Championship
·Matchday 40
Featured match
- T. Cantwell 69'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Birmingham 1-0. Scorers for Blackburn: T. Cantwell 69'. Birmingham had 65% of possession.
Birmingham
Blackburn
- Full-time 0 - 1
Added time: 1 minute
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90+1'
Sidnei Tavares Out: M. Baradji · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Sidnei Tavares comes on for M. Baradji
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88'
Bright Osayi-Samuel Out: T. Iwata · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Bright Osayi-Samuel comes on for T. Iwata
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83'
M. Jørgensen Out: T. Cantwell · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: M. Jørgensen comes on for T. Cantwell
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83'
Yuri Ribeiro Out: S. Wharton · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Yuri Ribeiro comes on for S. Wharton
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78'
Carlos Vicente Out: P. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Carlos Vicente comes on for P. Roberts
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78'
A. Priske Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: A. Priske comes on for J. Stansfield
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77'
Kristi Montgomery Out: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Kristi Montgomery comes on for Ryoya Morishita
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69'
T. Cantwell 0-1 Goal · Assist: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Goal! T. Cantwell scores for Blackburn, set up by Ryoya Morishita. It is 0-1
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65'
K. Fujimoto Out: Marvin Ducksch · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Fujimoto comes on for Marvin Ducksch
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65'
D. Gray Out: Ibrahim Osman · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: D. Gray comes on for Ibrahim Osman
- Half-time 0 - 0
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21'
A. Forshaw Yellow card · Blackburn A. Forshaw of Blackburn is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Blackburn
LLWDL
Last 5 matches LDLWD
0.8Goals scored per match1
1.2Goals conceded per match1.1
2Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Blackburn3-4-2-1
15
6.9
McLoughlin
S. McLoughlin
Player profile
16
7.5
Wharton
83'
S. Wharton
- 83'Out
3
7.3
Pickering
H. Pickering
Player profile
24
7.2
Baradji
90+1'
M. Baradji
- 90+1'Out
- 21'Yellow card
17
6.5
Osman
65'
Ibrahim Osman
- 65'Out
- 65'Out
- 78'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 25GK J. Beadle 7.3
- 24DF T. Iwata88' 7.0
- 4DF C. Klarer 7.2
- 6DF Jack Robinson 7.3
- 2DF E. Laird 7.0
- 7MF T. Doyle 7.0
- 8MF Paik Seung-Ho 7.2
- 16MF P. Roberts78' 7.2
- 33MF Marvin Ducksch65' 6.9
- 17MF Ibrahim Osman65' 6.5
- 28FW J. Stansfield78' 6.5
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 10FW D. Gray65' 6.3
- 5DF P. Neumann
- 29FW A. Priske78' 7.0
- 26DF Bright Osayi-Samuel88' 6.7
- 37DF J. Panzo
- 27MF K. Fujimoto65' 6.5
- 23FW Carlos Vicente78' 6.5
- 14MF Jhon Solis
Blackburn3-4-2-1
Coach: Damien Johnson
Starting XI
- 22GK Balázs Tóth 8.2
- 38DF Tom Atcheson 7.2
- 16DF S. Wharton83' 7.5
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 6.9
- 2MF Ryan Alebiosu 6.6
- 28MF A. Forshaw21' 6.6
- 24MF M. Baradji90+1' 7.2
- 3MF H. Pickering 7.3
- 25FW Ryoya Morishita77' 6.3
- 10FW T. Cantwell69'83' 7.9
- 23FW Yuki Ohashi 6.5
Substitutes
- 1GK A. Pears
- 27MF N. Redmond
- 4DF Yuri Ribeiro83' 6.9
- 14DF D. De Neve
- 41MF L. Mullarkey-Matthews
- 29FW M. Jørgensen83' 6.6
- 21FW O. Afolayan
- 8MF Sidnei Tavares90+1'
- 31MF Kristi Montgomery77' 6.5
Birmingham
Blackburn
65%
35%
12
Shots
16
5
On target
4
6
Off target
5
9
Corners
10
14
Fouls
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Saves
5
539
Passes
274
83%
Pass accuracy
68%
1.06
Expected goals
1.52
| 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 wins3Draws1
Blackburn wins5Last meetings
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16 August 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Birmingham
-
13 February 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
1-0
Blackburn
-
29 November 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
4-2
Birmingham
-
1 April 2023 · Championship
Birmingham
1-0
Blackburn
-
31 January 2023 · FA Cup
Birmingham
0-1
Blackburn
-
28 January 2023 · FA Cup
Blackburn
2-2
Birmingham
-
22 October 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Birmingham
-
7 May 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
1-2
Blackburn
-
18 December 2021 · Championship
Blackburn
4-0
Birmingham