English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 50': Todd Cantwell
FT
1 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 90': Jay Stansfield (P)
  • 90'+8': Lyndon Dykes

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Birmingham City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 3': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 3': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 10': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 15': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 27': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
  • 30': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  • 35': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 39': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 41': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 41': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Alex Cochrane.
  • 46': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 46': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 47': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  • 50': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 0. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 51': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
  • 65': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
  • 68': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Miller replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 70': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 70': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  • 76': Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 76': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Keshi Anderson.
  • 82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.
  • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lyndon Dykes.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Yuki Ohashi.
  • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson replaces Augustus Kargbo.
  • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson replaces Phil Neumann.
  • 89': Penalty Birmingham City. Ethan Laird draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lewis Miller.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+7': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a fast break.
  • 90'+8': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+9': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+10': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson is caught offside.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
59.2 Possession 40.8
8 SHOTS 5
4 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 203
428 Passes 295
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 8
23 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.5
39 Long Balls 58
15 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 9
37 Effective Clearances 36
37 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 19,552

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
5 Dominic Hyam
4 Yuri Ribeiro
2 Ryan Alebiousu
10 Todd Cantwell
8 Sidnei Tavares
6 Sondre Tronstad
23 Yuki Ohashi
19 Ryan Hedges
7 Augustus Kargbo
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Dion De Neve, Nicholas Michalski, Axel Henriksson, Harry Pickering, Igor Tyjon, Scott Wharton, Lewis Miller, Kristi Montgomery, Makhtar Gueye.

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

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

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