English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 3': Ibrahim Osman
  • 67': Jay Stansfield
FT
2 - 1
Leicester City
  • 21': Fatawu Issahaku
  • Red Card 32': Bobby De Cordova-Reid

About

Birmingham City are hosting Leicester 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.
  • 1': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 2': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 2': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 0. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Foul by Joe Aribo (Leicester City).
  • 5': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Joe Aribo (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 10': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 10': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman is caught offside.
  • 14': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 21': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 1. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a headed pass.
  • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 26': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 28': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Offside, Birmingham City. Phil Neumann is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 32': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) is shown the red card.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
  • 37': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 41': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Neumann.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
  • 45'+3': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Carlos Vicente following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 46': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 46': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 52': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 52': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 54': Offside, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City).
  • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Phil Neumann because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Jhon Solís.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 69': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 69': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 70': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 70': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Olabade Aluko replaces Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 72': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 76': Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Dujuan Richards replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Divine Mukasa replaces Joe Aribo.
  • 77': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
  • 77': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 84': Asmir Begovic (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 86': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 89': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 89': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 1
26.9 Possession 73.1
7 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
139 Accurate Passes 495
224 Passes 577
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 11
2 Crosses 39
0.5 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 58
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 3
48 Effective Clearances 14
48 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,886

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

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
14 Jhon Solís
33 Marvin Ducksch
17 Ibrahim Osman
23 Carlos Vicente
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jonathan Panzo, Briar Bateman, Kyogo Furuhashi, Tommy Doyle, Ryan Allsop, August Priske, Kanya Fujimoto, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Patrick Roberts.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Asmir Begovic (GK) Yellow Card
4 Ben Nelson
24 Jamaal Lascelles
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid Red Card
18 Joe Aribo Yellow Card
22 Oliver Skipp
20 Patson Daka
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Louis Page, Victor Kristiansen, Jordan Ayew, Olabade Aluko, Jakub Stolarczyk, Jeremy Monga, Dujuan Richards, Divine Mukasa, Harry Winks.

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