Birmingham
Millwall
Match summary
Birmingham won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Millwall. Birmingham led 3-0 at half-time.
Alex Cochrane put Birmingham ahead in the first minute, Max Bird made it 2-0 in the 16th minute, and Jay Stansfield made it 3-0 in the 29th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Birmingham created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Millwall 1.43 from 16.
Birmingham secured a 3-0 home victory against Millwall in the Championship on matchday 14, dominating the encounter with 55 percent possession and 19 shots compared to the visitors' 15. The hosts registered 8 shots on target against 2 from Millwall, while also earning 6 corners to their opponents' 2. Birmingham completed 479 passes with a 78.1 percent accuracy, outperforming Millwall's 379 passes at 73.4 percent. The expected goals finished at 1.18 for Birmingham and 0.92 for Millwall. Both sides committed fouls resulting in 1 yellow card apiece, and notable chances included missed efforts from Phil Neumann and Jhon Solís for Birmingham, alongside an off-target attempt by Kyrell Lisbie for Millwall.
The match was effectively decided in a prolific first half where Birmingham scored 3 goals. Alex Cochrane opened the scoring in the 1 minute, followed by Max Bird adding the second in the 16 minute. Jay Stansfield then netted the third in the 29 minute to establish a 3-0 half-time scoreline. Following the interval, Millwall introduced Daniel Kelly and Mark Sykes at the start of the second half, later bringing on Romain Esse, Josh Coburn, and Yanis Issoufou. Discipline saw Jordi Osei-Tutu booked for a foul in the 55 minute, with Birmingham's Alex Cochrane receiving a yellow card for a foul in the 56 minute. Both teams used a total of 10 substitutions before the match concluded at 3-0.
