	1	33	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
12	Bristol City	23	9	5	9	26	26	0	32	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13	Preston North End	23	9	5	9	29	40	-11	32	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
14	Blackburn Rovers	23	10	1	12	35	40	-5	31	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
15	Coventry City	23	7	9	7	31	25	6	30	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
16	Swansea City	23	7	7	9	32	32	0	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
17	Plymouth Argyle	23	7	6	10	37	38	-1	27	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
18	Birmingham City	23	7	6	10	29	35	-6	27	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
19	Stoke City	23	6	6	11	21	30	-9	24	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
20	Millwall	23	5	8	10	24	31	-7	23	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
21	Huddersfield Town	23	4	10	9	21	38	-17	22	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
22	Queens Park Rangers	23	5	5	13	20	33	-13	20	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
23	Sheffield Wednesday	23	4	4	15	17	37	-20	16	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
24	Rotherham United	23	2	7	14	20	47	-27	13	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 23rd December 2023 at 19:01

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Plymouth Argyle

Manager: Neil Dewsnip

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 21,
C. Hazard
Number 22,
B. Galloway , substituted for M. Miller at 68 minutes
Number 17,
L. Gibson
Number 5,
Julio Pleguezuelo
Number 8,
J. Edwards , Captain, Yellow Card at 26 minutes, substituted for K. Kesler-Hayden at 53 minutes
Number 18,
F. Azaz
Number 4,
J. Houghton
Number 28,
L. Cundle , substituted for A. Randell at 68 minutes
Number 2,
B. Mumba , substituted for C. Wright at 89 minutes
Number 23,
B. Waine , substituted for F. Issaka at 89 minutes
Number 10,
M. Whittaker

away team, Birmingham City

Manager: Wayne Rooney

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 21,
J. Ruddy
Number 3,
L. Buchanan , substituted for M. Emmanuel at 10 minutes
Number 5,
D. Sanderson , Captain
Number 4,
M. Roberts
Number 44,
E. Aiwu
Number 6,
K. Bielik , Red Card at 48 minutes
Number 34,
I. Šunjić
Number 7,
J. Bacuna , Yellow Card at 63 minutes, substituted for K. Miyoshi at 84 minutes
Number 19,
J. James , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
Number 17,
S. Dembélé , substituted for L. Jutkiewicz at 75 minutes
Number 28,
J. Stansfield , Yellow Card at 16 minutes, substituted for O. Burke at 66 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Plymouth Argyle

Number 25,
C. Burton
Number 7,
M. Butcher
Number 3,
M. Gillesphey
Number 35,
F. Issaka
Number 29,
K. Kesler-Hayden
Number 14,
M. Miller
Number 20,
A. Randell , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
Number 11,
C. Wright
Number 19,
T. Wright

away team, Birmingham City

Number 45,
O. Burke
Number 8,
T. Roberts
Number 1,
N. Etheridge
Number 20,
G. Gardner
Number 9,
S. Hogan
Number 10,
L. Jutkiewicz
Number 23,
M. Emmanuel , Yellow Card at 60 minutes
Number 11,
K. Miyoshi , Yellow Card at 87 minutes
Number 24,
M. Oakley

Match Stats

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v Rotherham United

3

2

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v Leicester City

2

3

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v Queens Park Rangers

0

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v Cardiff City

0

1

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v Leicester City

4

0

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v Coventry City

2

0

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v Stoke City

2

1

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v Rotherham United

0

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v Coventry City

1

0

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v Blackburn Rovers

4

2

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Match Facts

Plymouth have lost seven of their last eight league games against Birmingham (D1) since a 1-0 win in October 1988.
This will be Birmingham City’s first league trip to Plymouth since a 1-0 victory in December 2008 under Alex McLeish.
Plymouth Argyle have won seven of their 11 home league games this season (D1 L3), with only Ipswich and Leicester (nine wins each) winning more at home in the Championship this campaign.
After a run of eight consecutive away league defeats, Birmingham City won 1-0 at Cardiff earlier this month. The Blues haven’t won consecutive away games since last September.
Plymouth’s Morgan Whittaker has been involved in 23 goals in 24 home league appearances for the Pilgrims at Home Park (13 goals, 10 assists), averaging a goal or assist every 79 minutes in these appearances.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 3, Birmingham City 3.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 7
Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 3, Birmingham City 3.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt missed. Frederick Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Wright.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Attempt saved. Frederick Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt saved. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mickel Miller with a cross.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 1
Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt saved. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Frederick Issaka replaces Ben Waine.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Bali Mumba.
Postat 88 minutes
Attempt saved. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Bookingat 87 minutes
Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!at 86 minutes
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 3, Birmingham City 3. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
Postat 85 minutes
Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 85 minutes
Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
Postat 84 minutes
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
Substitutionat 84 minutes
Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Juninho Bacuna.
Postat 83 minutes
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
Postat 83 minutes
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.