Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BIR 
41%Possession59%
5Shots8
2On target4
3Corners5
2Saves1
14Fouls13
30'Bright Osayi-SamuelBIR76'Tomoki IwataBIR90'+8'Sean McLoughlinBLK
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BLK | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 BIR | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who won: Birmingham 2-1
Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Todd Cantwell (50'). Goals for Birmingham: Jay Stansfield (90' pen) and Lyndon Dykes (90'+8').
| Lineup (4-4-1-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Ryan AllsopG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christoph KlarerCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil NeumannCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex CochraneLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bright Osayi-SamuelRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomoki IwataCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paik Seung-HoCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshi AndersonLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarai GrayRM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyogo FuruhashiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay StansfieldRCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Willum Thór Willumsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Laird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eiran Cashin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Beadle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanya Fujimoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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