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

· English League Championship

Swansea City

21': Zan Vipotnik

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

72': Patrick Roberts

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Swansea City are hosting Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, 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.
3': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
3': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
5': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
5': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Neumann following a set piece situation.
8': Attempt saved. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Melker Widell.
9': Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
10': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
11': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Zan Vipotnik.
15': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald.
15': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
16': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Melker Widell with a cross following a corner.
17': Attempt blocked. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
21': Goal! Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 0. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco with a cross.
23': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
23': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
24': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
27': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City).
28': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
29': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
32': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
32': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
37': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
41': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Melker Widell (Swansea City).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
44': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 0.
46': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
47': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
49': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
49': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
49': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt saved. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ethan Galbraith.
51': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
53': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
53': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
53': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
55': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a headed pass.
55': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
56': Ronald (Swansea City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
56': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
57': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
57': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
59': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
59': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
62': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
63': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
63': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Zan Vipotnik.
68': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Melker Widell.
70': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
72': Goal! Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 1. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
76': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77': Attempt blocked. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald.
77': Substitution, Swansea City. Zeidane Inoussa replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
78': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
78': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Beadle.
79': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
79': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Swansea City).
79': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kai Wagner (Birmingham City).
82': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
83': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Ward replaces Gonçalo Franco.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Foul by Joel Ward (Swansea City).
84': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson replaces Marvin Ducksch.
86': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
86': Joel Ward (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
87': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
88': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Foul by Kai Wagner (Birmingham City).
90'+4': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 1.
0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		SWA
14	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
49.9	Possession	50.1
12	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
293	Accurate Passes	320
410	Passes	413
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
15	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	64
13	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	8
11	Effective Tackles	14
15	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
6	Interceptions	14
23	Effective Clearances	40
23	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,753

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	35	+34	71
2	Middlesbrough	34	+17	63
3	Millwall	35	+7	62
4	Ipswich Town	33	+25	60

Full Table

Line-Ups

Swansea City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
15	Cameron Burgess
5	Ben Cabango
4	Jay Fulton
14	Josh Tymon
30	Ethan Galbraith
7	Melker Widell
17	Gonçalo Franco
10	Eom Ji-Sung
35	Ronald
9	Zan Vipotnik

Swansea City Substitutes:

Oliver Cooper, Liam Cullen, Andrew Fisher, Zeidane Inoussa, Joel Ward, Marko Stamenic, Joshua Key, Malick Yalcouyé, Bobby Wales.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	James Beadle (GK)
4	Christoph Klarer
5	Phil Neumann
31	Kai Wagner
24	Tomoki Iwata
33	Marvin Ducksch
8	Paik Seung-Ho
7	Tommy Doyle
9	Kyogo Furuhashi
30	Lewis Koumas
16	Patrick Roberts

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Alfons Sampsted, Willum Thór Willumsson, William Burrell, Menzi Mazwi, Jay Stansfield, Kanya Fujimoto, Scott Wright, Ryan Allsop, Dan Isichei.

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