Match ends, Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1.
Che Adams' first senior hat-trick helped Birmingham City move into the EFL Cup second round with a dominant home win over League Two Crawley Town.
The former Sheffield United forward opened the scoring with a calm finish just before the half-hour mark.
Midfielder David Davis then slotted in before Adams poked in from a corner.
After the break, Robert Tesche headed in the fourth and Adams completed his treble, before Panutche Camara's fine finish gave Crawley a late consolation.
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Line-ups
Birmingham
Formation 4-5-1
- 29Kuszczak
- 2NsueSubstituted forHardingat 58'minutes
- 3Grounds
- 4Roberts
- 40Robinson
- 50Gleeson
- 19Maghoma
- 23Cotterill
- 26DavisSubstituted forTescheat 45'minutes
- 6Kieftenbeld
- 14AdamsSubstituted forGardnerat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Tesche
- 8Gardner
- 9Donaldson
- 13Stockdale
- 17Ndoye
- 28Morrison
- 45Harding
Crawley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Morris
- 4PayneBooked at 43mins
- 5McNerney
- 14Blackman
- 15Yorwerth
- 17DjalóSubstituted forBoldewijnat 54'minutes
- 10Cox
- 20TajbakhshSubstituted forCliffordat 65'minutesBooked at 75mins
- 24Lewis
- 9Harrold
- 27SanohSubstituted forCamaraat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Young
- 7Boldewijn
- 11Roberts
- 12Mersin
- 18Clifford
- 22Lelan
- 28Camara
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 7,814
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away3
- Corners
- Home9
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away20
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1.
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Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by David Cotterill.
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Attempt blocked. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal!
Goal! Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1. Panutche Camara (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Clifford.
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Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Billy Clifford (Crawley Town).
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Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Panutche Camara (Crawley Town).
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Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
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Hand ball by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
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Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town).
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Attempt missed. Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
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Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.