Birmingham City vs Walsall, 2024-25 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Walsall win 4-3 on penalties
Birmingham City
  • 84': Christoph Klarer
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Walsall win 4-3 on penalties
Walsall
  • 48': Charlie Lakin

About

Birmingham City are hosting Walsall at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 9,752

EFL Trophy Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal U21 0 0 0
2 Cardiff City 0 0 0
3 Exeter City 0 0 0
4 Newport County 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Ryan Allsop (GK)
25 Ben Davies
4 Christoph Klarer
27 Brandon Khela
19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
9 Alfie May
24 Tomoki Iwata
12 Marc Leonard
28 Jay Stansfield
33 Ayumu Yokoyama
11 Scott Wright
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Krystian Bielik, Joshua Williams, Bradley Mayo, Paik Seung-Ho, Emil Hansson, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Alex Cochrane.

WAL Walsall (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Sam Hornby (GK)
24 Harry Williams
21 Taylor Allen
26 David Okagbue
30 Evan Weir
2 Connor Barrett
25 Ryan Stirk Yellow Card
8 Charlie Lakin
16 Ronan Maher Yellow Card
17 Jack Earing
7 Nathan Lowe
Walsall Substitutes:
Charlie Wragg, Jamille Matt, Jamie Jellis, Danny Johnson, Jenson Kirloy, Dylan Thomas, Reyes Cleary.

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