Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd
Ref: T. RobinsonSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham and Sheffield Utd drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Ducksch scored for Birmingham; Bamford replied for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.52 for Birmingham versus 1.72 for Sheffield Utd. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Sheffield Utd are 13th.
First Half
23'
Seriki
Red Card
25'
⇄
Ings
⚽
Ducksch
Robinson
Yellow Card
45+2'
Brooks
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Bamford
Assist: Burrows
Second Half
⇄
Robinson
59'
⇄
O'Hare
Klarer
Yellow Card
67'
Tanganga
Yellow Card
⇄
Osman
⇄
Laird
71'
⇄
Riedewald
71'
⇄
Bamford
72'
⇄
Brooks
72'
Burrows
Yellow Card
⇄
Stansfield
⇄
Solis
90+4'
Davies
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamSheffield Utd
14Won
Statistical edge
14–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.52VS1.72
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
4
8
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
515
Total passes
325
430
Accurate passes
246
83%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline3 · 1 won
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
0
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2E. LairdD
- 4C. KlarerD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 14J. SolisM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldF
- 33M. DuckschM
Substitutes
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 10D. GrayF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23Carlos VicenteF
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 37J. PanzoD
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2J. TangangaD
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 9D. IngsF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 38F. SerikiD
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 45P. BamfordF
Substitutes
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 5L. HjeldeD
- 7T. CannonF
- 12K. HoeverD
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 22T. DaviesM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 24T. ChongM
- 31Luke FaxonG
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 0/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Jhon Solís | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Laird | D | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Jack Robinson | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 8 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Vicente | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| August Priske | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Davies | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Bamford | F | 71 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Tyler Bindon | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andre Brooks | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/6 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danny Ings | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydie Peck | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Femi Seriki | D | 23 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tahith Chong | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Faxon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Arblaster | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | D | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ki-Jana Hoever | D | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Davies | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |