Blackburn vs Birmingham

16 August 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Oliver Langford

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • T. Cantwell 50’
  • J. Stansfield 90’ (pen)
  • L. Dykes 90+8’

Match summary

Birmingham came from behind to win 2-1 away at Blackburn, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

T. Cantwell put Blackburn ahead from a corner in the 50th minute, J. Stansfield equalised from the penalty spot in the 90th minute, and L. Dykes won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Blackburn's 0.43 from 5.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
5 Shots 8
2 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 5
295 Passes 428
68.8% Pass accuracy 84.6%
18 Tackles 15
14 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Blackburn Birmingham
Kick-off
5’
A. CochraneShot on target
30’
B. Osayi-Samuel
Half-time0-0
46’
E. LairdA. Cochrane
Second half underway
T. CantwellRight foot shot1-0 (Blackburn)
50’
62’
T. IwataShot on target
L. MillerR. Hedges
69’
76’
T. Iwata
81’
T. DoyleK. Anderson
81’
L. DykesB. Osayi-Samuel
S. WhartonR. Alebiousu
82’
D. D. NeveT. Cantwell
87’
M. GueyeY. Ohashi
87’
88’
W. T. WillumssonP. Neumann
A. HenrikssonA. Kargbo
88’
90’
J. StansfieldPenalty1-1 (Birmingham)
90+2’
E. J. CashinK. Furuhashi
M. GueyeShot on target
90+6’
S. McLoughlin
90+8’
90+8’
L. DykesLeft foot shot1-2 (Birmingham)
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 2.00 50’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-0 50’ 90’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), 1-1 90’ 90+8’ L. Dykes (Birmingham), 1-2 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 2.00 50’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-0 Cantwell 50’ 90’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), 1-1 Stansfield 90’ 90+8’ L. Dykes (Birmingham), 1-2 Dykes 90+8’
Blackburn 0.43 xGBirmingham 2.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Blackburn attacking 
90’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+8’ L. Dykes (Birmingham), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 58’ E. Laird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 90+6’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 73’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 2’ K. Anderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ S. Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 63’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ A. Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ D. Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+8’ L. Dykes (Birmingham), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 58’ E. Laird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 90+6’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 73’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 2’ K. Anderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ S. Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 62’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ A. Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ D. Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Blackburn 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Alebiousu 82’
Hyam
McLoughlin
Ribeiro
Trondstad
Tavares
Kargbo 88’
Cantwell 87’
Hedges 69’
Ohashi 87’
Birmingham 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Allsop
Osayi-Samuel 81’
Neumann 88’
Klarer
Cochrane 46’
Gray
Paik
Iwata
Anderson 81’
Stansfield
Furuhashi 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
B. Tóth
90′ 2 2 27 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
R. Alebiousu Taken off
82′ 4 – – 5 – 19 2 – – –
D. Hyam
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 37 1 – – –
S. McLoughlin
90′ 1 1 – 4 3 37 – – – –
Y. Ribeiro
90′ 2 1 – 5 1 26 2 – – –
L. Miller Came on as a substitute
21′ 1 1 – 4 1 5 – – – –
S. Wharton Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – 1 1 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
S. Trondstad
90′ – – 29 – – 2 1 4 1 1 –
S. Tavares
90′ – – 28 – – 3 1 4 2 – –
A. Kargbo Taken off
88′ – – 13 – – – 1 9 1 2 –
T. Cantwell
87′ 1 – 29 1 – – – 3 1 2 –
R. Hedges Taken off
69′ – – 20 1 – 3 1 3 2 – –
A. Henriksson Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Y. Ohashi Taken off
87′ – – 1 – 0.14 – – 7 3 16 –
M. Gueye Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 1 0.18 – – 2 – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 30% Avg odds 3.16
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Birmingham win 40% Avg odds 2.33

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Blackburn WWWDL
Birmingham WDDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn, 13 Feb 24 Next meeting: Birmingham 0-1 Blackburn, 03 Apr 26  All Blackburn vs Birmingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.