Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship

Blackburn

0-0-2

1-2

Final

Birmingham

1-1-0

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'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').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.
90'+10'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson is caught offside.
90'+9'
Free kick won
Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9'
Foul
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
90'+8'
Yellow card
Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
S. McLoughlin
GOAL90'+8'
Goal! Left footed shot
L. Dykes · ast D. Gray
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a fast break.
BLK 1 - 2 BIR
90'+7'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
90'+7'
Free kick won
Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
90'+6'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lewis Miller.
M. Gueye
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Free kick won
Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Furuhashi
Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
E. Cashin
90'
Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
GOAL90'
Goal! Penalty
J. Stansfield
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Birmingham City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
BLK 1 - 1 BIR
89'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
89'BLK
Foul
Penalty Birmingham City. Ethan Laird draws a foul in the penalty area.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Neumann
Substitution, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson replaces Phil Neumann.
W. Willumsson
88'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Kargbo
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson replaces Augustus Kargbo.
A. Henriksson
87'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Cantwell
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Todd Cantwell.
D. De Neve
87'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Ohashi
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Yuki Ohashi.
M. Gueye
85'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.