Our prediction for this Championship match:
Following an embarrassing FA Cup loss to lower-league side Boreham Wood, Bournemouth will look to return to winning ways when they take on Birmingham City in the Championship round 31. The Cherries aim to climb to automatic promotion berth, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Blues. All Lerma, Billing, Solanke, and Christie return to the starting XI, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered.
Gary Cahill is banned for the match, while all Brady, Stanislas, Laird, and Smith remain in the recovery room. Birmingham City, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Sheffield United, and seeing that Bournemouth are desperate to make amends for the shocking FA Cup loss, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. All Matija Sarkic, Troy Deeney, Adan George, and Marcel Oakley are injured for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Robbie Brady):
Robbie Brady is an Irish footballer who plays for Norwich City as a winger, but he is capable of playing at left back as well. Brady began his youth career at St. Kevin’s Boys, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In 2008 he joined the Old Trafford outfit at age 16.
He played for Manchester United U-18 team, but he did not make his debut for the senior team. The Irish footballer played for Hull City on loan in the 2011/2012 and the 2012/2013 Championship campaigns and in January, 2013 he signed a permanent deal with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Robbie Brady made his Republic of Ireland debut on 8 September, 2012, in a 4-1 win over Oman and it has to be noted that he scored one goal and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over the Asian team.
He represented the Boys in Green at the 2016 European Championship finals and he scored the winner against Italy that helped the team make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.