English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 42': Tomoki Iwata
FT
1 - 1
Stoke City
  • 71': Phil Neumann (OG)

About

Birmingham City are hosting Stoke City at St. Andrew's Stadium, 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.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left.
  • 3': Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 9': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 9': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
  • 10': Offside, Birmingham City. Phil Neumann is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 15': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  • 15': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 16': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
  • 19': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
  • 21': Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 25': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  • 25': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Offside, Birmingham City. Christoph Klarer is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a through ball.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 32': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
  • 33': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
  • 42': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 0. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
  • 46': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 46': Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 47': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 47': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 51': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 56': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Ibrahim Osman.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.
  • 59': Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 63': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 66': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 67': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jhon Solís.
  • 67': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 67': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Favour Fawunmi replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Aaron Cresswell replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 68': Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
  • 70': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
  • 71': Own Goal by Phil Neumann, Birmingham City. Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Million Manhoef.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Phil Neumann with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
  • 78': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
  • 80': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 80': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  • 86': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 86': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Tomás Rigo.
  • 90': Offside, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
  • 90'+2': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 90'+3': Handball by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
54.2 Possession 45.8
7 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 204
365 Passes 303
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 8
20 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.4
67 Long Balls 79
17 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 8
10 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
37 Effective Clearances 46
37 Clearances 46

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,904

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 29 +29 58
2 Middlesbrough 29 +17 55
3 Ipswich Town 28 +21 50
4 Hull City 28 +7 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK)
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
31 Kai Wagner
24 Tomoki Iwata
28 Jay Stansfield
8 Paik Seung-Ho
7 Tommy Doyle
33 Marvin Ducksch
17 Ibrahim Osman
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Bright Osayi-Samuel, Willum Thór Willumsson, Kanya Fujimoto, Scott Wright, Menzi Mazwi, Ryan Allsop, August Priske, Jhon Solís, Kyogo Furuhashi.

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Tommy Simkin (GK)
40 Maksym Talovierov
26 Ashley Phillips
17 Eric Bocat
7 Sorba Thomas
19 Tomás Rigo
15 Steven N'Zonzi
12 Tatsuki Seko
29 Lamine Cisse Yellow Card
10 Bae Jun-Ho
42 Million Manhoef
Stoke City Substitutes:
Jaden Dixon, Syd Agina, Will Smith, Favour Fawunmi, Jake Griffin, Ruben Curley, Frank Fielding, Ben Pearson, Aaron Cresswell.

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