Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Birmingham City
at Hillsborough, Sheffield, 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.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
- 5': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
- 11': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
- 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cole McGhee.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
- 19': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 20': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 21': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Murphy Cooper.
- 23': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 23': Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 25': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 26': James Beadle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 28': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 28': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 31': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bailey Cadamarteri.
- 33': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 33': Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cole McGhee.
- 40': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 41': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 42': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 46': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
- 47': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 47': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
- 51': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
- 51': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Phil Neumann.
- 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jaden Heskey.
- 54': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 54': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 56': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 58': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 58': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 59': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
- 62': Attempt saved. Cole McGhee (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
- 64': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jaden Heskey.
- 65': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 65': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Lewis Koumas.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís replaces Tommy Doyle.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt missed. Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 71': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Svante Ingelsson.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
- 76': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
- 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cole McGhee.
- 80': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 83': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 1. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 85': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
- 85': Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jaden Heskey.
- 87': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 87': Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathan Redmond replaces Jamal Lowe.
- 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Barry Bannan.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson replaces Marvin Ducksch.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 2. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kai Wagner (Birmingham City).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Birmingham City 2.
Statistics
 BIR |
SHW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 417 | Passes | 429 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 51 |
| 34 | Clearances | 51 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 22,396
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 22,396
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 28 | +30 | 58 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 27 | +23 | 50 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 27 | +12 | 49 |
| 4 | Hull City | 27 | +6 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield Wednesday (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Murphy Cooper (GK) |
| 28 | Cole Mcghee |
| 22 | Gabriel Otegbayo |
| 27 | Reece Johnson  |
| 2 | Liam Palmer |
| 9 | Jamal Lowe |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 24 | Jaden Heskey |
| 18 | Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 7 | Yan Valery |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 5 | Phil Neumann |
| 31 | Kai Wagner |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 7 | Tommy Doyle |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 30 | Lewis Koumas |
| 16 | Patrick Roberts |
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