Birmingham City v AFC Bournemouth, 25 October 2014

Score8-0 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereeKeith Hill
CompetitionLeague Championship
VenueSt Andrew's
Attendance13,837

Goals:

Goals:

Brett Pitman 3 G
Callum Wilson 35 G
Matt Ritchie 40 G
Marc Pugh 63 G
Marc Pugh 69 G
Tokelo Rantie penalty 82 P
Marc Pugh 84 G
Tokelo Rantie 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Paul Caddis
Defender David Edgar
Defender Grant Hall
Defender Paul Robinson
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Grounds
Midfielder Dave Cotterill
Midfielder Stephen Gleeson
Forward Lee Novak
Forward Wes Thomas

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Tommy Elphick Defender/Centre back
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Marc Pugh Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Brett Pitman Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

David Davis for Wes Thomas 10
Callum Reilly for Stephen Gleeson 46
Koby Arthur for Lee Novak 66

Substitutions:

Dan Gosling for Harry Arter 56
Tokelo Rantie for Brett Pitman 64
Ryan Fraser for Callum Wilson 71

Cards:

David Edgar 7 R
Lee Novak 11 Y

Cards:

Steve Cook 29 Y
Drew Surman 32 Y
Tommy Elphick 52 Y
Harry Arter 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Colin Doyle
Defender/Midfielder Will Packwood
Defender/Midfielder Brek Shea
Midfielder David Davis
Midfielder Callum Reilly
Midfielder Andrew Shinnie
Forward Koby Arthur

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Camp
Defender Ian Harte
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 23rd This was Birmingham City's first game following the sacking of manager Lee Clark. This created a new record for City's biggest-ever home defeat. The Blues' club record defeat is 9-1 at Blackburn Rovers in January 1895 and at Sheffield Wednesday in December 1930.

Comments:

League position: 4th This victory created a new club record for AFC Bournemouth's biggest-ever league win. The previous best was 7-0 against Swindon Town in the Third Division (South) on 22 September 1956. They did beat Northampton Town 10-0 at the start of the 1939-40 season but was subsequently expunged due to the outbreak of war. The Cherries record win in all competitions is 11-0 against Margate in the FA Cup on 20 November 1971. It was only the tenth time in Football League history that an away team had won a game by a margin of eight goals or more.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Paul Caddis
Defender David Edgar
Defender Grant Hall
Defender Paul Robinson
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Grounds
Midfielder Dave Cotterill
Midfielder Stephen Gleeson
Forward Lee Novak
Forward Wes Thomas

Substitutions:

David Davis for Wes Thomas 10
Callum Reilly for Stephen Gleeson 46
Koby Arthur for Lee Novak 66

Cards:

David Edgar 7 R
Lee Novak 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Colin Doyle
Defender/Midfielder Will Packwood
Defender/Midfielder Brek Shea
Midfielder David Davis
Midfielder Callum Reilly
Midfielder Andrew Shinnie
Forward Koby Arthur

Comments:

League position: 23rd This was Birmingham City's first game following the sacking of manager Lee Clark. This created a new record for City's biggest-ever home defeat. The Blues' club record defeat is 9-1 at Blackburn Rovers in January 1895 and at Sheffield Wednesday in December 1930.

Goals:

Brett Pitman 3 G
Callum Wilson 35 G
Matt Ritchie 40 G
Marc Pugh 63 G
Marc Pugh 69 G
Tokelo Rantie penalty 82 P
Marc Pugh 84 G
Tokelo Rantie 86 G

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Tommy Elphick Defender/Centre back
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Marc Pugh Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Brett Pitman Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Gosling for Harry Arter 56
Tokelo Rantie for Brett Pitman 64
Ryan Fraser for Callum Wilson 71

Cards:

Steve Cook 29 Y
Drew Surman 32 Y
Tommy Elphick 52 Y
Harry Arter 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Camp
Defender Ian Harte
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 4th This victory created a new club record for AFC Bournemouth's biggest-ever league win. The previous best was 7-0 against Swindon Town in the Third Division (South) on 22 September 1956. They did beat Northampton Town 10-0 at the start of the 1939-40 season but was subsequently expunged due to the outbreak of war. The Cherries record win in all competitions is 11-0 against Margate in the FA Cup on 20 November 1971. It was only the tenth time in Football League history that an away team had won a game by a margin of eight goals or more.