Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham
Ref: Leigh Doughty, EnglandHillsborough, Sheffield · 39,814 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Ducksch and Furuhashi scored for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.37 for Sheffield Wednesday versus 2.76 for Birmingham. Sheffield Wednesday sit 24th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
Johnson
Yellow Card
Second Half
Lowe
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Koumas
67'
⇄
Doyle
⇄
Ingelsson
83'
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Stansfield
87'
Stansfield
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Stansfield
⇄
Lowe
⇄
Bannan
90+1'
⇄
Ducksch
90'
⚽
Furuhashi
| # | 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 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.37VS2.76
Attack0 · 6 won
7
Shots
22
1
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
17
3
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
11
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
431
Total passes
413
333
Accurate passes
310
77%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
8
0.01
Goals prevented
0.01
Sheffield Wednesday
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Sheffield Wednesday
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2L. PalmerD
- 7Y. ValeryM
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 9J. LoweM
- 10B. BannanM
- 13M. MahoneyG
- 18B. CadamarteriF
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24Jaden HeskeyM
- 27Reece JohnsonD
- 28Cole McGheeD
Substitutes
- 15N. RedmondF
- 17C. McNeillF
- 20R. ShipstonM
- 25Logan StretchG
- 32J. EmeryD
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
- 40D. MosesF
- 41Favour OnukwuliF
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldF
- 30L. KoumasM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschM
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 11S. WrightF
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 22J. SolisM
- 23A. SampstedD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 40M. MazwiM
- 42D. IsicheiM
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Heskey | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Barry Bannan(C) | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Liam Palmer | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Murphy Cooper | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Cadamarteri | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Yan Valery | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Reece Johnson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cole McGhee | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jamal Lowe | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Devlan Moses | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Redmond | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Shipston | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Emery | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Favour Onukwuli | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie McNeill | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 67 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4/6 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marvin Ducksch | M | 89 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 88 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wright | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Isichei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 23 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jhon Solís | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |