Birmingham City vs Wrexham, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One
86': Krystian Bielik3 - 1
Birmingham City beat Wrexham with Brady, Beckham in crowd
Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the "Hollywood derby" as Birmingham City ended Wrexham's unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew's on Monday evening.
Match Commentary
- 3': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Goal at 3'
- 22': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Goal at 22'
- 36': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 36'
- 52': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Goal at 52'
- 54': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 54'
- 59': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) Goal at 59'
- 63': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) Substitution at 63'
- 64': Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) Substitution at 64'
- 71': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) Substitution at 71'
- 72': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) Substitution at 72'
- 81': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 81'
- 81': James McClean (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 81'
- 81': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 81'
- 82': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 82'
- 82': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 82'
- 83': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) Substitution at 83'
- 84': Sebastian Revan (Wrexham) Substitution at 84'
- 86': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) Red Card at 86'
- 88': Ben Davies (Birmingham City) Substitution at 88'
Statistics
 WXM |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,980
EFL League One Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 25 | +18 | 52 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 25 | +14 | 48 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 24 | +9 | 46 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 25 | +4 | 42 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 45 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik  |
| 20 | Alex Cochrane |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 13 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 7 | Emil Hansson |
| 19 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 9 | Alfie May |
| 18 | Willum Thór Willumsson |
Wrexham (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Eoghan O'Connell |
| 6 | Thomas O'Connor |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 7 | James McClean |
| 29 | Ryan Barnett |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 38 | Elliott Lee |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 9 | Ollie Palmer |
| 11 | Jack Marriott |
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