English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 28': Paik Seung-Ho
  • 45': Demarai Gray
  • 49': Alex Cochrane
  • 66': Jay Stansfield
FT
4 - 0
Millwall

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Millwall at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, 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': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 7': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
    • 7': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Mitchell.
    • 8': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 9': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 12': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Wes Harding (Millwall).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a headed pass.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Luke Cundle (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Handball by Tristan Crama (Millwall).
    • 19': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
    • 19': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by James Beadle.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max Crocombe (Millwall). Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 28': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Millwall 0. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
    • 31': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Wes Harding (Millwall).
    • 34': Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall).
    • 34': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Offside, Birmingham City. Tomoki Iwata is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Camiel Neghli (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 45': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Millwall 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Millwall 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Millwall 0.
    • 46': Foul by Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall).
    • 46': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Millwall 0. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 52': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 52': Luke Cundle (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
    • 53': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a corner.
    • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
    • 57': Substitution, Millwall. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Camiel Neghli.
    • 58': Casper De Norre (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 62': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 62': Tristan Crama (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 65': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
    • 66': Goal! Birmingham City 4, Millwall 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
    • 70': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Substitution, Millwall. Zak Sturge replaces Joe Bryan.
    • 72': Substitution, Millwall. Caleb Taylor replaces Thierno Ballo.
    • 72': Substitution, Millwall. Macaulay Langstaff replaces Mihailo Ivanovic.
    • 72': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max Crocombe (Millwall). Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Tomoki Iwata.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 79': Substitution, Millwall. Derek Mazou-Sacko replaces Billy Mitchell.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Derek Mazou-Sacko (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 83': Foul by Wes Harding (Millwall).
    • 83': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Tommy Doyle.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 4, Millwall 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 4, Millwall 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 3
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 2
    41.7 Possession 58.3
    4 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    276 Accurate Passes 426
    369 Passes 515
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 15
    0.0 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 48
    20 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 3
    29 Effective Clearances 28
    29 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 25,408

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
    2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
    3 Millwall 19 -2 34
    4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    4 Christoph Klarer
    5 Phil Neumann
    20 Alex Cochrane
    24 Tomoki Iwata
    28 Jay Stansfield
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    7 Tommy Doyle
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    10 Demarai Gray
    16 Patrick Roberts
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Lewis Koumas, Eiran Cashin, Marc Leonard, Lyndon Dykes, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Keshi Anderson, Jack Robinson, Ryan Allsop, Kyogo Furuhashi.

    MIL Millwall (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    15 Max Crocombe (GK)
    5 Jake Cooper
    4 Tristan Crama
    23 Joe Bryan
    45 Wes Harding
    25 Luke Cundle
    24 Casper de Norre
    8 Billy Mitchell
    9 Mihailo Ivanovic
    10 Camiel Neghli
    7 Thierno Ballo
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Zak Sturge, Aidomo Emakhu, Caleb Taylor, Raees Bangura-Williams, Daniel Kelly, Derek Mazou-Sacko, Macaulay Langstaff, Kamarl Grant, Joel Coleman.

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