Millwall vs Birmingham

25 February 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Dean Whitestone

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • F. Azeez 25’
  • T. Crama 31’
  • J. Cooper 49’

Match summary

Millwall won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Birmingham. Millwall led 2-0 at half-time.

F. Azeez put Millwall ahead in the 25th minute, T. Crama made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, and J. Cooper made it 3-0 in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: Millwall created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Birmingham's 0.11 from 5. Birmingham had a player sent off.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
11 Shots 5
5 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 5
347 Passes 363
76.7% Pass accuracy 76.6%
16 Tackles 11
14 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Millwall Birmingham
15’
J. SolísShot on target
23’
J. StansfieldShot on target
F. AzeezRight foot shot1-0 (Millwall)
25’
T. CramaLeft foot shot2-0 (Millwall)
31’
F. AzeezShot on target
31’
45’
46’
D. GrayI. Osman
J. CooperLeft foot shot3-0 (Millwall)
49’
53’
J. SolísSecond yellow
54’
59’
68’
E. LairdK. Wagner
C. NeghliShot on target
72’
T. WatsonF. Azeez
74’
B. BannanB. Mitchell
80’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.11 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), 1-0 25’ 31’ T. Crama (Millwall), 2-0 31’ 49’ J. Cooper (Millwall), 3-0 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.11 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), 1-0 Azeez 25’ 31’ T. Crama (Millwall), 2-0 Crama 31’ 49’ J. Cooper (Millwall), 3-0 Cooper 49’
Millwall 1.36 xGBirmingham 0.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Millwall attacking 
31’ T. Crama (Millwall), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ J. Cooper (Millwall), set piece, 0.36 xG, goal 90+1’ C. Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ J. Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ M. Ivanović (Millwall), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ M. Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ C. D. Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ C. Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ F. Azeez (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ A. Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ J. Solís (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ I. Osman (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 41’ F. Azeez (Millwall), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ J. Solís (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ T. Crama (Millwall), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ J. Cooper (Millwall), set piece, 0.36 xG, goal 90+1’ C. Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ J. Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ M. Ivanović (Millwall), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ M. Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ C. D. Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ C. Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ F. Azeez (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ A. Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ J. Solís (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ I. Osman (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 41’ F. Azeez (Millwall), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ J. Solís (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Millwall 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Patterson
Leonard 73’
Crama
Cooper
Sturge 73’
Norre
Mitchell 80’
Azeez
Langstaff
Neghli
Coburn 60’
Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Beadle
Osayi-Samuel
Klarer
Panzo
Wagner 68’
Iwata
Solís
Vicente 80’
Stansfield 80’
Osman 46’
Priske 54’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 0 23 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
73′ 2 3 – 3 1 13 2 – – –
90′ 2 – – 7 5 50 – 1 2 –
90′ 2 2 – 12 8 51 – 1 – –
73′ 2 1 – 5 1 18 2 – – –
D. McNamara Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – 2 2 10 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 35 – – – 1 2 1 1 –
B. Mitchell
80′ – – 34 – – 1 – 2 – – –
74′ 1 – 11 1 – 1 1 3 1 –
M. Langstaff
90′ – – 14 – – 1 – 4 2 2 –
90′ – – 30 2 – 2 2 3 3 – –
A. Doughty Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 15 – – – – 1 1 – –
T. Watson Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 8 2 – 2 – 2 – – –
B. Bannan Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 22 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
60′ – – 1 – 0.12 – – 3 2 5 –
M. Ivanović Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 – 0.11 – – 1 – 9 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Millwall win 36% Avg odds 2.59
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Birmingham win 35% Avg odds 2.68

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

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