English League Championship

FT Saturday, January 24, 2026
Stoke City WWWDL 1
–
Birmingham City LWWDW 1
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STK011
BIR101
St. Andrew's Stadium · 27,904 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25James BeadleG
  2. 4Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 31Kai WagnerLB
  5. 24Tomoki IwataRB
  6. 28Jay StansfieldAM
  7. 8Paik Seung-HoLM
  8. 7Tommy DoyleRM
  9. 33Marvin DuckschF
  10. 17Ibrahim OsmanAM-L
  11. 16Patrick RobertsAM-R

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Tommy SimkinG
  2. 40Maksym TaloverovCD-L
  3. 26Ashley PhillipsCD-R
  4. 17Eric BocatLB
  5. 7Sorba ThomasRB
  6. 19Tomás RigoAM
  7. 15Steven N'ZonziLM
  8. 12Tatsuki SekoRM
  9. 29Lamine CisseF
  10. 10Bae Jun-HoAM-L
  11. 42Million ManhoefAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 56' Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Ibrahim Osman.
  3. 57' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís replaces Tommy Doyle.
  4. 67' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 68' Substitution, Stoke City. Favour Fawunmi replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  6. 68' Substitution, Stoke City. Aaron Cresswell replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  7. 71' Own Goal by Phil Neumann, Birmingham City. Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 1.
  8. 80' Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 81' Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  10. 89' Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Tomás Rigo.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Patrick Roberts.

EFL Championship News

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