Grant McCann’s men registered a second successive 2-0 victory as efforts from George Honeyman and Mallik Wilks saw off Birmingham City.
We break down the statistics from a deserved home win…
TEAM STATS (H - A):
Goals: 2 - 0
Shots: 18 - 8
On Target: 5 - 5
Shots Inside Box: 14 - 3
Shots Outside Box: 4 - 5
Blocked Shots: 6 - 1
Possession: 50% - 50%
Total Passes: 347 - 368
Pass Completion Rate: 71% - 71%
Successful Dribbles: 7/19 – 3/12
Tackles: 24 - 15
Interceptions: 5 - 11
Clearances: 18 - 22
Duels Won: 66 - 48
Aerial Duels Won: 26 - 22
Fouls Committed: 8 - 9
Yellow Cards: 4 - 1 (Di’Shon Bernard, Greg Docherty, Jacob Greaves, Josh Magennis)
Red Cards: 0 - 1
MAN OF THE MATCH: George Honeyman
Minutes Played: 79
Goals: 1
Duels Won: 9/13
Accurate Long Balls: 3
SofaScore.com Rating: 8.4 (Star Man)
ON THE BALL:
Most Passes: Jacob Greaves (32)
Highest Pass Accuracy*: Keane Lewis-Potter (85%)
Most Touches: George Honeyman (67)
Most Crosses: George Honeyman (13)
DEFENSIVE DUTIES:
Most Tackles: George Honeyman (7)
Most Interceptions: Keane Lewis-Potter (2)
Most Clearances: Jacob Greaves & Sean McLoughlin (4)
Most Blocked Shots: George Honeyman (1)
GOING FORWARD:
Most Shots: Mallik Wilks (5)
Most Shots On Target: Mallik Wilks (2)
Most Key Passes: George Honeyman & Ryan Longman (5)
Most Dribbles: Mallik Wilks (5)
*Must have completed at least 10 passes
