Championship
·Matchday 26
Featured match
- Marvin Ducksch 6'
- Lewis Koumas 17'
- Marvin Ducksch 63'
- J. Eccles 8'
- E. Simms 60'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Coventry 3-2. Scorers for Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch 6', Lewis Koumas 17', Marvin Ducksch 63'. Scorers for Coventry: J. Eccles 8', E. Simms 60'. B. Thomas of Coventry was sent off in minute 90+5'. Coventry had 76% of possession.
Birmingham
Coventry
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
B. Thomas Red card · Coventry Straight red card for B. Thomas. Coventry are down a man
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90+3'
K. Fujimoto Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Fujimoto comes on for J. Stansfield
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89'
Kai Andrews Out: J. Eccles · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: Kai Andrews comes on for J. Eccles
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88'
J. Beadle Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for J. Beadle (Birmingham)
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86'
J. Eccles Yellow card · Coventry J. Eccles of Coventry is booked
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72'
K. Furuhashi Out: Marvin Ducksch · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Furuhashi comes on for Marvin Ducksch
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72'
W. T. Willumsson Out: P. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: W. T. Willumsson comes on for P. Roberts
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71'
A. Sampsted Out: K. Wagner · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: A. Sampsted comes on for K. Wagner
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67'
Haji Wright Out: T. Sakamoto · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: Haji Wright comes on for T. Sakamoto
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65'
E. Cashin Out: Lewis Koumas · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: E. Cashin comes on for Lewis Koumas
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63'
Marvin Ducksch 3-2 Goal · Assist: P. Roberts · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! Marvin Ducksch turns in the pass from P. Roberts (3-2)
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60'
E. Simms 2-2 Goal · Assist: J. Rudoni · Coventry J. Rudoni provides, E. Simms finishes for Coventry (2-2)
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51'
K. Wagner Yellow card · Birmingham K. Wagner of Birmingham is booked
- Half-time 2 - 1
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36'
Marvin Ducksch Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham)
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17'
Lewis Koumas 2-1 Goal · Assist: P. Roberts · Birmingham P. Roberts provides, Lewis Koumas finishes for Birmingham (2-1)
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8'
J. Eccles 1-1 Goal · Assist: E. Mason-Clark · Coventry Goal! J. Eccles scores for Coventry, set up by E. Mason-Clark. It is 1-1
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6'
Marvin Ducksch 1-0 Goal · Assist: K. Wagner · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! Marvin Ducksch turns in the pass from K. Wagner (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Coventry
DLDDL
Last 5 matches WDWLD
10Position1
64Pts95
1.2Goals scored per match1.5
1.7Goals conceded per match1.3
0Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coventry4-1-4-1
3
6.2
Dasilva
Jay Dasilva
Player profile
15
6.3
Kitching
L. Kitching
Player profile
4
6.2
Thomas
90+5'
B. Thomas
- 90+5'Red card
30
7.3
Koumas
17'65'
Lewis Koumas
- 17'Goal
- 65'Out
- 90+3'Out
- 72'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 25GK J. Beadle88' 6.5
- 24DF T. Iwata 6.3
- 5DF P. Neumann 6.6
- 6DF J. Robinson 6.6
- 31DF K. Wagner51'71' 6.2
- 7MF T. Doyle 6.3
- 8MF Seung-Ho Paik 6.7
- 16MF P. Roberts72' 7.7
- 28MF J. Stansfield90+3' 6.6
- 30MF Lewis Koumas17'65' 7.3
- 33FW Marvin Ducksch6'36'63'72' 8.3
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 23DF A. Sampsted71' 6.7
- 41DF E. Cashin65' 6.6
- 40MF M. Mazwi
- 42MF D. Isichei
- 18MF W. T. Willumsson72' 6.3
- 27MF K. Fujimoto90+3'
- 11FW S. Wright
- 9FW K. Furuhashi72' 6.2
Coventry4-1-4-1
Coach: Frank Lampard
Starting XI
- 19GK C. Rushworth 6.0
- 27DF M. van Ewijk 5.9
- 4DF B. Thomas90+5' 6.2
- 15DF L. Kitching 6.3
- 3DF Jay Dasilva 6.2
- 6MF M. Grimes 7.2
- 7MF T. Sakamoto67' 6.9
- 28MF J. Eccles8'86'89' 7.9
- 5MF J. Rudoni 6.5
- 10MF E. Mason-Clark 6.2
- 9FW E. Simms60' 7.7
Substitutes
- 13GK B. Wilson
- 11FW Haji Wright67' 6.9
- 21DF J. Bidwell
- 22DF J. Latibeaudiere
- 26DF L. Woolfenden
- 33DF M. Brau
- 41DF C. Perry
- 50MF G. Shepherd
- 54MF Kai Andrews89' 6.6
Birmingham
Coventry
24%
76%
9
Shots
17
4
On target
6
2
Off target
9
2
Corners
6
13
Fouls
8
4
Offsides
2
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
4
Saves
1
170
Passes
514
49%
Pass accuracy
83%
1.27
Expected goals
1.33
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins1Draws2
Coventry wins4Last meetings
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27 September 2025 · Championship
Coventry
3-0
Birmingham
-
13 April 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
3-0
Coventry
-
8 December 2023 · Championship
Coventry
2-0
Birmingham
-
29 April 2023 · Championship
Coventry
2-0
Birmingham
-
17 September 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
0-0
Coventry
-
15 April 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
2-4
Coventry
-
23 November 2021 · Championship
Coventry
0-0
Birmingham