English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 8': Fatawu Issahaku
  • 88': Ricardo Pereira
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2 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Birmingham City at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Goal! Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Louis Page.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Louis Page.
    • 16': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City).
    • 27': Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a headed pass.
    • 35': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 40': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 45': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 45': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
    • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
    • 50': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
    • 55': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Louis Page.
    • 57': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 57': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 58': Offside, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel is caught offside.
    • 62': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
    • 62': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 64': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Willum Willumsson.
    • 67': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
    • 70': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Hamza Choudhury because of an injury.
    • 74': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
    • 74': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 76': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 76': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Lewis Koumas.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Kyogo Furuhashi because of an injury.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
    • 79': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Handball by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Phil Neumann.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
    • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Abdul Fatawu because of an injury.
    • 88': Goal! Leicester City 2, Birmingham City 0. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Monga with a cross.
    • 90': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+7': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+9': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 1
    54.9 Possession 45.1
    11 SHOTS 5
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    374 Accurate Passes 291
    453 Passes 380
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 4
    0.2 Cross % 0.8
    49 Long Balls 50
    24 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 9
    21 Effective Clearances 31
    21 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 30,971

    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

    LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    5 Caleb Okoli
    33 Luke Thomas
    17 Hamza Choudhury Yellow Card
    25 Louis Page
    22 Oliver Skipp
    24 Boubakary Soumaré
    9 Jordan Ayew
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    7 Fatawu Issahaku
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Asmir Begovic, Ricardo Pereira, Silko Thomas, Jeremy Monga, Wout Faes, Olabade Aluko, Harry Winks, Ben Nelson, Patson Daka.

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

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

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