English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 9': Jay Stansfield
  • 90'+9': Demarai Gray
FT
2 - 2
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 37': Jamal Lowe
  • 76': George Brown

About

Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 2': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 2': Foul by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 2': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 3': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 8': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 9': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
  • 12': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 12': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 17': Handball by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 18': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  • 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Svante Ingelsson.
  • 23': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 23': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 30': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 30': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bailey Cadamarteri.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 37': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
  • 42': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 46': Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 48': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
  • 51': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Svante Ingelsson with a cross.
  • 57': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 60': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Lewis Koumas.
  • 67': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Amass.
  • 69': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. George Brown replaces Jamal Lowe.
  • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield because of an injury.
  • 75': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 75': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  • 76': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2. George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 78': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 81': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 83': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 86': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Barry Bannan.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kanya Fujimoto replaces Eiran Cashin.
  • 90': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+1': George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo replaces Bailey Cadamarteri.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.
  • 90'+9': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+10': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+11': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+11': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 1
29.3 Possession 70.7
5 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
103 Accurate Passes 413
206 Passes 506
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 9
15 Crosses 34
0.3 Cross % 0.3
87 Long Balls 55
16 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 7
46 Effective Clearances 36
46 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,323

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 9 +20 19
2 Middlesbrough 9 +6 18
3 Leicester City 9 +5 16
4 Preston North End 9 +4 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 Ryan Allsop (GK)
41 Eiran Cashin
4 Christoph Klarer
20 Alex Cochrane Yellow Card
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
28 Jay Stansfield
7 Tommy Doyle
24 Tomoki Iwata
9 Kyogo Furuhashi
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Dan Isichei, Lyndon Dykes, Marc Leonard, Kanya Fujimoto, Phil Neumann, Alfons Sampsted, Lewis Koumas, James Beadle, Paik Seung-Ho.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-5-2)

No. Name
24 Ethan Horvath (GK)
30 Ernie Weaver
3 Max Lowe
6 Dominic Iorfa Yellow Card
8 Svante Ingelsson
7 Yan Valery
10 Barry Bannan
12 Harry Amass
2 Liam Palmer Yellow Card
9 Jamal Lowe
18 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Gabriel Otegbayo, Logan Stretch, Jarvis Thornton, Charlie McNeill, George Brown, Ike Ugbo, Joe Emery, Sean Fusire, Yisa Alao.

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