Millwall vs Birmingham
Ref: D. WhitestoneThe Den, London · 20,146 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Birmingham 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Azeez, Crama, and Cooper scored for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.21 for Millwall versus 0.12 for Birmingham. Millwall sit 3rd in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Azeez
Assist: Crama
⚽
Crama
45'
Solis
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Osman
⚽
Cooper
Assist: Crama
53'
Solis
Yellow Card
53'
Solis
Red Card
54'
⇄
Priske
Azeez
Yellow Card
⇄
Coburn
68'
⇄
Wagner
⇄
Leonard
⇄
Norton Sturge
⇄
Azeez
⇄
Mitchell
80'
⇄
Stansfield
80'
⇄
Vicente
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MillwallBirmingham
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.21VS0.12
Attack5 · 0 won
11
Shots
5
5
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
3
2
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
348
Total passes
362
267
Accurate passes
277
77%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 2 won
14
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
2
-1.45
Goals prevented
-1.45
Millwall
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Millwall
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 8B. MitchellM
- 10C. NeghliM
- 11O. AzeezM
- 13A. PattersonG
- 17M. LangstaffM
- 18R. LeonardD
- 19J. CoburnF
- 24C. De NorreM
Substitutes
- 2D. McNamaraD
- 7T. BalloF
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 14A. DoughtyM
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 22T. WatsonF
- 25L. CundleM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
- 67B. BannanM
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 14J. SolisM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 23Carlos VicenteM
- 24T. IwataM
- 25J. BeadleG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 31K. WagnerD
- 37J. PanzoD
Substitutes
- 2E. LairdD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 10D. GrayF
- 16P. RobertsM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 33M. DuckschF
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Femi Azeez | M | 74 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Anthony Patterson | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camiel Neghli | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Billy Mitchell | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Casper De Norre | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ryan Leonard | D | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josh Coburn | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Macaulay Langstaff | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Thierno Ballo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Crocombe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bannan | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Watson | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Danny McNamara | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alfie Doughty | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 30 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Wagner | D | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August Priske | F | 54 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Vicente | M | 80 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhon Solís | M | 53 | 4.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Laird | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 36 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |