English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Charlton Athletic
  • 74': Charlie Kelman
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Birmingham City

    About

    Charlton Athletic are hosting Birmingham City at The Valley, London, 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': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic).
    • 3': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City).
    • 9': Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
    • 17': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
    • 17': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': August Priske (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Docherty following a fast break.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell with a cross.
    • 21': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 25': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
    • 26': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kayne Ramsay.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Lloyd Jones is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
    • 41': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Lloyd Jones is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
    • 44': Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Charlton Athletic 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 46': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
    • 50': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
    • 50': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a headed pass.
    • 53': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 55': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic).
    • 55': Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury August Priske (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces August Priske because of an injury.
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Demarai Gray.
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Solís.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Solís.
    • 68': Foul by Harry Clarke (Charlton Athletic).
    • 68': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Will Mannion (Charlton Athletic).
    • 71': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Greg Docherty.
    • 71': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman replaces Luke Chambers.
    • 72': Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City).
    • 74': Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 78': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Harry Clarke is caught offside.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 81': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn replaces Lyndon Dykes.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Jhon Solís.
    • 86': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kanya Fujimoto replaces Jonathan Panzo.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 87': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Sonny Carey is caught offside.
    • 88': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
    • 88': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
    • 90': Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Tyreece Campbell.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Conor Coady replaces Conor Coventry.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 6
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    57.3 Possession 42.7
    7 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    326 Accurate Passes 232
    442 Passes 325
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 87
    20 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    8 Tackles 8
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 18
    34 Effective Clearances 44
    34 Clearances 44

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Valley
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 18,541

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHA Charlton Athletic (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    25 William Mannion (GK)
    5 Lloyd Jones
    17 Amari'i Bell
    2 Kayne Ramsay
    10 Greg Docherty
    14 Sonny Carey
    6 Conor Coventry
    19 Luke Chambers
    44 Harrison Clarke
    7 Tyreece Campbell
    99 Lyndon Dykes
    Charlton Athletic Substitutes:
    Conor Coady, Charlie Kelman, Macaulay Gillesphey, Tiernan Brooks, Keenan Gough, Miles Leaburn, Ibrahim Fullah, Jayden Fevrier, Joe Rankin-Costello.

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

    No. Name
    21 Ryan Allsop (GK)
    37 Jonathan Panzo
    4 Christoph Klarer
    31 Kai Wagner
    24 Tomoki Iwata
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    14 Jhon Solís
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    29 August Priske Yellow Card
    10 Demarai Gray
    23 Carlos Vicente
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Kanya Fujimoto, Phil Neumann, Ethan Laird, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ibrahim Osman, Jack Robinson, Bradley Mayo.

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