Highlights

90+8'

S. McLoughlin (Foul)

90+8'

L. Dykes (assist D. Gray)

90'

J. Stansfield (on penalty)

76'

T. Iwata (Foul)

50'

T. Cantwell

HT 0 - 0

30'

B. Osayi-Samuel (Time wasting)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

E. Cashin (K. Furuhashi - tactical)

88'

W. Willumsson (P. Neumann - tactical)

88'

A. Henriksson (A. Kargbo - tactical)

87'

D. De Neve (T. Cantwell - tactical)

87'

M. Gueye (Y. Ohashi - tactical)

82'

S. Wharton (R. Alebiosu - injury)

81'

T. Doyle (K. Anderson - tactical)

81'

L. Dykes (B. Osayi-Samuel - tactical)

69'

L. Miller (R. Hedges - tactical)

46'

E. Laird (A. Cochrane - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	13	Birmingham	39	29	10	9	10
	22	Blackburn	29	28	7	8	13

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-4-1-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

41%

59%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Iwata

J. Stansfield 1
M. Gueye 1

Shots off target

D. Gray

E. Laird 1
A. Kargbo 1

Fouls suffered

B. Osayi-Samuel

Y. Ohashi 3
D. Gray 3

Tackles

R. Alebiosu

D. Gray 3
Paik Seung-Ho 3

Fouls

J. Stansfield

C. Klarer 3
Sidnei Tavares 2

Saves

B. Tóth

R. Allsop 1

Passes

C. Klarer

P. Neumann 61
T. Iwata 55

Accurate passes

C. Klarer

P. Neumann 53
T. Iwata 46

Current form

Stats

L L L W W

W D W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

13/02/24

29/11/23

01/04/23

31/01/23

28/01/23

Referees

Oliver Langford main referee

4.3

0.3

Average card count per match for 13 matches arbitrated
Darren Williams assistant referee
James Wilson assistant referee
Ross Joyce fourth referee

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Match venue

Ewood Park - Blackburn, Lancashire

Year of construction: 1882
Surface: grass
Capacity: 31367
Average attendance: 15871
Maximum attendance: 30428
% sold: 50

Match result Blackburn Birmingham

Date 16 August 2025 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 19552
Code BLA-BIR
Area England
Home team Blackburn Rovers
Away team Birmingham City

FAQ

What is the result between Blackburn Birmingham?

Birmingham City won the match with a 1-2 score

What are the official lineups for Blackburn Birmingham?

Blackburn Rovers : Coached by V. Ismaël, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: B. Tóth, Yuri Ribeiro, S. McLoughlin, D. Hyam, R. Alebiosu, Sidnei Tavares, S. Tronstad, R. Hedges, T. Cantwell (C), A. Kargbo, Y. Ohashi

Birmingham City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by C. Davies, is positioning themselves in a 4-4-1-1 : R. Allsop, A. Cochrane, C. Klarer (C), P. Neumann, B. Osayi-Samuel, K. Anderson, T. Iwata, Paik Seung-Ho, D. Gray, J. Stansfield, K. Furuhashi

Who is the referee of the match Blackburn Birmingham ?

Oliver Langford is the referee for this match

Where is the match Blackburn Birmingham?

The venue Ewood Park in Blackburn, Lancashire is hosting the match

At what time is Blackburn Birmingham?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 16 August 2025. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

- 22 B. Tóth
- 4 Yuri Ribeiro
- 15 S. McLoughlin
- 5 D. Hyam
- 2 R. Alebiosu
- 8 Sidnei Tavares
- 6 S. Tronstad
- 19 R. Hedges
- 10 (C) T. Cantwell
- 7 A. Kargbo
- 23 Y. Ohashi
- 21 R. Allsop
- 20 A. Cochrane
- 4 (C) C. Klarer
- 5 P. Neumann
- 26 B. Osayi-Samuel
- 14 K. Anderson
- 24 T. Iwata
- 8 Paik Seung-Ho
- 10 D. Gray
- 28 J. Stansfield
- 9 K. Furuhashi

Birmingham City 4-4-1-1

- V. Ismaël Coach
Substitutes
- 87'
  
  D. De Neve #14 - Defender
- 69'
  
  L. Miller #12 - Defender
- 82'
  
  S. Wharton #16 - Defender
- 88'
  
  A. Henriksson #18 - Midfielder
- 87'
  
  M. Gueye #9 - Striker
- N. Michalski #35 - Goalkeeper
- I. Tyjon #32 - Striker
- K. Montgomery #31 - Midfielder
- H. Pickering #3 - Defender
- C. Davies Coach
Substitutes
- 90+2'
  
  E. Cashin #41 - Defender
- T. Gardner-Hickman #19 - Midfielder
- 81'
  
  T. Doyle #7 - Midfielder
- 81'
  
  L. Dykes #17 - Striker
- K. Fujimoto #27 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  E. Laird #2 - Defender
- M. Leonard #12 - Midfielder
- J. Beadle #25 - Goalkeeper
- 88'
  
  W. Willumsson #18 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

41%

59%

Accurate passes

69%

85%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

295

Passes

428

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

J. Stansfield

50% 1/2

Fouls suffered

B. Osayi-Samuel

Y. Ohashi 3
D. Gray 3
A. Kargbo 2
Yuri Ribeiro 2

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

C. Klarer

93% 71/76

A. Cochrane 89% (32/36)
Paik Seung-Ho 87% (41/47)
P. Neumann 87% (53/61)
E. Laird 87% (26/30)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	58	28	17	7	4	61	31	30
2	Middlesbrough	55	29	16	7	6	46	29	17
3	Ipswich	50	28	14	8	6	48	27	21
4	Hull	50	28	15	5	8	47	40	7
5	Millwall	49	29	14	7	8	36	35	1
6	Wrexham	44	29	11	11	7	43	37	6
7	Bristol City	43	29	12	7	10	40	31	9
8	Watford	43	28	11	10	7	39	33	6
9	Preston	43	29	11	10	8	36	33	3
10	Stoke	42	29	12	6	11	34	26	8
11	Derby	42	29	11	9	9	39	37	2
12	QPR	40	29	11	7	11	40	42	-2
13	Birmingham	39	29	10	9	10	39	38	1
14	Leicester	38	29	10	8	11	40	43	-3
15	Southampton	37	29	9	10	10	41	41	0
16	Swansea	36	29	10	6	13	32	37	-5
17	Sheff Utd	35	28	11	2	15	39	41	-2
18	Charlton	32	28	8	8	12	27	38	-11
19	West Bromwich	32	29	9	5	15	32	44	-12
20	Norwich	30	28	8	6	14	35	40	-5
21	Portsmouth	30	27	7	9	11	24	37	-13
22	Blackburn	29	28	7	8	13	26	37	-11
23	Oxford	27	28	6	9	13	27	36	-9
24	Sheff Wed	-7	28	1	8	19	18	56	-38

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	35	14	11	2	1	31	11	20
2	Ipswich	34	15	10	4	1	29	11	18
3	Middlesbrough	30	14	9	3	2	24	11	13
4	Watford	29	15	8	5	2	24	15	9
5	Millwall	29	15	9	2	4	21	17	4
6	Birmingham	27	14	7	6	1	28	14	14
7	Hull	26	14	8	2	4	21	20	1
8	Swansea	25	15	7	4	4	20	18	2
9	Bristol City	24	15	7	3	5	25	15	10
10	Wrexham	24	15	6	6	3	26	22	4
11	QPR	23	14	7	2	5	26	20	6
12	Southampton	23	14	6	5	3	19	13	6
13	Preston	23	15	6	5	4	19	16	3
14	Leicester	22	14	6	4	4	20	17	3
15	West Bromwich	22	14	6	4	4	18	19	-1
16	Stoke	21	14	6	3	5	19	12	7
17	Charlton	21	13	6	3	4	15	14	1
18	Sheff Utd	20	13	6	2	5	21	14	7
19	Portsmouth	19	14	5	4	5	15	15	0
20	Derby	18	15	4	6	5	18	21	-3
21	Oxford	15	14	3	6	5	13	17	-4
22	Blackburn	11	14	2	5	7	14	21	-7
23	Norwich	10	13	3	1	9	12	19	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	15	0	4	11	7	32	-25

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Middlesbrough	25	15	7	4	4	22	18	4
2	Hull	24	14	7	3	4	26	20	6
3	Derby	24	14	7	3	4	21	16	5
4	Coventry	23	14	6	5	3	30	20	10
5	Stoke	21	15	6	3	6	15	14	1
6	Norwich	20	15	5	5	5	23	21	2
7	Wrexham	20	14	5	5	4	17	15	2
8	Preston	20	14	5	5	4	17	17	0
9	Millwall	20	14	5	5	4	15	18	-3
10	Bristol City	19	14	5	4	5	15	16	-1
11	Blackburn	18	14	5	3	6	12	16	-4
12	QPR	17	15	4	5	6	14	22	-8
13	Ipswich	16	13	4	4	5	19	16	3
14	Leicester	16	15	4	4	7	20	26	-6
15	Sheff Utd	15	15	5	0	10	18	27	-9
16	Watford	14	13	3	5	5	15	18	-3
17	Southampton	14	15	3	5	7	22	28	-6
18	Oxford	12	14	3	3	8	14	19	-5
19	Birmingham	12	15	3	3	9	11	24	-13
20	Swansea	11	14	3	2	9	12	19	-7
21	Charlton	11	15	2	5	8	12	24	-12
22	Portsmouth	11	13	2	5	6	9	22	-13
23	West Bromwich	10	15	3	1	11	14	25	-11
24	Sheff Wed	7	13	1	4	8	11	24	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	48	28	13	9	6	29	14	15
2	Hull	45	28	12	9	7	26	21	5
3	Bristol City	45	29	12	9	8	22	16	6
4	Ipswich	44	28	11	11	6	18	13	5
5	Derby	44	29	11	11	7	18	15	3
6	Sheff Utd	43	28	11	10	7	21	11	10
7	Stoke	42	29	10	12	7	15	11	4
8	Norwich	41	28	9	14	5	17	13	4
9	Millwall	41	29	9	14	6	15	13	2
10	Leicester	39	29	11	6	12	20	24	-4
11	Wrexham	39	29	10	9	10	18	17	1
12	Preston	39	29	10	9	10	16	18	-2
13	Southampton	39	29	8	15	6	22	13	9
14	Middlesbrough	38	29	10	8	11	20	14	6
15	QPR	38	29	9	11	9	18	21	-3
16	West Bromwich	35	29	8	11	10	13	19	-6
17	Birmingham	33	29	9	6	14	17	22	-5
18	Oxford	33	28	8	9	11	18	21	-3
19	Blackburn	33	28	7	12	9	13	17	-4
20	Watford	31	28	6	13	9	18	22	-4
21	Charlton	29	28	5	14	9	9	18	-9
22	Portsmouth	28	27	6	10	11	9	17	-8
23	Sheff Wed	27	28	6	9	13	10	24	-14
24	Swansea	25	29	4	13	12	11	19	-8