English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Bristol City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 42': Sam Tickle (OG)
  • 90'+5': Demarai Gray (P)
FT
2 - 2
Bristol City
  • 33': Scott Twine
  • 85': Dominic Ballard

About

Birmingham City are hosting Bristol City at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rio Cardines.
  • 14': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
  • 16': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  • 16': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 18': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  • 18': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Williams.
  • 22': Offside, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho is caught offside.
  • 22': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
  • 23': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 23': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jason Knight following a corner.
  • 32': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie with a headed pass.
  • 33': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 1. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Offside, Bristol City. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 42': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 42': Own Goal by Sam Tickle, Bristol City. Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  • 44': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  • 44': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 48': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 51': August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 53': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 55': Handball by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Tanner with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 57': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Carlos Vicente.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
  • 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Lorent Tolaj.
  • 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Tanner.
  • 70': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Joe Williams.
  • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood replaces Scott Twine.
  • 72': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
  • 72': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  • 74': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
  • 78': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 78': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces August Priske.
  • 82': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 82': Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 85': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 2. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gibson Yah.
  • 88': Offside, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
  • 90': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Dom Ballard.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Bristol City. Rob Atkinson replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Tanner.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Penalty Birmingham City. Phil Neumann draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2.
  • 90'+6': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 4
35.4 Possession 64.6
14 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
163 Accurate Passes 355
257 Passes 468
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
67 Long Balls 75
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 3
12 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 5
53 Effective Clearances 16
53 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 James Beadle (GK)
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
20 Alex Cochrane
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel Yellow Card
8 Paik Seung-Ho
14 Jhon Solís
24 Tomoki Iwata
9 August Priske
28 Jay Stansfield
7 Carlos Vicente
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Patrick Roberts, Kanya Fujimoto, Luis Vázquez, Kristoffer Lund, Ethan Laird, Ryan Allsop, Marvin Ducksch, Dael Fry, Demarai Gray.

BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Tickle (GK)
2 Lisav Eissat
16 Robert Dickie
21 Rio Cardines
19 George Tanner
10 Scott Twine
8 Joe Williams
12 Jason Knight Yellow Card
9 Lorent Tolaj
7 Yu Hirakawa
17 Jed Wallace
Bristol City Substitutes:
Gibson Yah, Robert Atkinson, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Sam Bell, Tomi Horvat, Dominic Ballard, Bradley Collins, Noah Eile, Sam Greenwood.

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