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
	9	Birmingham	24	16	7	3	6
	18	Blackburn	19	15	6	1	8

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

4.2

0

Average card count per match for 5 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: 15955
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	37	16	11	4	1	43	15	28
2	Middlesbrough	30	16	8	6	2	20	14	6
3	Stoke	27	16	8	3	5	22	12	10
4	Bristol City	26	16	7	5	4	25	18	7
5	Preston	26	16	7	5	4	21	16	5
6	Hull	25	16	7	4	5	28	27	1
7	Millwall	25	16	7	4	5	18	23	-5
8	Ipswich	24	15	6	6	3	26	16	10
9	Birmingham	24	16	7	3	6	24	18	6
10	Leicester	24	16	6	6	4	20	17	3
11	Watford	23	16	6	5	5	22	20	2
12	Derby	23	16	6	5	5	22	22	0
13	Charlton	23	16	6	5	5	17	17	0
14	Wrexham	22	16	5	7	4	20	19	1
15	QPR	22	16	6	4	6	20	25	-5
16	Southampton	21	16	5	6	5	23	22	1
17	West Bromwich	21	16	6	3	7	16	19	-3
18	Blackburn	19	15	6	1	8	16	20	-4
19	Portsmouth	17	16	4	5	7	15	21	-6
20	Swansea	17	16	4	5	7	15	22	-7
21	Oxford	14	16	3	5	8	17	23	-6
22	Sheff Utd	10	15	3	1	11	11	26	-15
23	Norwich	9	16	2	3	11	15	27	-12
24	Sheff Wed	-4	15	1	5	9	12	29	-17

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

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

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

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