English League Championship

FT Friday, August 28, 2026
Birmingham City WWDDL 2
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Wrexham LLLDD 1
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Match Report

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Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham

Wrexham remain winless after three games of the Championship season following a 2-1 loss at home to Birmingham on Friday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
38.4
Possession
61.6
9
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
205
Accurate Passes
388
311
Passes
494
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
73
18
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
6
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
8
29
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
22

Head to Head

BIR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WXM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Anthony PattersonG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 26Zak VynerCD-R
  5. 27Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  6. 8Benjamin WhitemanCM-R
  7. 3Jacques EkomieLM
  8. 30Danny ImrayRM
  9. 19Kieffer MooreF
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 20Oliver RathboneCF-R

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1James BeadleG
  2. 4Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 20Alex CochraneLB
  5. 26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 10Demarai GrayAM
  7. 14Jhon SolísLM
  8. 24Tomoki IwataRM
  9. 9August PriskeF
  10. 28Jay StansfieldAM-L
  11. 7Carlos VicenteAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 13' Goal! Wrexham 0, Birmingham City 1. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
  3. 15' Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  4. 15'
  5. 15' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 15'
  7. 30' Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  8. 30'
  9. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 31'
  11. 32' Delay in match because of an injury Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  12. 32'
  13. 34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 34'
  15. 45' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Demarai Gray because of an injury.
  16. 50' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 54' Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien following a corner.
  18. 63' Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 2. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by August Priske with a cross.
  19. 68' Delay in match (Wrexham).
  20. 68'
  21. 69' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 69'
  23. 70' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  24. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  25. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Jacques Ekomié.
  26. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Issa Kaboré replaces Danny Imray.
  27. 74' Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Jay Stansfield.
  28. 79' Substitution, Wrexham. Bailey Cadamarteri replaces Kieffer Moore.
  29. 82' Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces August Priske.
  30. 90' Substitution, Birmingham City. Dael Fry replaces Carlos Vicente.
  31. 90' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  32. 90'+3' Bailey Cadamarteri (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.