Birmingham City vs Coventry City
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BIR | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 COV | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Birmingham 3-2
Birmingham City beat Coventry City 3-2 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch (6', 63') and Lewis Koumas (17'). Goals for Coventry: Josh Eccles (8') and Ellis Simms (60').
Play by play
- Match ends, Birmingham City 3, Coventry City 2.
- Second Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Coventry City 2.
- 90'+9'
Free kick won
Kai Andrews (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9'
Foul
Foul by Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City).
- 90'+8'
Free kick won
Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 90'+5'
Red card
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
B. Thomas
- 90'+5'
Free kick won
Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
- 90'+3'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.
K. Furuhashi
- 90'+3'Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Kanya Fujimoto replaces Jay Stansfield.
K. Fujimoto
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 89'Sub
Subbed on for J. Eccles
Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Josh Eccles.
K. Andrews
- 88'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
J. Eccles
- 88'
Yellow card
James Beadle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
J. Beadle
- 86'
Yellow card
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Eccles
- 85'
Free kick won
Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85'
Foul
Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
- 83'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
E. Simms
- 83'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
M. van Ewijk
- 83'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82'
Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
- 81'BIR
Free kick won
Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'
Foul
Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
- 76'
Free kick won
Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leaders
BIRCOV 
