English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 3': Marvin Ducksch
  • 21': Jay Stansfield
  • 44': Marvin Ducksch
  • 54': Jay Stansfield
FT
4 - 1
Norwich City
  • 33': Mathias Kvistgaarden

About

Birmingham City are hosting Norwich 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.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 3': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Norwich City 0. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 5': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 10': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kellen Fisher with a cross.
  • 13': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 14': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 15': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 15': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Shane Duffy.
  • 21': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Norwich City 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
  • 30': Jovon Makama (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Norwich City 1. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 35': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
  • 36': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 39': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 40': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Leonard with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 44': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Norwich City 1. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 3, Norwich City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Shane Duffy (Norwich City).
  • 46': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Josh Sargent.
  • 51': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! Birmingham City 4, Norwich City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 57': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 59': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Josh Sargent.
  • 62': Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 64': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 64': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Offside, Norwich City. Josh Sargent is caught offside.
  • 65': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Kellen Fisher with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
  • 70': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stacey with a headed pass.
  • 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
  • 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Amankwah Forson replaces Oscar Schwartau.
  • 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 76': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jack Stacey (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a headed pass.
  • 79': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 88': Substitution, Norwich City. Errol Mundle-Smith replaces Josh Sargent.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+1': Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Norwich City. Shane Duffy is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 4, Norwich City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 4, Norwich City 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 7
49.1 Possession 50.9
15 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
320 Accurate Passes 336
407 Passes 414
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 25
0.4 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 43
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 26
20 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew'S Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 28,080

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 Yellow Card
20 Alex Cochrane
24 Tomoki Iwata
28 Jay Stansfield
12 Marc Leonard
7 Tommy Doyle
33 Marvin Ducksch
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Lewis Koumas, Lyndon Dykes, Ryan Allsop, Eiran Cashin, Kyogo Furuhashi, Keshi Anderson, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Kanya Fujimoto, Jack Robinson.

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
6 Harry Darling
4 Shane Duffy
35 Kellen Fisher
3 Jack Stacey Yellow Card
30 Mathias Kvistgaarden
22 Mirko Topic
23 Kenny McLean
9 Josh Sargent
29 Oscar Schwartau
24 Jovon Makama Yellow Card
Norwich City Substitutes:
Daniel Grimshaw, Tony Springett, Pelle Mattsson, Jakov Medic, Forson Amankwah, Emiliano Marcondes, Jacob Wright, Ruairi Mcconville, Errol Mundle-Smith.

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