Birmingham City vs Southampton, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
76': About
Birmingham City are hosting Southampton
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.
- 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 2': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 2': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
- 3': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 4': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 5': Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
- 7': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a fast break.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfons Sampsted.
- 14': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 14': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 18': Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Eiran Cashin.
- 24': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 24': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
- 25': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Offside, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 36': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 36': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 37': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 39': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 41': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
- 41': Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
- 43': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
- 45': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
- 45': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Southampton 0.
- 46': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
- 46': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 46': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 48': Handball by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
- 48': Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 49': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 0. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Robinson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
- 55': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Jay Robinson.
- 58': Substitution, Southampton. Elias Jelert replaces Tom Fellows.
- 59': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
- 59': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 63': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 63': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Caspar Jander (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
- 67': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 70': Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 71': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Southampton 1. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
- 72': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 74': Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 75': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
- 81': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 83': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
- 83': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Finn Azaz.
- 85': Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 86': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
- 86': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 86': Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 87': Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City).
- 89': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
- 90'+4': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Southampton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Southampton 1.
Statistics
 SOU |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 275 |
| 570 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 13 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 25 | +29 | 52 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 25 | +7 | 43 |
| 4 | Watford | 25 | +8 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 6 | Jack Robinson |
| 5 | Phil Neumann |
| 41 | Eiran Cashin |
| 23 | Alfons Sampsted |
| 18 | Willum Thór Willumsson |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata  |
| 9 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 16 | Patrick Roberts |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 20 | Caspar Jander |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 18 | Tom Fellows |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 10 | Finn Azaz |
| 46 | Jay Robinson |
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