English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 69': Todd Cantwell

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
    • 1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
    • 5': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 5': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 7': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 7': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Baradji.
    • 14': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 21': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 21': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
    • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 28': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Beadle.
    • 34': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 39': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
    • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Robinson (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 43': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 46': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 46': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 48': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.
    • 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 51': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 52': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
    • 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 56': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 63': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 64': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 64': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Ibrahim Osman.
    • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kanya Fujimoto replaces Marvin Ducksch.
    • 66': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Atcheson.
    • 67': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Demarai Gray.
    • 69': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 70': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.
    • 75': Foul by Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City).
    • 75': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Ryoya Morishita.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 79': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 81': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by August Priske.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
    • 82': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro replaces Scott Wharton.
    • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Tomoki Iwata.
    • 90': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sidnei Tavares replaces Moussa Baradji.
    • 90'+1': Handball by Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jørgensen.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 3
    35.3 Possession 64.7
    16 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    187 Accurate Passes 449
    277 Passes 538
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    25 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 59
    14 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    2 Interceptions 7
    59 Effective Clearances 35
    59 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 27,842

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    # 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
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    6 Jack Robinson
    4 Christoph Klarer
    2 Ethan Laird
    24 Tomoki Iwata
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    7 Tommy Doyle
    28 Jay Stansfield
    17 Ibrahim Osman
    16 Patrick Roberts
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Carlos Vicente, August Priske, Jhon Solis, Jonathan Panzo, Demarai Gray, Kanya Fujimoto, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Ryan Allsop.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    16 Scott Wharton Yellow Card
    15 Sean McLoughlin
    38 Tom Atcheson
    24 Moussa Baradji
    28 Adam Forshaw Yellow Card
    3 Harry Pickering
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    23 Yuki Ohashi
    10 Todd Cantwell
    25 Ryoya Morishita
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Aynsley Pears, Sidnei Tavares, Lorenze Mullarky-Matthews, Kristi Montgomery, Dion De Neve, Oladapo Afolayan, Yuri Ribeiro, Nathan Redmond, Mathias Jørgensen.

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