Our prediction for this Championship match:
Birmingham City
Match Time & Date:
19/10/2022
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Burnley
Wednesday’s Championship game at St. Andrew’s Stadium pits together Birmingham City and Burnley, the two teams who defeated Hull City and Swansea City respectively at the weekend. The Blues are eyeing their third consecutive league win, but they face an uphill task in the midweek clash. All George Friend, Marc Roberts, and Nico Gordon are out of contention through injuries, as well as Poland midfielder Przemyslaw Placheta.
The Clarets, on the other hand, produced one of their best displays of the season at the weekend, with the team rolling over Swansea 4-0 to climb to top position. Vincent Kompany is doing a good job with the Turf Moor outfit, but beating Birmingham City on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the horizon at St. Andrew’s Stadium, and we are tempted to put our money on draw. All Darko Churlinov, Kevin Long, Scott Twine, and Ashley Westwood are injured for the away side.
Highlighted Player (John Ruddy):
John Ruddy is a goalkeeper who was born in St Ives, England on 24 October, 1986. He played for a number of English clubs in the past and he started his senior career at Cambridge United. After making 39 appearances for Cambridge, he signed a deal with Everton for a fee of £250,000.
However, he failed to establish himself as the team’s first-choice shoot-stopper and as a result, he spent a bit part of his career on loan at Walsall, Rushden and Diamonds, Chester City, Stockport County, Wrexham, Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra and Motherwell. In 2010 he made a right decision when he signed for Norwich city for an undisclosed fee as he was immediately given the number 1 shirt. Two years later he received his first England call-up as Roy Hodgson decided to bring him to Euro 2012 finals.
However, Ruddy was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury. John Ruddy is married to Laura and his nickname is “The Iceman”. He was named Norwich City Players’ Player of the Year for the 2011/2012 season.
Highlighted Team (Burnley):
Burnley were one of the founding members of the Football League back in 1888. The Clarets did remarkably well to win the FA Cup trophy back in 1914 and the club owners have been trying to bring glory days back to Turf Moor ever since.
Burnley defeated Liverpool in the 1913/1914 FA Cup final and, no doubt, this is regarded as the greatest achievement in the club’s history. The Clarets finished the 2015/2016 Championship campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will participate in the English Premier League in the 2016/2017 season.
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor and the capacity of the stadium is 21,401. The Clarets have won two Community Shield trophies so far, in 1960 and 1973, but they have yet to clinch the Premier League title. Claret is the dominant colour of the team’s home shirts.
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