Birmingham City vs Coventry City
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'COV 
24%Possession76%
9Shots17
4On target6
2Corners6
5Saves1
13Fouls8
36'Marvin DuckschBIR51'Kai WagnerBIR86'Josh EcclesCOV88'James BeadleBIR90'+5'Bobby ThomasCOV
| 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').
| Lineup (4-1-4-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Carl RushworthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam KitchingCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby ThomasCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt GrimesDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Da SilvaLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan van EwijkRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack RudoniCM-L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh EcclesCM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ephron Mason-ClarkLM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuhiro SakamotoRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis SimmsF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Haji Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Shepherd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Bidwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
