Hull City vs Birmingham

You read that headline right – kick-off in Hull City's Championship game with Birmingham City has been delayed 20 minutes because the goals are the wrong ...

You read that headline right – kick-off in Hull City’s Championship game with Birmingham City has been delayed 20 minutes because the goals are the wrong size. Hull City v Birmingham City delayed - because the goals are the wrong size

There were bizarre scenes before Sunday afternoon's Championship clash between Hull City and Aston Villa - the goals were too big, so kick-off was delayed.

Kick-off was delayed by 20 minutes because the goals were too big. The goals were too big. Similar to Wigan vs Cardiff last weekend but the issue has hopefully been fixed now— Adam Shergold (@adamjshergold) [football](https://www.givemesport.com/football) news and rumours right here. The goals were measured and it was discovered that the goals were two inches too big. Hull City vs Birmingham City delayed because goals were too big

The latest Birmingham City news and views from BirminghamLive as Blues take on Hull at the MKM Stadium.

Thankfully Przemyslaw Placheta quickly arrived with a warm embrace and Hall could mark his first competitive senior goal in the arms of his team-mates. “He had been in the Blues academy for about two or three years by the time he came to us,” assistant principal Russell told BirminghamLive. Supporters will also be able to watch the match via the streaming service There are academy kids and there are academy kids. We played 3-5-2, with a holding midfield player and Charlie and George in front and they created havoc. Max has been booked for a foul near the touchline and the fouls are mounting up against the visitors. He responded by getting up and shoving Docherty in the back. But then it seems Hall has never been a big celebrator. Hannibal lucky not to be booked, he was run into touch by Docherty and ended up crashing into the ad hoarding. The fans behind the goal thought he'd scored. They've won several corners with balls into the box and have looked dangerous from those set pieces. And Hull are very much on top, moving the ball well.

The Championship match between Hull City and Birmingham City was delayed as groundsmen were forced to saw both goalposts down to regulation size.

With just four wins from their opening 13 league games, manager-less Hull are sitting dangerously close to the relegation zone. However, the match was delayed by twenty minutes as ground staff were forced to take the goalposts down and manually saw them to regulation size following the pre-match assessment from match officials. To add insult to injury, the home side crashed to a 3-2 defeat, with Cardiff's winner going in off the above-regulation crossbar.

Birmingham continue their improved recent form with a win at struggling Hull, with the game delayed because the goals were too big.

Xavier Simons (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. - Away6 - Shots - Possession - 8Docherty We asked him to play out of position but I didn't have any problems putting him there and he scored a special goal. "These are a really good team and they've got some great individuals. "The second half was messy and we've got to be better. "The first half was the best we'd played in a long time but we gave a disappointing goal away. I saw a team in Birmingham who did that and that is what we need to get better at. Birmingham, who are now up to 12th, host table-topping Burnley on the same night.

Kick-off in Sunday afternoon's Championship fixture between Hull City and Birmingham City was delayed by 20 minutes so one of the goals could be trimmed ...

"One of the goals was too high by a couple of inches. Meanwhile, Wigan manager Leam Richardson said: "One of the goals was two inches too high and their third goal goes in off the bar… There was a seven-minute delay before kick-off, with Hudson agreeing play should proceed after being told it could take up to two hours to investigate the reported issue. Chris Kavanagh was forced to halt the game and send both teams back to the dressing rooms before the match eventually resumed, with Bukayo Saka giving the visitors the lead in the first half. Remarkably, Cardiff's third goal in their 3-1 victory struck the underside of the alleged taller crossbar before going in. Match officials checked the goal's original size with a tape measure ahead of the fixture and an electric saw was brought out to make the necessary changes.