English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Oxford United WDLWL 0
–
Birmingham City WLDWW 1
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BIR101
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · 27,342 att.

Team Stats

17
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
1
33.8
Possession
66.2
6
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
214
Accurate Passes
508
299
Passes
579
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
26
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
17
Interceptions
5
33
Effective Clearances
26
33
Clearances
26

Head to Head

OXF leads series 1-0

Lineups

BIR · 4-4-2

  1. 21Ryan AllsopG
  2. 4Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 2Ethan LairdLB
  5. 26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 24Tomoki IwataCM-L
  7. 8Paik Seung-HoCM-R
  8. 10Demarai GrayLM
  9. 18Willum Thór WillumssonRM
  10. 9Kyogo FuruhashiCF-L
  11. 28Jay StansfieldCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Eiran CashinSUB
  2. 27Kanya FujimotoSUB
  3. 17Lyndon DykesSUB
  4. 7Tommy DoyleSUB
  5. 12Marc LeonardSUB
  6. 14Keshi AndersonSUB
  7. 19Taylor Gardner-HickmanSUB
  8. 25James BeadleSUB
  9. 33Marvin DuckschSUB

OXF · 5-4-1

  1. 1Jamie CummingG
  2. 6Michal HelikCD
  3. 2Sam LongCD-L
  4. 15Brodie SpencerCD-R
  5. 22Greg LeighLB
  6. 24Hidde ter AvestRB
  7. 8Cameron BrannaganCM-L
  8. 14Brian De KeersmaeckerCM-R
  9. 23Siriki DembeleLM
  10. 19Tyler GoodrhamRM
  11. 27Will LankshearF

Substitutes

  1. 17Stanley MillsSUB
  2. 26Jack CurrieSUB
  3. 9Mark HarrisSUB
  4. 5Elliott MooreSUB
  5. 10Matt PhillipsSUB
  6. 4Will VaulksSUB
  7. 7Przemyslaw PlachetaSUB
  8. 20Tom BradshawSUB
  9. 21Matt IngramSUB

Timeline

  1. 40' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Oxford United 0. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
  2. 61' Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  3. 68' Substitution, Oxford United. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Tyler Goodrham.
  4. 68' Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Will Lankshear.
  5. 76' Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Brian De Keersmaecker.
  6. 76' Substitution, Oxford United. Matt Phillips replaces Hidde ter Avest.
  7. 85' Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  8. 85' Substitution, Oxford United. Stanley Mills replaces Siriki Dembélé.
  9. 88' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.

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