English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Oxford United
    FT
    0 - 2
    Birmingham City
    • 23': Myles Peart-Harris (OG)
    • 66': Marvin Ducksch

    About

    Oxford United are hosting Birmingham City at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford, 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.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
    • 10': Offside, Oxford United. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
    • 12': Offside, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 16': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
    • 18': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 21': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Own Goal by Myles Peart-Harris, Oxford United. Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Matt Phillips (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 35': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
    • 35': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 41': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
    • 41': Foul by Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United).
    • 41': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Oxford United. Yunus Konak replaces Jamie McDonnell.
    • 46': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Yunus Konak (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
    • 48': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 54': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
    • 55': Substitution, Oxford United. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 55': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Lankshear replaces Mark Harris.
    • 55': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 55': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
    • 57': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Offside, Oxford United. Myles Peart-Harris is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Long.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 60': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 61': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.
    • 62': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jhon Solís.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romenij replaces Stanley Mills.
    • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Tomoki Iwata because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Goal! Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 2. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.
    • 74': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 76': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
    • 77': Offside, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman is caught offside.
    • 79': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Ole Romenij (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Carlos Vicente.
    • 81': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Yunus Konak (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Yunus Konak (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Marvin Ducksch.
    • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Ibrahim Osman.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ole Romenij (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Will Lankshear.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ole Romenij (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jhon Solís.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Phil Neumann.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+7': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Oxford United 0, Birmingham City 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    60.7 Possession 39.3
    11 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    429 Accurate Passes 226
    529 Passes 341
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    73 Long Balls 73
    28 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 13
    12 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 23
    23 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Kassam Stadium
    Location: Oxford, England
    Attendance: 11,509

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OXF Oxford United (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    29 Ben Davies
    3 Ciaron Brown
    2 Sam Long
    8 Cameron Brannagan
    38 Jamie Mcdonnell Yellow Card
    10 Matt Phillips
    15 Brodie Spencer Yellow Card
    9 Mark Harris
    17 Stanley Mills
    44 Myles Peart-Harris
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Will Vaulks, Matt Ingram, Michal Helik, Yunus Konak, Mo Missanga, Przemyslaw Placheta, Greg Leigh, Will Lankshear, Ole Romeny.

    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 Yellow Card
    28 Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    14 Jhon Solís
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    17 Ibrahim Osman
    16 Patrick Roberts
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Carlos Vicente, Kanya Fujimoto, Kyogo Furuhashi, August Priske, Scott Wright, Ryan Allsop, Tommy Doyle, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Menzi Mazwi.

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