English Carabao Cup

Birmingham City vs Sheffield United, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
Birmingham City
  • 5': Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 87': Jay Stansfield
FT
2 - 1
Sheffield United
  • 72': Gustavo Hamer

About

Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield United at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner,Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
  • 4': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Louie Marsh.
  • 10': Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
  • 14': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass.
  • 18': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
  • 21': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ryan Oné (Sheffield United).
  • 25': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United).
  • 26': Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 28': Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Sam Curtis (Sheffield United).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willum Willumsson with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Adam Davies (Sheffield United). Assisted by Ethan Laird with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Louie Marsh (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United).
  • 36': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner,Sheffield United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Adam Davies (Sheffield United). Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a through ball.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Oné.
  • 45': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sydie Peck replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 48': Dovydas Sasnauskas (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 49': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
  • 49': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Offside, Sheffield United. Ryan Oné is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
  • 56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyler Bindon replaces Jack Robinson.
  • 56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Djibril Soumaré.
  • 56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Ryan Oné.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 58': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
  • 58': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ehije Ukaki (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adam Davies (Sheffield United). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 64': Corner,Birmingham City. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
  • 67': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ethan Laird.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner,Birmingham City. Conceded by Dovydas Sasnauskas.
  • 70': Corner,Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Curtis.
  • 72': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top right corner. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
  • 73': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Davies (Sheffield United).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 76': Corner,Birmingham City. Conceded by Louie Marsh.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Marc Leonard.
  • 78': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
  • 79': Hand ball by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Beadle.
  • 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Ehije Ukaki.
  • 84': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
  • 85': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Sam Curtis (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner,Sheffield United. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
46.5 Possession 53.5
5 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
283 Accurate Passes 337
387 Passes 433
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
6 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 62
22 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 10
38 Effective Clearances 18
38 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,357

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK)
41 Eiran Cashin
4 Christoph Klarer Yellow Card
20 Alex Cochrane
2 Ethan Laird
7 Tommy Doyle
12 Marc Leonard
24 Tomoki Iwata
9 Kyogo Furuhashi
10 Demarai Gray
18 Willum Thór Willumsson
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Ryan Allsop, Paik Seung-Ho, Lyndon Dykes, Phil Neumann, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Keshi Anderson, Kanya Fujimoto, Jay Stansfield, Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

SHU Sheffield United (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
17 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
19 Jack Robinson Yellow Card
37 Dovydas Sasnauskas
18 Djibril Soumaré
3 Sam McCallum
29 Sam Curtis
34 Louie Marsh
10 Callum O'Hare
26 Ryan One
20 Ehije Ukaki
7 Thomas Cannon
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Tyler Bindon, Sydie Peck, Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Louie Barry, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Gustavo Hamer, Andre Brooks, Tyrese Campbell.

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