English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 55': Jay Stansfield
FT
1 - 1
Ipswich Town
  • 90'+5': George Hirst (P)

About

Birmingham City are hosting Ipswich Town at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
  • 1': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 6': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 7': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 7': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 8': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 11': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 11': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 14': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 14': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 16': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 16': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Chiedozie Ogbene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 19': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 19': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 21': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 31': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 33': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 41': Offside, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 42': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
  • 44': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 46': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 51': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 55': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel with a headed pass.
  • 55': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 57': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 57': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 61': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 65': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin replaces Sam Szmodics.
  • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Ben Johnson.
  • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 71': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
  • 72': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 73': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town).
  • 75': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 75': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 76': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ali Al Hamadi replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 80': Foul by Ali Al Hamadi (Ipswich Town).
  • 80': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 83': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 83': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cameron Humphreys replaces Azor Matusiwa.
  • 85': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Keshi Anderson because of an injury.
  • 90': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 1. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+7': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+8': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+8': Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 90'+10': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

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22 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 0
49.3 Possession 50.7
7 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
271 Accurate Passes 276
343 Passes 365
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 0
18 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.0
50 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 0
3 Effective Tackles 9
3 Tackles 16
1.0 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 7
36 Effective Clearances 22
36 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,508

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 Ryan Allsop (GK)
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
20 Alex Cochrane
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel Yellow Card
28 Jay Stansfield
8 Paik Seung-Ho Yellow Card
24 Tomoki Iwata
9 Kyogo Furuhashi
14 Keshi Anderson
10 Demarai Gray
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Marc Leonard, Eiran Cashin, Willum Thór Willumsson, Tommy Doyle, Lyndon Dykes, James Beadle, Krystian Bielik, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Ethan Laird.

IPS Ipswich Town (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Palmer (GK)
24 Jacob Greaves
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis
18 Ben Johnson
14 Jack Taylor Yellow Card
5 Azor Matusiwa Yellow Card
47 Jack Clarke
21 Chiedozie Ogbene
9 George Hirst
23 Sammie Szmodics
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Conor Chaplin, Ashley Young, Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Humphreys, Nathan Broadhead, Cedric Kipre, Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi, Christian Walton, Finley Barbrook.

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