English League Championship

FT Monday, December 29, 2025
Southampton WWLDL 1
–
Birmingham City LLDLD 1
1st2ndT
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BIR011
St. Andrew's Stadium · 27,895 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
61.9
Possession
38.1
13
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
495
Accurate Passes
275
570
Passes
346
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
57
21
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
2
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
12
13
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SOU leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25James BeadleG
  2. 6Jack RobinsonCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 41Eiran CashinLB
  5. 23Alfons SampstedRB
  6. 18Willum Thór WillumssonAM
  7. 8Paik Seung-HoLM
  8. 24Tomoki IwataRM
  9. 9Kyogo FuruhashiF
  10. 28Jay StansfieldAM-L
  11. 16Patrick RobertsAM-R

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Gavin BazunuG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  4. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  5. 20Caspar JanderCM-L
  6. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 18Tom FellowsRM
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongF
  10. 10Finn AzazCF-L
  11. 46Jay RobinsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 48' Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  3. 49' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 0. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Robinson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  4. 58' Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Jay Robinson.
  5. 58' Substitution, Southampton. Elias Jelert replaces Tom Fellows.
  6. 68' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
  7. 68' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
  8. 69' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Jay Stansfield.
  9. 69' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  10. 71' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 1. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
  11. 72' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 82' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Patrick Roberts.
  13. 83' Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Finn Azaz.

EFL Championship News

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