West Brom vs Birmingham
Ref: Thomas Kirk, EnglandThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich · 28,003 cap
Match recap
West Brom and Birmingham drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Mowatt scored for West Brom; Ducksch replied for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.86 for West Brom versus 0.98 for Birmingham. West Brom sit 21st in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
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Tobias Christopher Collyer
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Mowatt
28'
Klarer
Yellow Card
33'
Iwata
Yellow Card
Second Half
Johnston
Yellow Card
78'
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Doyle
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Unknown
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Ahearne-Grant
83'
⇄
Ducksch
83'
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Gray
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Heggebø
90+3'
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Stansfield
| # | 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 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
West BromBirmingham
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.86VS0.98
Attack2 · 2 won
13
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
11
7
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
370
Total passes
498
273
Accurate passes
406
74%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
6
-0.44
Goals prevented
-0.44
West Brom
4-4-2
Birmingham
4-2-3-1West Brom
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesD
- 6G. CampbellD
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantM
- 11M. JohnstonM
- 13Tobias Christopher CollyerM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 21I. PriceF
- 27A. MowattM
Substitutes
- 5K. BielikD
- 9J. MajaF
- 12D. DikeF
- 14A. GilchristD
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 22S. Iling-JuniorF
- 23J. WildsmithG
- 26T. BanyF
- 29C. TaylorD
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 30L. KoumasF
- 41E. CashinD
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| George Campbell | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Johnston | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Isaac Price | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Karlan Grant | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Styles | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Toby Collyer | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammer Bany | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Krystian Bielik | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Iling Junior | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Maja | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 83 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/6 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | M | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 89 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |